Posted on 11/18/2002 8:23:41 AM PST by Paul Atreides
Pop prince Michael Jackson's former plastic surgeon has reacted with horror at pictures of him in court this week showing his nose appearing to be held together by a sticking plaster. The surgically-altered star provoked gasps from onlookers at a Santa Monica, California court - where he is being sued for $21 million for allegedly pulling out of two millennium concerts - when he removed his face mask to reveal a swollen face and surgical tape covering a badly damaged nose. The extent of the damage to Jackson's face also sent the plastic surgery community into an uproar, prompting the singer's former surgeon to distance himself from Jackson's new appearance. A representative for Dr. Steven Hoefflin - who admits treating the star in the past - says, "Dr. Steven Hoefflin has not done any of Michael Jackson's nasal surgery since 1998, and had advised him against any further surgery. "We have no information or knowledge about anything that Michael has done recently." Leading US plastic surgeons have also reacted with horror at the result of Jackson's years of cosmetic alterations. New York based surgeon Dr. Gerald Imber confesses to being stunned by the stars appearance; "Clearly, he had some sort of nasal-tip disaster. What probably happened is that he had some sort of support put in there and the tissue broke down. Now, it looks like he has skin grafts or something to close it up. A collapsed nose is very unusual - I've never seen one, and I've done 15,000 rhinoplasties." But New York dermatologist Dr. Pat Wexler insists whoever carried out the work on Jackson should be blamed for his bizarre appearance. Wexler says, "Doctors have an obligation to do what's anatomically and esthetically correct. Occasionally, someone has to say no. It's not that hard. It's just two letters."
It's even simpler than that. $ is one letter.
He Cougar didn't you mention the Skeletor comment today too?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.