Posted on 07/09/2009 9:25:07 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Michael Jackson rebuilt his nose before his death because extensive plastic surgery had left him with breathing problems, his doctor has disclosed.
Arnold Klein, Jackson’s dermatologist, said that he stopped him from going to a plastic surgeon and began rebuilding his nose and cheeks using fillers last year.
“I thought he had a nice-looking nose . . . but it got to the point where it was far too thin. It didn’t look natural to me,” Dr Klein told the CNN programme Larry King Live.
“I rebuilt it, using fillers. He was beginning to look like the nose was normal again. And that’s all I wanted — and to regain the breathing passages of his nose, because there was a total collapse of the cartilage.”
Dr Klein had completed work on the singer’s nose but was continuing to treat him for severe acne and scarring from plastic surgery before his planned series of concerts in London. He saw Jackson for the last time just three days before his death.
“I just was trying to get him ready to do the concert, because in the way he looked in his face he wanted it to be absolutely as perfect as it could be,” he said.
Dr Klein first met Jackson almost 25 years ago when he diagnosed the auto-immune disorder lupus. He said that Jackson also suffered from vitiligo, an auto-immune disorder that affects the pigmentation of the skin, and that he was not lightening his complexion to try to appear white.
“Michael was black. He was very proud of his black heritage. He changed the world for black people,” he said.
Dr Klein said that the skin condition gave Jackson a “totally speckled look” all over his body, particularly on his face and hands.
“We basically used
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Good one but you are probably thinking of the 1977 hit "Nodules On My Vocal Cords".
yitbos
These celebrity doctors live in a truly weird-ass world and are not the kind of guys you would ever go to if you just had a little flare-up of your hemorrhoids.
I wouldn’t go to a podiatrist for heart surgery. I wouldn’t go to a brain surgeon for breast implants.
Why did MJ go to a dermatologist for plastic surgery!
Does anyone else think he was starting to look more and more like Charles Manson and less and less like Diana Ross?
Lupus = euphemism for doper?
yitbos
I would say more and more like a circus freak and less and less like a human being.
Being so obsessed with one's appearance as to progressively change it to the opposite of what it was (male-like-->female-like, black-->white, wide African nose-->narrow pinched whatever that thing is, afro hair-->long straight hair, etc etc) reflects a serious mental illness compounded with enough wealth and access to very expensive and irresponsible doctors to actually get this stupid stuff done.
and the answer is???????
Drum roll please!...a quote...
“I thought he had a nice-looking nose . . . but it got to the point where it was far too thin. It didn’t look natural to me,” Dr Klein told the CNN programme Larry King Live.
“I rebuilt it, using fillers.
Michael rebuilt his nose because he wanted to change his looks, period. They can make all the excuses in the world for him but he didn't like himself very much obviously. All the money & fame in the world wasn't going to change any of that.
It also didn't help to have a bunch of leaches in his family and so-called friends. Who do you trust after that?!
The 'doctor' who brought you collagen lips! Someone should arrest him for that!
He liked little boys very much.
yitbos
some of the most common symptoms of lupus include painful or swollen joints (arthritis), unexplained fever, and extreme fatigue. A characteristic red skin rash (the so-called butterfly or malar rash) may appear across the nose and cheeks. Rashes may also occur on the face and ears, upper arms, shoulders, chest, and hands. Because many people with lupus are sensitive to sunlight (called photosensitivity), skin rashes often first develop or worsen after sun exposure.
Symptoms of lupus can range from mild to severe and may come and go over time. Other symptoms of lupus include chest pain, hair loss, anemia (a decrease in red blood cells), mouth ulcers, and pale or purple fingers and toes from cold and stress. Some people also experience headaches, dizziness, depression, confusion, or seizures. New symptoms may continue to appear years after the initial diagnosis, and different symptoms can occur at different times. In some people with lupus, only one system of the body, such as the skin or joints, is affected. Other people experience symptoms in many parts of their body. Just how seriously a body system is affected varies from person to person.
Some people with lupus develop pleuritis, an inflammation of the lining of the chest cavity that causes chest pain, particularly with breathing. Patients with lupus also may get pneumonia.
In some patients, lupus affects the brain or central nervous system. This can cause headaches, dizziness, memory disturbances, vision problems, seizures, stroke, or changes in behavior.
People with lupus may develop anemia, leukopenia (a decreased number of white blood cells), or thrombocytopenia (a decrease in the number of platelets in the blood, which assist in clotting). Some people with lupus may have an increased risk for blood clots.
In some people with lupus, inflammation can occur in the heart itself (myocarditis and endocarditis) or the membrane that surrounds it (pericarditis), causing chest pains or other symptoms. Lupus can also increase the risk of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).
•Systemic lupus erythematosus is the most common form. It’s sometimes called SLE, or just lupus. The word “systemic” means that the disease can involve many parts of the body such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, and brain. SLE symptoms can be mild or serious.
•Discoid lupus erythematosus mainly affects the skin. A red rash may appear, or the skin on the face, scalp, or elsewhere may change color.
*Drug-induced lupus is triggered by a few medicines. It is similar to SLE, but symptoms are usually milder. Most of the time, the disease goes away when the medicine is stopped.
Reminds me of guys who get a doctor to diagnose ADHD. That is for life and RITILIN perscriptions for life.
See where I am coming from?
yitbos
Michael Jackson hasn't looked natural in 30 years.
Had he not died, he'd eventually have looked like this.
My mother and aunt through marriage both have that vit-whatever skin situation and neither look like MJ. If he wasn’t bleaching, then he’s got one of the most severe and conveniently “consistent” case I’ve ever seen. I’m no expert, though.
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Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Have a Heart - Bonnie Raite
The following website shows pictues of a little girl with vitiligo, with before, during, and after photos. Before her skin was consistently brown. during the disease, her face was mostly white with brown patches. After treatment to even out her skin tone, her skin is consistenly white, even on her neck and ears.
From the site: “Depigmentation is a treatment that involves fading the rest of the skin to match the white areas. This may be the best treatment for people who have Vitiligo Skin Disease over 50 percent of their body.”
http://effectivevitiligotreatment.blogspot.com/2008/05/vitiligo-skin-disease.html
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