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Topics: Celebrity, Health, Im A Celebrity, Reality TV, TV And Film, Tulisa, Mental Health, ITV
Rhiannon Ingle
Topics: Celebrity, Health, Im A Celebrity, Reality TV, TV And Film, Tulisa, Mental Health, ITV
A doctor has issued an urgent plea after I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star Tulisa revealed the heartbreaking reason why she’s had plastic surgery.
Now, many ITV viewers have been commenting on the 36-year-old N-Dubz star's looks after she previously opened up about suffering a pretty serious blow to her health a few years back.
The star was diagnosed with Bell's palsy, which the NHS describes as a 'temporary weakness or lack of movement that usually affects one side of the face'.
Ahead of going into the jungle, Tulisa opened up about the 'vicious cycle' she experienced with the swelling after getting 'fillers' to 'try and balance out the symmetry', before a doctor performed an 'explorative op', which led to them finding 'three chronically infected cysts' in her face.
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She also previously discussed what plastic surgery procedures she's had done on Loose Women back in 2020, where she insisted she hadn't gone wholly under the knife until more recently, despite speculation.
"I hadn't had any surgery until, confession time, recently," she told viewers. "All the time before there was no surgery, it was only fillers."
Since then, Dr Akis Ntonos, co-founder of Aion Aesthetics and partner with Certainly Health, has shared his insights on celebrities and why constantly speculating over what work they've had done can be extremely harmful for their mental health.
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He explained: "The biggest problem, especially within the realm of public figures and influencers, with not disclosing cosmetic procedures, is that it can perpetuate unrealistic beauty standards.
"For celebrities with a younger and more impressionable following, it can create pressure for people to achieve similar looks without understanding the aesthetic enhancements behind them."
Dr Ntonos warned that this can lead to issues like 'low self-esteem and body dysmorphia'.
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The doctor continued: "Another risk of not addressing certain cosmetic procedures is that it fails to educate others about the realities of cosmetic surgeries.
"Open discussions and transparency about it can provide important insights into the recovery process, optimising the outcome, and why it is imperative to choose qualified practitioners.
"For those wanting to achieve the 'picture perfect' face or body, they may rush to get work done for a cheaper price, without properly researching where they may be getting it from. This can lead to faulty procedures being done, posing a threat to a person’s health and safety."
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He did note, however, that it's beyond 'understandable' for people to neither deny nor admit to cosmetic procedures if they don’t choose to comment on the topic.
"Cosmetic procedures, like any medical intervention, are personal, and people have the right to keep their medical histories private without societal pressure to talk about them," Dr Ntonos highlighted.
He also shared another reason why some celebs may not choose to publicly discuss their cosmetic procedures, pointing to the 'unwarranted scrutiny and judgment' they may face as a result of doing so.
"This can be particularly harmful in a society where appearance, for some, can correlate with personal worth," he added.
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The doctor resolved: "Considering that there is still a significant stigma attached to cosmetic surgery, with many people facing judgement or being labelled as vain or superficial, keeping such procedures private can help individuals avoid these negative labels and live without fear of being judged solely on their decision to undergo cosmetic procedures."
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