Cosmetic Surgery – Is it the right move or not?

There has been a slow and steady increase in the number of casting directors and filmmakers opting for natural looking actors instead of those who have done a number of cosmetic surgeries or implants.

For example, the executives at Fox Broadcasting are recruiting non-surgically affected actors from Britain and Australia, as the actors in Los Angeles all look like clones of each other with their ample endowments and freakish young looks.

According to one of the overseers at Fox, almost every one of them looks like some stripper or drag queen.

Some independent casting directors urge the talent agents not to encourage their clients to undergo surgeries which are especially bad in case of older celebrities who cannot be cast as their skins are either swollen with filler, or too taut.

Even extras get their photographs taken in bathing suits to keep them in their audition books. This factor may be attributed due to the fact that most moviemakers who make period films or costume dramas prefer performers with natural breasts.

In fact, this is such a great requirement that Walt Disney advertised for extras with the call specifying that only women who have real breasts should apply. Their photograph gives them the idea whether cosmetic surgery has been undertaken or not.


According to many television and film professionals, this new trend may be the result of the collision of technological and social trends.

Cosmetic procedures however, continue to enjoy popularity with 10 million of the procedures performed in 2009. With the popularity of high-definition television along with the trained eye of the public, it has become easier to spot the botched eyelid lift or the badly stitched hairline of a celebrity.

Although men opt for cosmetic surgeries as well, the women are the victim of stricter scrutiny.

Botox has become an enemy in the 3-D infatuated Hollywood which promotes the importance of crumpling the mouth into a frown – it is becoming as important as remembering lines.

The thing to be concerned about is the age of these plastic surgery devotees, where actresses like Heidi Montag go for 10 surgeries in a single day at the age of 23.

False looking actresses hurt the chances of their being cast. In Hollywood, very few admit to having cosmetic surgeries done to them.

The case in point is Jennifer Grey, who hurt her career by admitting to a nose job. Celebrities would rather discuss sex addiction or former drug addiction because it does less harm to their careers.

Cosmetic surgeries are quite obvious and can be difficult to correct. The reliability on head shots have lessened too. Some of the casting directors check out a celebrity website AwfulPlasticSurgery.com to get the updates on who has done what type of surgery. The head shots often look nothing like their original selves.
Sometimes, actors lose roles if there is even a suspicion of surgery done. Although authenticity is not an issue in films which are not period films, actresses do not get the role since surgeries become points of reference.

A talented actress with good surgery can however still get parts. But with poor execution, it can lead to not landing of any parts.

The real reason is not given to them due to politeness. However, more and more actresses are opting for staying natural instead of being artificial and fake.

But sometimes, cosmetic surgery can help create a buzz for some reality television star. For example Ms. Montag had a flurry of media attention due to her many surgeries, and faced a lot of ridicule from critics, but she says that it was the right move for her.

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