By Yasmine Zapp

Plastic Surgery is in the news once again. While middle aged women no longer hide the fact that they get little lifts here and there, younger women are also getting into the game.

Actually, celebrities of both sexes are showing off their “new and improved looks” across the tabloids, which leads me to ask…when is enough, enough?

Don’t get me wrong, people should be able to make whatever self-improvements they feel are necessary. It’s when these are taken to the extreme that I find them disturbing.

Joan Rivers is one who springs into mind anytime anyone brings up plastic surgery in excess. You have to give her credit, though, for always being brutally honest in her opinions of her own surgeries. Her book, titled “Men are Stupid…And they Like Big Boobs: A Woman’s Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery“, lays it all out in print for those of us who think “what the heck happened” every time we see her.

Lisa Rinna recently apologized to Heidi Montag after publicly dissing Heidi’s laundry list of surgeries. Whoa…what? Lisa herself is guilty of going under the knife numerous times, so why the lack of plastic beauty unity?

Jocelyne “Cat-woman” Wildenstein can pretty much drive anyone to tears. She has mutilated her face beyond recognition. And all to try and keep her billionaire husband interested: He later divorced her. If you look at her “before” pictures you have just got to wonder why such a pretty woman would do this over and over again to her body?

As to the guys? Well, this slide show of plastic surgery makeovers says it all.

What is it about these surgeries that we find so appealing? What is so terribly wrong about aging gracefully? Do we honestly expect our faces to be taut and tan when we are in our 70s? How sexy is the 90-year-old woman whose breasts defy gravity, as she wanders around her retirement community?

Jacquelin Bisset (62) has remained untouched by the knife. Sure, she has some lines and wrinkles, but she’s a fox just the same. Part of her beauty, to me, is seeing her age over the years and still “have it”.

So, for those who want to forgo the knife, what do we do? Most dermatologists recommend you start early with as much youth-preserving ammo as possible. High quality sunscreen, consistent use of good moisturizers, lots of rest, and drinking half of your numerical body weight in ounces of water. These beauty tricks may not stop the clock totally, but they will certainly help you to age gracefully, and be better for your budget.

All in all, the choice is up to the “patient”, I guess. My vote? We all learn to appreciate the beauty of and enjoy the age we are, while looking forward to the years to come.

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