Notice Any Similarities?

Many blogs, magazines, and tabloids publicize plastic surgery gone wrong, but what about plastic surgery gone...the same? Celebrities often elect to undergo face lifts, brow lifts and/or injectable procedures such as those with Botox or Juvederm in an effort to look youthful. However, rather than look youthful, numerous procedures, or incorrect procedures can make their faces look artificial. Take a look at the following before and after photos of well-known celebrities who have similar facial features after speculated plastic surgery procedures:

Joan Rivers

Daryl Hannah

Lil Kim

Jocelyn Wildenstein

Andy Lau Launches Andox & Blackie Bear

Andy Lau (劉德華) and his "children" Andox and Blackie (黑仔) were guests at the launch of his design for the McDonald's World Children's Day Bear at an event in Causeway Bay today. They were joined by Ronald McDonald and revealed Andy's t-shirt design for the bear that will form one of a set that will be sold to raise money for the Ronald McDonald children's charities.

Other celebrities who have designed t-shirts for the bears have included Joey Yung (容祖兒), Eason Chan (陳奕迅), Eric Kot (葛民輝) and Jan Lamb (林海峰). Andy's design features caricatures of Andox and Blackie on a red background.

Andy himself was wearing a shirt that had a picture of Andox embroidered on it. He explained that this was a gift from a tailor friend and it is the only one ever made. Andy laughed that Andox and Blackie are becoming more popular than him now, but he smiled that he can say things indirectly through his characters. When reporters asked jokingly if they could interview Andox and Blackie, Andy happily gave his permission, but warned not to hit them with the microphones.

Asked about rumours that he has made a profit of over HK$100 milllion from investments during the financial tsunami, Andy asked the reporters not to make these stories up because the tax office is very sensitive. He emphasised that he does not have the ability to make so much money.

Questioned about Shu Qi (舒淇)'s comment that his fee for a movie being up to ten times as much as others, Andy said modestly that he has always been cheap labour and if it goes any lower, there will be nothing left for him. Asked about suggestions that he has recently taken a romantic holiday with girlfriend Carol Chu (朱麗倩) in Paris, Andy refused to answer and walked away.

Angelica Panganiban & RR Enriquez bikini pictures

Angelica Panganiban on Bench China

Young Filipino celebrity actress Angelica Panganiban posed confidently for Bench China pictorial shoot. See Filipina celebrity photos below:





Don't think twice if it was been photoshop or not, can't tell if it was or not. Better drop your thoughts.

RR Enriquez bikini pictures

Never thought that sexy filipina host-actress RR Enriquez likes floral bikini, she really looks so stunning anyway.





These swim wear pictures are said taken during Willy and RR's birthday party.

Angelina Jolie - Most Requested Celebrity Features by Patients

The newest members of the Pitt-Jolie family are twin babies who were born in July. She gave birth to twins just 3 months ago and she looked great on the red carpet on Saturday for the New York City premiere of her new movie "Changeling." Where did all the baby weight go?
A recent poll conducted by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery revealed that, when asked which celebrity's features they most wanted, a majority of patients would like to resemble Angelina Jolie. No surprise there! She has many defining and beautiful features that are considered aesthetically appealing; including her curves, her voluminous lips and defined cheekbones. It is not uncommon in our office for patients to bring in photos from magazines and ask if their nose can be chiseled, or lips can be filled to look more like hers. (Rest assured, physical perfection is neither standard nor natural: look back at her early photos as a teen and ones from now and you can see she has likely undergone rhinoplasty to narrow and refine her nose).
In an article in My Park Magazine, Brad Pitt's abs were also mentioned as one of the most requested celebrity features by patients. While it is not unusual for patients to request to resemble certain features or body parts of celebrities, it is important to have realistic expectations when undergoing plastic surgery. No one is perfect - not even Angelina Jolie!

Congratulations to Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds - Married this past weekend

Here's some proof that Scarlett is one of the most beautiful people in Hollywood:
From an article on makemeheal.com
In Touch Magazine "Best Pair of Breasts in Hollywood"
Esquire and FHM Magazine "Sexiest Woman Alive"
She was awarded second place in the "Most Kissable Lips" contest

Now, the verdict is still out as to whether she has undergone a rhinopolasty procedure. By the looks of these pictures, the bridge of her nose appears narrower and her tip is less bulbous. She has not admitted to having her nose surgically altered and actually was upset by an article in US Weekly Magazine that claimed she was one of Hollywood's many actresses to undergo cosmetic surgery. It could be the make-up, lighting and photography.....but I guess we'll never know!

Marian Rivera Naked ???

Marian Rivera Naked Maxi-Peel Commercial Video

Haven't seen today's pinay hottest actress Marian Rivera naked? Well, this beauty products commercial video will show you Marian Rivera in bare and naked coverage shoot.



According to Yes! Magazine, the said Pinay actress was one of the top and in-demand celebrity endorser this year.

Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera begin shooting "One True Love"

This is a sure box-office hit!

1. Marian Rivera - Marimar #1, FHM #1, Dyesebel #1. Then she has 4 new commercials this month of September only: Matador, PLDT, Maxipeel & Hapee toothpaste. Angel - Head & shoulders

2. Dingdong Dantes - one of the sexiest men in the world by E! tvc with 88 million subscribers and 300 home viewers worldwide.. Whew!!!!

3. Iza Calzado - one of the casts of a hollywood movie THE ECHO w/ commercial release in 2009 in the U.S. Plus she is nominated for Single Performance by an Actress (Joaquin Bordado) at Int'l Emmy's.

Nana Eikura - Star on the rise !!!

Nana Eiruka

Nana Eiruka was discovered as a model in her second year of junior high school while she was in Shibuya. She was made an exclusive model of Seventeen immediately after becoming part of the entertainment world.

When Nana was in junior high, she had also been part of the theater group there. In 2004, she started acting professionally, co-starring next to more popular actors like Itoh Misaki, Matsumoto Jun, Nagasawa Masami and Yamashita Tomohisa. In fact, after co-starring with Nagasawa and Yamashita in Proposal Daisakusen, she received the Best Supporting Actress award from Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix awards. More recently, in August 2007, she was the leading actress in a movie called AWA Dance.


Nana Eikura 榮倉奈々is a pretty 20 year Japanese model and actress from Kagoshima prefecture. Nana was scouted as a model in her second year of junior high school while she was in Shibuya and has been an exclusive model for Japanese fashion magazine Seventeen. In 2004, she started a acting career acting which has seen her in 7 TV dramas and 4 movies.

Last year after starring in TV drama Proposal Daisakusen, she received the Best Supporting Actress award from Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix awards. This year she has appeared in NHK’s Asadora NHK朝の連続テレビ小説 Hitomi. Like actress Yui Ichikawa 市川由衣 , she is also a spokes model for the Japanese Red Cross Nana has also released 2 photobooks and DVDs and has been a DJ for radio station Tokyo FM.

Botox is Abundant in Hollywood!

Now we all know Katy Couric gets her fair share of Botox!







Some have accused Nicole Kidman of having too much Botox. On celebritybodygossip.com Dr. Martin Braun, is quoted saying, "She looks like a bat with too much of an (outer) brow lift. The middle of the brow’s been dropped. She’s crying when she accepts her Oscar, but nothing is moving.”



Simon Cowell admits to having Botox treatments. Simon discusses the vanity of all TV stars in an article in Us Magazine. "To be honest with you, I can't think of one person who is on TV who isn't vain. It's the nature of the beast. If you are on TV then you have a vanity, for sure. Just admit it! Why not?”

Vanessa Williams has also admitted to Barbara Walters in an ABC interview that she receives Botox. She is quoted, "I certainly do Botox, which I definitely think that almost every woman that I know has [done]," she said. "And it's a miracle drug, no cutting, nothing..."


Botox can help reduce wrinkles by relaxing the muscles of the face that create those wrinkles. Common areas treated are the forehead, glabella (or between the eyes) and crow's feet. Botox has been widely tested and used for over 20 years. It is also FDA approved to treat axillary hyperhidrosis, strabismus, blepharospasm and cervical dystonia.

Amanda Griffin - Photo's on Rogue Magazine, August 2008

Filipina model and TV personality Amanda Griffin grace the August issue of Rogue Magazine.

The frontpage looks so daring and luscious, never mention the honey or caramel (not sure, haven't taste the crap) that makes her body wet and reveal her nipples cover by thin white dress.


Biography

Nicknamed “Amands” by her close friends, Amanda Griffin is one of the most versatile of the television personalities in the Philippine spotlight. Despite her busy schedule in modeling and TV show business, Griffin has been able to earn two university degrees, help promote Greenpeace, and start her own swim fashion retail store.

Amanda Claire Griffin was born in Windsor, Engl

and. Her father, Tony Griffin, is a businessman from Britain; Susana Ricardo is her mother, and a flight attendant from Cebu Island in the Philippines. Griffin has two younger siblings, and they were raised in England, the United States, and the Philippines. She went to high school in Manila, and began a part time modeling career. Although she has been in front of a camera since her early teens and loves the job, Griffin attended College in Australia and earned her bachelor’s degree in both business and communications.

Career

Amanda Griffin began her career as a young model at age 14, after being discovered at a mall, while attending the International School in Manila. It wasn’t until after she finished college at Bond University in Australia that she pushed her career forward and became a full time model . However, it didn’t stop magazines and fashion designers from tapping her immediately for photo shoots and live ramp fashion modeling. Commercials and product endorsements were soon to follow. Her first commercial? Rejoice Shampoo.

However, being an international model apparently was not enough variety for Amanda Griffin. After developing her career on camera and the ramp, Griffin took on two more major projects—opening a fashion boutique to carry the Tabu line of swimwear, and the ABS-CBN television fashion magazine, “F,” as a food and travel reporter. After “F” fizzled out, she began co-hosting “Team Explorer,” a travel show on station 23.

And Amanda Griffin makes time to help Greenpeace as well. Very concerned about the damage to the ocean and coral reefs, she can be found gathering signatures for Greenpeace and often wears Greenpeace shirts on her shows. When Amanda gets time to sleep is anyone’s guess, but Earth’s coral reefs will be better off for her efforts.

Amanda Griffin


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Ramiele Malubay - After American Idol !!!

After her days on American Idol, the 20-year-old Filipina is on a pursuit of a new start for her. Standing not even 5 feet tall, she bubbles with energy.

"I'm a kid at heart," Ramiele Malubay tells the Celebrity News Service. "Seriously, it's kinda sad - I'm 20, almost 21, and my TV's all Disney channel."

The stylish Filipino American sat down with CNS before the Ft. Lauderdale show at the BankAtlantic Center. The show is part of the "American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008," which brings together this year's top 10 "Idol" finalists on stage. Ramiele Malubay was excited to be so close to home for the show.

"I graduated in Bank Atlantic in '05," she tells CNS exclusively. She adds, "I got to see my mom yesterday, and I surprised her at work. I called her in the morning and she was like, 'Where are you?'And I'm like, 'Yeah, I'm in Georgia. I won't get to see you until tomorrow.' So I went to her work, and she was like, 'Oh my gosh,' and she just started freaking out and crying."

Ramiele Malubay has been away from home since being on tour since July 1st. She says the coolest thing about touring is just meeting the people they get to meet like there's some celebrities that come to the show.

"I liked LA because I got to talk to and meet Randy Jackson. It wasn't like, pre-nerves. He was just normal, like we were sitting and having a conversation."

Ramiele Malubay says the tour has also allowed her to bond with the other "Idol" finalists.

"I knew everybody "before", but I didn't get to really know them until the tour. This is like, living close quarters in a bus," she says, adding, "They're really cool. I have no regrets. We don't fight. We're like a group of sisters. The guys - I don't really hang out with them."

With the "Idol" tour wrapping up Sept. 13, Malubay has been looking to the future. "Three weeks left. Two and half. Girl, like a couple days," she tells CNS, laughing. "I just want to go home! I just want to go home and see my dog."

Also, the singer plans to return to the Philippines in December for the Ramiele Philippine Homecoming Concert. She hopes that sassy "Idol" semi-finalist Danny Noriega will join her.

"I'm trying to get him to come with me," she says. "It's gonna be in the Philippines, so he has a lot of fans over there. He's like, 'I don't speak your language," and I'm like, 'You don't need to. They still love you.'" Noriega caught attention earlier this year on "Idol" when he repeatedly talked back to Simon. "That boy can have his own show, talk to himself, and still get ratings," says Ramiele Malubay.

Malubay is also interested in joining the likes of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers on Disney.
"I'm trying to get in touch with Disney because I really wanted to work with them," she says. "It's just like singing and acting. I can do that, and I look really young. I would really love that. And they're really diverse on the Disney channel, culture-wise and everything, so I'd be really excited if they even called to pick me up."

Malubay adds that while she got attention for being on "Idol," it is still very difficult to break through in this business. "It sucks. I'm telling you, it sucks. It's hard. It's really hard. We'll see how far I get. Idol helps when you're on the show, but not really after."

Malubay says that if she does get a record deal, her album would be all about showing off her talent. "I'd probably do like, covers and try to write my own songs. But it'd be more like, showing off my voice, like belting and all that stuff. Something that'll showcase my voice."

In the meantime, Malubay says she may get the chance to do a duet with her own idol.
"It's supposedly in the works. I might get to do a duet with my idol in the Philippines, Regine Velasquez. She's like the reason I started singing. Her and the Spice Girls," she says. "Every girl loved the Spice Girls when she was younger. I still have those hits on my iPod.

Sammi Cheng - Just Wants Happiness

Sammi Cheng (鄭秀文) celebrated her 36th birthday yesterday evening. After converting to Christianity, it seems that she has ditched her reputation as a drunken party animal, opting instead for a more sedate dinner party at the Kiangsu And Chekiang Residents Association restaurant in Central, with some of her church friends.

Sammi Cheng emerged from the venue after the meal at around 10pm and happily answered questions from the waiting press. She was smiling and had obviously enjoyed her evening. Asked what her birthday wish was, she replied that she hoped to continue being happy. She added that she had received a lot of gifts from her friends, but was called away before she revealed what she had received.

When the reporters called out for her to have a happy birthday, she turned back and gave a polite thanks before saying goodbye.

Sammi Cheng Sau Man

Similar to "Heavenly King", Aaron Kwok, Sammi Cheng's career started with Capital Artists and later with Warner Music.

The lack of fast, upbeat songs by female singers in the early to mid-90's gave Sammi Cheng a chance to stardom, and she very well took advantage with some great dance hits, including "Lost Memory" and "Ding Dong".

Sammi cheng did just as well with romantic songs, with hits like "The Saddest Person", and the karaoke-favorite, "Somalia's Romeo And Juliet". A contractual dispute led to Sammi's departure from Capital to Warner, where she then had her first chance to break into the huge mandarin market. Her first mandarin album, "Worthwhile", was an instant success, selling more than 300,000 copies in Taiwan alone. Despite a talented group of new female singers emerging in Hong Kong, Sammi Cheng continues to stay at the top.



**recent news about andy hui : at night he brought some drink for sammi when sammi cheng was recording new canto album recently,he takes care of Sammi's health so much...some her fans caught it....hehhee...and when sammi cheng and andy were asked about it they smiled so sweetly hehehe... that's so sweet!!!andy hui is so sweet la......sammi and andy are really together!

George Lam will be Charlene Choi's father ???

Actor George Lam will be Charlene Choi's father in a new film

Hong Kong actor George Lam will perform as Charlene Choi's father in the upcoming film, "Sui Yue Qing."

George Lam's beard resembles that of Charlene Choi's actual father, which has led some people to jokingly ask whether Charlene Choi will mistake Lam as her father while shooting, ent.163.com reports.

Though Lam only plays a supporting role in the movie, Charlene Choi is still thrilled at the opportunity to work with her idol, whose songs and personality she admires.

Alan Luo will star alongside Charlene Choi as the lead actor in the film.

Charlene Choi Helps Kids 'Make A Wish'

Charlene Choi (蔡卓妍) has been busy filming back to back movies recently, but she has still taken time out to keep up her charity engagements. Today, she joined the celebrations for the tenth anniversary of the Make A Wish Foundation in Hong Kong.

As special ambassador for the charity that helps disabled children, Charlene Choi has also recorded a special theme song to mark the occasion. She revealed that the single will go on sale in mid-August and all proceeds will go towards making the children's dreams come true.

During the event, Charlene Choi met some of the children who are currently receiving treatment for or have recovered from their conditions. They were all very excited to see the star and chatted away with her like they were old friends who had just been reunited. The children were very appreciative, especially one little girl who shared her birthday cake with Charlene Choi. She said that this was her most memorable birthday, especially as Charlene Choi took time out to visit despite her busy schedule.

Charlene Choi had also taken time out earlier to film a music video for the "Make A Wish" song. She said that the seven disabled and sick children who had joined her on the shoot were all extremely brave and strong. She expressed her admiration for them and said that everyone had something to learn from these kids.

Zhang Ziyi - Shoots new pics ???

Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi shoots new photos
for the fashion magazine Bazaar.

Actress Zhang Ziyi is on the cover of the September edition of Harper's Bazaar.
The star was invited to pose for a series of special
Olympic themed photos for the fashion magazine.

Forbidden love

Young girls' dream ... Memoirs Of A Geisha

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

THIS lavish big-screen version of Arthur Golden’s best-selling novel will have adolescent girls falling over each other to grab a front-row seat.

For the uninitiated, this film tells the tale of Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang), the daughter of an impoverished fishing-village family, who is sold to a geisha house as a young girl.

There she is treated like a slave until her stunning looks attract the eye of Mameha (Michelle Yeoh) who transforms her into Japan’s most celebrated geisha.

Lavish ... Memoirs

Will this be enough to win the love and devotion of her adored Chairman (Ken Watanabe)?

Chicago director Rob Marshall uses stunning visuals, great acting and some cracking kimonos to make this story of forbidden love into a superb tale.

Plastic Surgery, The Celebrity

Welcome to this new blog about plastic surgery. In this world, cosmetic plastic surgery itself has become the celebrity. I am constantly bombarded with images, blogs, websites, TV shows, and radio talk about the subject. I am asked to comment by media on who has done what and when, what works and doesn't, and the latest trends in the industry. It's become crazy! When I went to medical school I had no idea what the future would behold.

On the other hand, my practice is largely made up of young and middle-aged women seeking surgical treatment of some problem or anatomic area of aesthetic concern that has been bothering them for some time. They are normal people. They come to me with legit concerns, and do not want to look overstretched, overstuffed and overdone; in fact, often they don't even want anyone to notice. So for my first post I thought it appropriate to bring to light a news story I saw today on MSNBC.com. The title was "'Ugly' is the New Beautiful".

The article said that one talent agency in New York City (where I live and practice) goes out of its way to look for unique models who are not considered traditionally beautiful. It said, "According to agency founder Simon Rogers, "beauty really does come in all shapes and sizes," and in the modeling industry, there's room for all. "We now represent a really candid cross-section of what America is," he said." So step aside, supermodels, because at this agency, "Ugly" looks for people who are from every walk of life!

As a plastic surgeon I agree with appreciating beauty (and "ugly") in all its forms. Although a lot of people would say plastic surgery makes everyone look a certain way, I would argue that it absolutely does not... and good plastic surgery ideally is designed and individualized based upon one person's anatomy and desires. Good cosmetic surgery may even go undetected. We'll see if celebrities seek that willingly (or unwillingly) as we go forward here.

So on that note, enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!

Gillian Chung - Becomes FIBA diamond ball ambassador ???

Gillian Chung (鍾欣桐) stops to sign an autograph for a fan at the final of the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball For Women basketball tournament, 05 August 2008, Haining, China. This was Gillian's first public appearance after an absence of nearly six months.

Gillian Chung Attends Basketball Game

Gillian Chung (鍾欣桐) made an appearance yesterday evening at the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball For Women in Haining, where she was inaugurated as promotional ambassador and stayed to enjoy the basketball match between champions USA and Australia.

Returning to work after an absence of several months following her implication in the sex photos scandal in February, Gillian Chung proved that she still had some appeal as the audience called out her name and fans stopped by to ask for her autograph. Some of her fans had especially travelled to see her from as far away as Shanghai and Hangzhou and had spent thousands of dollars on touted tickets for the game.

Yumiko Cheng (鄭希怡) and Kenny Kwan (關智斌) also appeared at the event and made a guest performance. The three celebrities then posed for photographs with the China team, who had come third in the tournament and wished them good luck for the Olympics.

Gillian Chung exclaimed that this was the first time she had watched an international basketball game and she was honoured to meet the Chinese national team. She hoped that all of China's athletes will find good results at the Olympics.

Gillian Chung becomes FIBA diamond ball ambassador

Hong Kong singer and actress Gillian Chung hosts a jump ball
of the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball for Women in Haining on Tuesday,

Hong Kong singer and actress Gillian Chung, half of the Hong Kong pop duo Twins, opened a match of the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball for Women as a tournament ambassador in Haining, eastern China's Zhejiang Province, on Tuesday evening.

Web site hinews.cn reports that it is Chung's first appearance on the Chinese mainland after a nude photo scandal early this year.

Chung's agent said she attended the event for its positive cause, but it does not signal her return to the stage. Gillian Chung will formally resume work after the Olympics.

Serena Kozakura - Using big breasts as a defense ???

I just happened to see the news story about Serena Kozakura, a Japanese bikini model, who was accused of breaking into her boyfriend's apartment by squeezing through a hole in the door. You might have seen this news because it happened in March but I just saw it and thought it was kind of interesting and wanted to share it.

Her defense was that her breasts are too big for her to squeeze through the hole. When her defense attorney held up a photo of the hole in the door the judge took a careful look at Serena Kozakura, whom I sure was dressed appropriately for this phase of the trial, and agreed that there is no way that huge chest could squeeze through that small hole.

Serena Kozakura Is a Big Breasted Model

Meet Serena Kozakura, a Japanese bikini model whose large breasts got her acquitted. Find out more about her boob case, and see her photos.
Serena Kozakura was convicted of property destruction last year when her boyfriend claimed she kicked in a door in his home, and then crawled inside to find him cheating with another woman.

Serena Kozakura appealed this week, where she claimed the man made the hole himself. She also said that there is no way she could have crawled inside with her large, 44 inch breasts. To establish her case, her defense lawyer help up a plate the size of the hole, which proved that Serena’s large breasts would not fit through the hole.

Tokyo’s High Court presiding judge, Kunio Harada, agreed with the voluptuous model and threw out the guilty charges.

Needless to say Serena Kozakura was ecstatic. She says of her large boobs;

“I used to hate my body so much because I thought my bust was too big. But it was definitely my breasts that won for me today.”