Has Kim Kardashian Had Plastic Surgery?
When some people think plastic surgery, Kim Kardashian is one of the celebrities that immediately jumps to mind.
Born on October 21st, 1980, Kim, on the surface at least, seems like one of those plastic surgery celebrities whose famous just for the media frenzy surrounding her mother, her stepfather and of course her sisters.
Kim along with her sisters Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian (see Kourtney Kardashian before surgery) are the daughters of the late Robert Kardashian. Her mother is Kris Jenner (see Kris Jenner before surgery) who is married to former Olympic decathlete and gold medallist and no stranger to cosmetic surgery, Bruce Jenner.
An exotic blend of Armenian and Scottish heritage, she possesses a unique look that she has used to her advantage becoming a model, a fashion fixture and later on an actress and a hostess.
She’s no stranger to controversy, given that she’s one of the celebrities out there with a famous sex tape, but she’s also been on several television shows hosted by E! Entertainment, most notably the Keeping Up With The Kardashians which has already spawned more spin-offs than you’d think it would.
Since she relies so heavily on her looks though, many are bound to ask whether Kim has gotten any cosmetic work done?
Has Kim Kardashian Had Face Surgery?
There are a lot of rumors flying, both online and in the tabloids, about the work that Kim is supposed to have had done on herself. Everything from face surgery, a nose job, what professionals refer to as a rhinoplasty, to breast implants to chemical peels, botox injections (see also Nicole Kidman) and even butt implants.
Like Jenni Farley (see Jwoww cosmetic surgery) and Lady Gaga (Lady Gaga surgery), there are all sorts of rumours when the truth maybe quite disappointing.
Of course, it isn’t like plastic surgeons have stepped forward into the spotlight to tell all of this to reporters; part of their profession is supposed to be discretion and confidentiality after all.
But most fans, or just those who accuse Kim Kardashian of going under the knife, will use the tried and true method of comparing photographs from one year to a photograph in the past to point out how she’s physically changed as evidence of plastic surgery procedures.
Of course, it is important that you keep an open mind since if you’re sure something is there you’re going to end up seeing it even if no one else does.
First of all, the human body changes over time and even if a person is recognizable, they aren’t going to look like the same person they were even a few years ago.
Video Slideshow
In this video-photo slideshow, you can clearly see the extent of the problem. The before and after pictures, however, certainly plant more than the occasional seed of doubt, no matter what Kim ‘officially’ says.
Much like a scientific experiment, two photographs have to be as similar as possible for you to use them reliably.
If a photographer makes changes like the lighting, the background, the angle of the picture, or even the type of lens and distance to the subject it can distort what you as the viewer are actually seeing.
Additionally if the person being photographed is wearing different makeup, has a different hairstyle or even something as simple as wearing a different color scheme in one picture than in another it can throw off your eyes and make you think there’s a difference when in fact there isn’t.
This is one of the great Hollywood tricks for covering up blemishes and enhancing the star, so of course it will make them look different.
Kim Kardashian Before and After Cosmetic Surgery?
Kim Kardashian has gone on the record with ABC’s Cynthia McFadden to deny that she has had any sort of bad plastic surgery procedures done.
A good position to hold for a celebrity since plastic surgery has been an institution ever since Marilyn Monroe (see also did Marilyn Monroe have plastic surgery?) got work done on her nose and chin to create her classic, timeless look.
However Kim also said that as things stood as of May 2010, the furthest she’d gone down that particular road was to get botox injections which, according to most people, is a cosmetic procedure but doesn’t quite qualify as plastic surgery. Other stars have also confessed to Botox without directly going under the surgeon’s knife. Kyra Sedgwick’s plastic surgery is one such example.
Kim also denied rumors of a rhinoplasty, saying that “I’ve never had my nose done”, something which Kardashian admitted was something of an irony since her nose is, according to her, one of her biggest insecurities about her look. Other stars it seems have also succumbed to such a suggestion – see Megan Fox after plastic surgery.
She did admit going to a doctor and getting the pictures taken to see what she would look like if she had decided to go through with a plastic surgery procedure on her nose.
In addition to denying that she’s had her nose fixed surgically, Kim Kardashian has also had X-rays done on an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians to prove that her butt doesn’t have any implants in it to give her behind the very recognizable curve she sports.
Is Kim a Lying Fake?
Despite all these attempts to prove the contrary, some observers have sorted through the photo archives to produce a number of video comparisons which to most uninformed observers would prompt the question: has Kim Kardashian had plastic surgery?
Of course, all of Kim’s denials haven’t stopped the naysayers who claim that the opposite is true. Some people, from the camp that expect any celebrity to deny having gotten plastic surgery, point out that taking Kim’s word doesn’t exactly smack of real digging into the issue of whether or not her looks are natural.
Some individuals think the evidence is so overwhelming they have labelled her a fake. You can make up your own mind by considering these videos.
Others, who might seem more reasonable such as Dr. Anthony Youn, point out that just because one procedure didn’t happen doesn’t mean others haven’t. Youn, in response to Kardashian’s proving that she didn’t have butt implants, posted on his blog that the absence of implants didn’t mean that natural fat couldn’t have been used to plump her rear, thereby creating a natural look without the telltale implants.
At the end of the day though, there’s nothing more substantial than rumors and speculation about what Kim may or may not have had done on the operating table. Like other famous celebrities such as Erica Durance (see Erica Durance plastic surgery), the jury is still out.
So far she’s denied any plastic surgery, but hasn’t shut the door on possibilities, and that’s the story that she’s sticking to. In order to naysay that you’d need to have someone with evidence or proof. More than a red circle on a supposed before and after picture.
Pictures of Kim Kardashian…?
Kim clearly denies having any major cosmetic surgery to date, but what do you think? Why not take a look at our celebrity picture gallery below for pictures and photos of Kim K plastic surgery before rather than after. Leave a comment to let us know what you think.
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she was hotter before the surgery .. I hope she doesnt do any more i hate to see her look like michael jackson
People who try and get back their “youthful” appearance don’t look better, or even good. What they look like is strange and sad and usually (read: ALWAYS) look like they’ve fallen face-first into a bowling-ball cleaner. That anyone can look at someone who’s had it done and think, “Yeah, that’s the look for me!” just prooves that everyone in Hollywood is suffering from the same mass-dellusion. Emperor’s New Clothes, innit?
A skillful breast augmentation or repositioning a nerve, okay, plastic surgeons ahoy. But please stop making people’s faces look like greased sacks of marshmallow.
If it makes her feel better about her self than who cares, its her body and her decision. Get over it, HATERS. Theres nothing wrong with plastic surgery. Kim’s gorgeous and it sounds like someones jealous.
Jazmine Jealous of? There is nothing to be jealous about Why would anyone be jealous of someone who seem like she fake and who got the good life by making a sex video…. No I am good in my own body to me plastic surgery is pathetic and useless to all people who do it means they are insecure and un happy with their looks so they feel they “need” to fix it every flaw
I don’t think there’s an issue with her getting plastic surgery. I agree with Jazmine; it’s her body and if she feels happy about herself by having surgery then we should leave her to it. Besides I don’t think she looks that bad, I’ve seen a lot worse. The only issue I have is the fact that she lies about it, it doesn’t help her much. She would have been better off just admitting that she did have surgery and that it was her choice.
It’s not the fact that she has had surgery: It’s the fact that she is possibly not truthful about it!!!
I hope she did have plastic surgery and continues until she goes completely over the top!
Sounds like jealousy and envy to me….maybe cuz every man in the world drools over her? hey…admit it…she’s got it and jealousy will get u no where.
trust me no one is jealous of that Mexican and only man wh*res drool over her
Mexican get the facts straight. She is not a Mexican. Your not only a hater but your a dumb hater. Who really cares what nationally she is. She and all her family are just beautiful. So get a life and stop being a dumb hater but.
yes she definitely has cheeks implants or fillers, also her eyes look different – not only smaller but the shape – more like a cat eyes … or laughing eyes , and definitely she had her nose job – could be a millimetres but it does look the bridge of her nose is much narrower than before and she had a small hump BEFORE NOT now…… she has a cat face now one some pictures looks like plastic doll.. i am scared …prefer her natural beauty before, feel sorry to her it looks like she jumps from one relationship to another …maybe too fast
she was beautiful without plastic surgery…she didn’t need those surgeries…so sad that she need to do that to feel love for her self…
Way better before! she is starting to look like a cartoon character with those awful facial cheek implants.
She doesn’t have cheek implants. She makes her cheeks look more prominent by contouring them with makeup.
She has cheeks implants, you cannot get your cheeks to look like that with contouring EVER. Her cheeks protrude more from her face and it has made her eyes smaller. Even without makeup her face still has that shape. Don’t lie to yourself & don’t lie for her.
She has had either cheek implants or fillers to plump her cheekbones.
Uh. Yaaaa. Kim Kardashian’s Brazilian butt lift has been 100% confirmed by a number of plastic surgeons specializing in this area. The BBL wouldn’t show up in an X-Ray, and Kim obviously thought she was fooling the public by claiming it was real via X-Rays. NOT.
Fat grafting your bottom doesn’t make you a bad person , for it seems everyone wants a black backside, but flatly lying about it only makes her look less authentic . She’s become a circus clown.
It is not the fact that she has had plastic surgery. It is not even the fact that she will not admit to it. It is because she will conduct interview after interview AFTER INTERVIEW telling anyone that will listen that she has not had any plastic surgery. That she is all natural. That all of this perfection (at least that is the message she wants to send to the world) is natural. If she did not cram that down everyone’s throat, then I would not have an issue with whether she came clean with it or not. It makes her many things…..especially a hypocrite. What about all of the young girls that look at her and wonder why they cannot look like that . When she is not real or authentic. Face it. Kim K has had a multitude of plastic surgery (you did not see her offering to have her breast x-rayed on national t.v. now did you?). And a brazilizan butt lift that her first husband still has the records to prove it. $40,000.00 on plastic surgery is what she milked him for. Kim K is as fake as her most recent marriage. Don’t let the sweet, considerate, compassionate person she portrays on t.v. fool you. She is a shark.
Kim Kardashian lied about not getting plastic surgery and she’s got worse. She looks like an Asian Michael Jackson imo. I wish there were more pictures when she used to be fat; its funny and she’s famous just for a p*rn video that’s so disgusting.
She looked better before she had plastic surgery.
I DON’T AGREE WITH U ALL BCOZ I COULDN’T FIND ANY DIFFERENCES IN THOSE TWO PHOTOS WHICH WERE SHOWED SIMULTANEOUSLY
Then your eyes should be checked REALLY carefully. HOW the HECK couldn’t you see the totally OBVIOUS differences between all the before and after pictures?
i love kim kardashian regardless of her having plastic surgery it doesn’t matter she is not the first nor the last woman to have had work on her and she has the money for it and if her looks is whats getting her fame or what not so be it…with or with out she was and is still beautiful.
Well, I will help insight all of those who are missing the main idea of why her success is fraud. First and foremost, Kim Kardashian is in fact a very beautiful woman and deserves some respect for it I guess, for some reason we worship attractive people and put them on a pedestal, BUT. What are we teaching the young people of our future, that you can have whatever you want if you look better than others and can afford to change your appearance? What kind of message is that to our youth? Girls will be beautiful no matter how hard you try to set a status quo, all people are beautful for that matter. And her personal life isn’t fully exposed to us, all we see is the good, but how can she be proud of a career thats based on pornography. Besides her qualities cant be that great if she can’t keep a man down, so go ahead and follow her example, you’re going to end up alone for thinking you’re too good for anyone. People enjoy looking at the Kardashian faces, but they wont be much to look like when there’s nothing left! So keep following people! We know what you value. lol.
It seems liked she intended to morph into something more ‘mainstream’…she looked more ethnic before. More Armenian; she was prettier to me, because she looked more unique. Now, she is pretty but the thinner nose is not that appealing though.
Her nose isn’t thinner, it’s just her smile lines are gone so it looks thinner. The only differences I can see in her face is that her smile lines are gone and the way she plucks her eyebrows. Also her makeup is a lot better. I think 75% of the rumors are probably due to her improved makeup.
plastic surgery or not she is gorgeous and she is pleasant to see and not a bag of bones like posh.
she is beautiful…..you’re all haters.
she still looks ok with the surgery………but what’s with the cat eyes??????!!!!!!!$