Before clicking that Megan Fox headline, remember, plastic surgery and injectables are two different things
Why can we be transparent about one and not the other?
Megan Fox is making headlines after her appearance on the Call Me Daddy podcast, where she shared exactly what plastic surgery she has and hadn’t had done.
Naturally, I was intrigued, because, like the rest of the Internet, I had noticed that Megan was looking quite different lately and I always appreciate when a celebrity is candid about ‘work’ they’ve had done.
However, clicking through the celeb sites, I quickly became frustrated. Apart from a rhinoplasty (nose job), all the coverage seemed to focus on either her boob job admission or her denial of any kind of surgical facelift.
Here’s the thing. The reasons why celebrities love to deny having had plastic surgery, is because most of the time they haven’t.
Actual, under anaesthetic facial surgery isn’t that common and is normally reserved for older celebrities who want to look younger.
Injectables like filler and botox aren’t plastic surgery. They would be considered cosmetic enhancements as opposed to surgery, because you’re not going under the knife to get them.
While there is a big difference between the two, for us, the general public, the difference is really more of a technicality.
But, it does prove the importance of language when talking about these things, because that’s how celebrities get away with slamming “ridiculous” surgery rumours.
They’re not lying when they deny having cheek implants, but equally, they’re not admitting to having cheek filler either.
Fillers and botox can change a face as much as a surgical lift, they just do it in a different way.
Remember how everyone attacked Kylie Jenner for denying plastic surgery all those years ago? Technically she wasn’t lying, but that’s because there’s such a misunderstanding between surgery and injectables.
With all the headlines focusing on “plastic surgery”, I was keen to see what Megan actually said. After all, we are the same age (37), so I wouldn’t have put her changing appearance down to surgery in the first place.
I listened to the interview myself and noted two things straight away.
One, Megan, unprompted, started off with, “I’m just gonna go through all the things that I’ve done cos I feel like there’s this stigma.”
However, after listing two breast augmentations, she then went on to list everything she hadn’t had done.
If it wasn’t for the interviewer - highly aware she was getting a major scoop and constantly prompting Megan back to topic, I don’t thing she would have confirmed anything else.
Second of all, a comment Megan made at the beginning: “I’m gonna do this and I’m not gonna win”.
This part, I agree with her on.
Let’s be real. Bradley Cooper would never go on a podcast and list all the work he’s had done to his face. To be fair, he’s probably busy for the next six years working on his biopic of a Sainsburys worker.
Although I agree it’s unfair, I do think, if you’re saying you’re transparent, you should be fully transparent. Not hide behind technicalities.
So, what did Megan actually discuss? Well, not much, considering all the headlines saying she listed every plastic surgery she’s ever had.
Two breast augmentations and one rhinoplasty, that’s it. Oh and one thing she’s “gatekeeping”.
She denied having any kind of facelift, eyebrow lift or buccal fat removal, which, I believe.
However, the things that have actually changed Megan’s face, she glossed over. In fact, again, it was the interviewer who brought it up.
“So, you’ve had your nose done, you’ve had your tits done and what, Botox and filler?”
- “Yeah, that’s it, right.”
Megan doesn’t owe us anything, but this is exactly why I think it’s important people know the difference between surgery and injectables. So you can identify these unobtainable standards.
You can eye roll at fans claiming you’ve had ten surgical nose jobs when you’ve only had one. But, there is something of a ‘gas lighty’ vibe, when you can also get the effect of one with Botox and fillers.
Again, there is nothing wrong with having any elective procedure done, it’s your body. But, either keep it private or be fully transparent, don’t be going all legal technicalities on us.
Before I go, I couldn’t not include the conversation Megan says she has with her doctors before any kind of surgery.
“All my doctors have to meet with me before and have to tell me if they’ve seen any omens,” she said, with a deadpan face. Before listing her stipulations for calling off the surgery. “If they saw any owls, crows. If anyone stepped on a spider. If there’s any dead insects…”
I don’t know who wants to break it to her, but if you want honesty, I wouldn’t go to a Hollywood plastic surgeon.