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Did They Or Didn't They? (Botox, That Is)

A story in Sunday's LAT did the unthinkable by finally pointing out the big Botoxed elephant in the room: no matter how painfully obvious it is to viewers, many stars who get nipped and tucked insist on denying it. But as the Times argues, just how many episodes of this season's Dancing With The Stars or Desperate Housewives can we sit through before drawing our own conclusions? Have you seen Priscilla Presley lately? And if celebrities are going so far as to undergo actual "head transplants," when will they finally start fessing up? We took a look at a few of the stars in question, such as Teri Hatcher and Carrie Fisher, to innocently throw some visual evidence into the mix.

As the Times notes, Hatcher "has both confirmed and denied" having work done, but the image at left of Hatcher in 1991's Soapdish shows a smoother, plumper visage. And Carrie Fisher's triumphant and hilarious guest appearance on 30 Rock last year was tarnished only because "you had to hit the rewind button a few times to make sure it was her."

As much as we adore Barbara Walters til death does us part, it's hard to ignore her incapability to express more than one stoic expression on The View these days. And Melanie Griffith's less-than-stellar career of late hasn't been helped by what the Times refers to as "much-speculated-upon changes to [her] visage."

And then there are the two wild cards. As easy as it seems to label Priscilla and Marcia Cross as Botox users, we can't help but notice how similar they look to their decade(s)-old versions. Maybe we're going out on a limb, but is it possible that these two were simply born with sky-high eyebrow arches and remarkable cheekbones? As they say, maybe she's born with it.

[Photo credits: Getty, Wireimage]

ON TV: BOTOX. FACE-LIFTS. RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. [LAT]

11:05 AM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Molly Friedman
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jackass penguin at 11:46 AM on 04/15/08
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I can't comment on Marcia Cross because I don't watch Desperate Housewives..but NO it's not possible that their "born with it". No one ages without lines on their forehead. Especially fair-skinned white women.
oryx at 11:59 AM on 04/15/08
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You can be born with sky-high arches and remarkable cheekbones, and STILL spend thousands of dollars injecting them with collagen and botulism toxin. It's called "being a successful actress."
CourageousCoward at 12:04 PM on 04/15/08
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Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's gasoline.

(With apologies to Maybelline - and Priscilla for having her face injected with low-grade silicone auto lubricant.)
spanktastic at 12:07 PM on 04/15/08
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Once Cruella is kicked off Dancing with the Stars I might turn it on to see who's left.
SugartitsMcFirecrotch at 12:22 PM on 04/15/08
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There's also a difference between what Botox will "help" with and what surgery will . . . you can't get higher cheekbones or higher brows from botulin injections, only the knife or laser will do with those items.

PP has DEFINITELY undergone non-Xenu or vitamin-related work (i.e., cheek implants).
LBJeffries at 12:24 PM on 04/15/08
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Melanie Griffith looks hecka good.
majikthise at 12:27 PM on 04/15/08
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@tlryan68: Actually, it is possible. I am a fair-skinned white woman of Northern European descent. I've never had botox or plastic surgery, yet at 52 i have not one single line on my forehead. Why? Because i do not carry the genetic trait for a furrowed brow. Granted the trait is more common than not, but it is not a given and it is not sex-specific. Thought you'd like to know.
TryThisAtHome at 12:34 PM on 04/15/08
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As far as I'm concerned, all of the ladies mentioned have without a doubt had something done (except for Marcia Cross, just not 100% sure). But aging does take the rounded features out of a woman's face naturally, especially if the woman is scary-skinny, like Hatcher. Her face is a mixture (imo of course) of the botox, the knife and the crazy. Oh, and my grandmother is 84 and she has zero lines on her forehead. No Botox.
Muscato at 12:40 PM on 04/15/08
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Has anyone yet had the heart to tell Debbie Reynolds that her daughter has morphed into Tovah Feldshuh?

And I saw "The View" for the first time in yonks today (so kill me, I live overseas) and I swear that I thought the new head yenta was the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut. I know she's been around since the earliest days that TV went talkie, but my God Babwa's not looking her best. I liked it better when old ladies looked like Lillian Gish and Helen Hayes. Although even then, of course, we still had Bette Davis...
jackass penguin at 01:02 PM on 04/15/08
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@majikthise:

Hmm.. that's very interesting, I guess you learn something new every day and there is hope for me yet. Do you eat right, drink a lot of water and exercise too?
jackass penguin at 01:03 PM on 04/15/08
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@TryThisAtHome:

Okay, I want to know where all of these smooth foreheaded women come from!!!! :) I blame my parents.
RonMwangaguhunga at 01:05 PM on 04/15/08
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And what about Robert Redford's alleged "scrotal lift."
crackbabyjesus at 01:05 PM on 04/15/08
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You must be joking? Marcia Cross cannot make a single facial expression and you think that might be natural? It is possible to age gracefully, but it is not possible to smile and have no forehead movement unless you have the Bo-bo.
TryThisAtHome at 01:07 PM on 04/15/08
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@tlryan68: Grandma is Polish. And she's beautiful, too.
nyobserver at 01:19 PM on 04/15/08
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What's with all the shiny complexions in the aged version of pics?
Dave J. at 01:20 PM on 04/15/08
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And it ain't just the ladies

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Trixie from Toronto at 01:27 PM on 04/15/08
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Marcia Cross does not look that messed with to me. Teri Hatcher and Nicolette Sheridan, on the other hand .... whoa.
Trixie from Toronto at 01:29 PM on 04/15/08
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@majikthise: I'm 43 and I don't have forehead lines either -- yet -- but I do have a crease in between my brows and yes, fuckers, I'd ponder getting that one Botoxed once a year or so because it makes me look pissed off. Oh yes I would!!!!
Whiteboyfunfark at 01:44 PM on 04/15/08
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Back to this 'head transplant' idea--is anyone else seeing the necessity and potential benefit this could provide Hollywood? And not just in front of the camera...
ouiserboudreaux at 02:10 PM on 04/15/08
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@LBJeffries: You are kidding right? Her face looks like it was silk shantung run through a home dryer cycle.
Benny at 02:11 PM on 04/15/08
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Sounds like what they all need is some of this: [www.wired.com]

And I'm sure they'll get it soon enough.
sundaeg1rl at 02:23 PM on 04/15/08
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Oh please. Priscilla's been working on her face since Dallas. And Terri Hatcher is looking more grotesque every day.
gadge at 02:31 PM on 04/15/08
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Melanie Griffith is only 50!!?? Why is she wearing my grandmother's coat?
pumpkinsoup at 03:37 PM on 04/15/08
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That's Carrie Fisher? I thought that was Sharon Osbourne. Unrecognizable is right.
SugartitsMcFirecrotch at 03:50 PM on 04/15/08
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@Trixie from Toronto: Amen. Except for my "sensitive" issue is the lines over my upper lip - and I have never smoked! What irony.
HappyBlues at 03:57 PM on 04/15/08
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It's not the years, it's the mileage. That and the previous owners were abusive.
Little Mintz Sunshine at 04:39 PM on 04/15/08
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No forehead lines here either, unlike my parents...if they indeed are my parents...
NotReadyForPrimeTime at 06:53 PM on 04/15/08
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Priscilla Presley looks truly hideous. And she's a Scientologist to boot. She needs to go from DWTS.
MartyPants at 07:22 PM on 04/15/08
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@Trixie from Toronto: pssst....I'll deny telling you this, but the 'tox between the brows? So totally worth it!
TootieFields at 07:58 PM on 04/15/08
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I'm waiting for the day when the corners of Terri Hatcher's eyes will actually meet in the back of her head.
djork at 09:15 PM on 04/15/08
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Dang. Terri Hatcher's face looks like it was carved from a bar of soap and then used in the shower for a week or two. But none of these women look as freaky as Kenny Rogers.
yvonnjanae at 10:00 PM on 04/15/08
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I saw Lara Flynn Boyle on "Law & Order" and wanted to cry for her. Face it, some of these people have undergone hideously performed surgeries or some type of complications.

And to the young lady of northern European descent who has no forehead wrinkles -- it's entirely possible that you have more melanin in your family history than you are aware of. If we all got our DNA checked, more than a few jaws would drop.
gwiliandre at 11:59 PM on 04/15/08
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Botox Paralysis is fugly. Marica Cross has a five head and her face is FROZEN. Teri H. looks more and more like a drag queen with every procedure and bit-o-freshening up she undergoes. Let's not forget Nicole Kidman who may be foregoing shots during her pregnancy is she has half a brain after poisoning herself with injections. Where is the girl from Dead Calm...remember THAT actress. Nicole Kidman looks ridiculous as does Renee Zellweger.