Many people all around the world get plastic surgery to improve their appearances and change the way any part of their body, including their face, looks. However, it is uncommon for someone to wish to fully undo the effects of their surgery in order to regain their older, more natural appearance. Even while it could appear to be a difficult road, it is not wholly impossible.
A recent revelation by model Jennifer Pamplona to Caters that she had undergone 40 cosmetic procedures over the course of 12 years to resemble reality TV personality and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian caused her to go viral, according to a New York Post article, causing her to “de-transition” and return to her former appearance.
Pamplona has reportedly spent $120K (INR 95,43,162) to look more like herself after reportedly spending about $600K (INR 4,77,11,400) to look like Kim. She was cited as saying to the publication that she wanted to seem like a celebrity but realized the joy was only fleeting.
It became irritating when people kept referring to her as a Kardashian, she claimed. “I had a job, went to school, and ran a business. I had accomplished all of these things in my personal life, but I was only noticed because I resembled a Kardashian, she reportedly claimed.
Pamplona reportedly underwent her first operation at the age of just 17. Three rhinoplasties and eight procedures on her bottom, including butt implants and fat injections, have been performed since then. The model revealed that she also “wasn’t happy” and had become “addicted to surgery”. “Like I was in the grocery store, I was putting filler in my face.”
“I just lost control of everything. It was an addiction, and I fell into a cycle of surgery that equals fame and fortune. I experienced a lot of hardships, she reportedly said.
However, the model also revealed that sickness had left her “bleeding from her cheeks” for three days after the “de-transition” treatment. “I believed I was going to die. What the heck have I done with my life, I was asking myself.
Dr. Devayani Barve, a highly esteemed plastic and cosmetic surgeon, claims that when patients have numerous facial procedures, it significantly alters their appearance and is a significant life event. “As surgeons, we don’t recommend making too many modifications at once; rather, we urge people to do it gradually. We advise them to work on their nose or lips first, or vice versa, if they don’t like either feature.
Dr. Anup Dhir, a senior consultant at Apollo Hospital and former president of the Indian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, agreed with her and stated that the surgeon or surgeons who performed the procedures on Pamplona should have been cautious and counselled her. This is a common symptom of body dysmorphic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder in which you are preoccupied with one or more perceived flaws or defects in your appearance. Others might consider these issues to be trivial. The so-called “transition” to the patient’s previous self is “difficult, and may have negative repercussions,” he continued, adding that the patient feels humiliated, ashamed, and anxious and may avoid numerous social situations. Because these operations vary from patient to patient and because healing issues can arise after repeated surgeries, final outcomes cannot be predicted.
Dr. Barve stated that not many of her patients desire to “de-transition,” or undo what they have already done. “They have received sufficient counseling, and there have been conversations and consultations. Yes, there are patients who occasionally feel that a little less or a little more care would have been preferable. Since I cannot speak to or awaken patients during surgery,
She concurred with Dr. Dhir that it wasn’t always possible to regain the pre-surgery, natural appearance. “It depends on the type of procedure that was carried out. In the case of this model, 12 years is a considerable amount of time given the onset of age and skin changes. It’s unlikely that anything can be changed back.
