WTF?! Friday

I've decided to start a new "feature piece" on my blog --  the last Friday of every month shall henceforth be known in JennoLand as WTF?! Friday featuring all those things that leave me going, "What in the f**k is that?!"

So without further ado, today's topic is plastic surgery. Now, I have had thoughts about how my nose is too bulbous or my under-chin is too big... or how I would like to have just ever-so-slightly poutier lips. I've never seriously considering going under the needle or knife for it, though.

What I don't understand is just how some folks can continually butcher their already-good looks to become unrecognizable, even to their family. I also don't understand quantum physics or how the whole "speed of light and sound" thing works... but I don't think there really is any justification for continually modifying one's appearance just because it's not perfect. The thing about perfection, especially when it comes to appearances, is that (and this is just my experience; your mileage may vary) the harder you try to perfect it, the farther away from perfection you will get.

I present to you Exhibits A through E, after the jump.

Exhibit A: Michaela Romanini, before and after. She is all of 40 years old and became "famous" after her over-abuse of collagen.

Exhibit B: Amanda Lepore, actual age unknown. Born Armand Lepore, although mysteriously, no photographs or other evidence seems to exist.

Exhibit C: Dennis Avner, also known as "The Cat Man," has undergone extensive surgeries to more closely resemble his totem animal, the tiger, in appearance.

Exhibit D: Jocelyn Wildenstein, a Swiss socialite, who has spent approximately FOUR MILLION DOLLARS in her quest for perfection -- she apparently caught her rich husband in bed with a 21 year old Russian model and instead of leaving him, she decided to try to win him back! He still left her, but she is now remarried.

Exhibit E: Hang Mioku, 48, of South Korea started toying with plastic surgery at the age of 28. She was eventually cut off by surgeons because of her frequent visits for more alterations, then one surgeon gave her some silicone, some needles, and taught her how to inject herself. When she ran out of silicone, she still wasn't satisfied and felt it necessary to inject cooking oil into her face. The face you see at left is forever scarred from those events.

Now, like I said, I can understand a little touch up here and there, but I can't imagine anyone in their right mind going to any of these extremes. Nobody is naturally ugly enough to make these "new" faces look good.