Pacific Plastic Surgery - Blog

Let’s face it, surgery always some degree of pain, swelling, restriction of activities, and delay before seeing the final result.  Not to mention the cost, and the anxiety of having to undergo anesthesia.  So nonsurgical alternatives have an understandable appeal.  These alternatives are not the equivalent of surgery, however, and expectations need to be realistic.  Most people by now are familiar with injectable fillers for facial rejuvenation including Juvederm, Radiesse, and Restylane.  But many people don’t realize that in some patients, cosmetic improvements to the nose can be effected with injectables, forgoing the need for surgery... (Click title to read entire post)

When you undergo any sort of facial plastic surgery, it’s important that you follow our instructions for post-operative care so that you experience as few complications or side effects as possible. Let’s look at some basics here right now.

Yesterday I was contacted by E! News as one of their writers thought Lady Gaga looked different at the Grammy Awards, and thought that maybe she had had a nose job (rhinoplasty) recently.  So I looked at a lot of photos and videos of Lady Gaga going back to 2005, including an amazing video of her (Stefani Germanotta back then) perfoming two of her own songs on piano at a 2005 NYU talent show. 

My conclusion was that she has never had cosmetic nose surgery (rhinoplasty).  There was only one older photo of her which is on all of the "Lady Gaga had a nose job" websites, which when put next to a newer photo, does look very different.  However, the "before" photo is of poor quality and was taken with a wide angle lens from above, which makes it look bigger and wider.  (See my previous blog post on photography and plastic surgery).  Looking at many other older photos and comparing them to newer photos, and trying to correct for the different makeup, costumes, lighting, and angles, I came to the conclusion that there is nothing to the rumor.  Of course, I could be wrong.

But if I'm wrong, it's the most subtle rhinoplasty ever, so why would she have bothered?  She still has a prominent bony cartilaginous dorsum (the hump) and prominent lower lateral cartilages (the sides of the tip).  She has a retrusive (weak) chin on profile as well, which accentuates the prominence of her nose.  This is not to say that I think she needs plastic surgery, and apparently she has denied it in the past and expressed a fear that it could change her voice.