By Stone Martindale Oct 25, 2006, 16:46 GMT
Demi Moore has spent, allegedly, the GNP of a small nation in remodeling her body which enabled her to return to the screen, rejuvenating her career and bringing a new man into her life.
Demi had knee surgery? Stone's head is about to explode... © Chris Hatcher / Photorazzi
Demi, 43, apparently was unsatisfied with her knees, namely the saggy skin on them.
The actress who is married to actor husband Ashton Kutcher, 15 years younger than her, asked her Beverly Hills plastic surgeon to hoist her knee skin up.
"Demi went to Brian Novack, who has already done work on her," a source close to the actress said. "He is a fantastic surgeon and his clients don't look like they've had surgery. Demi couldn't stand it that there was any part of her that is not perfect.
"She is also sensitive about her age, although Ashton has told her a million times he doesn't care about what she looks like because he loves her.
"A lot of her friends were trying to talk her out of having more surgery. Worrying about her knees, of all things, is just silly. She's lucky that's the only part of her left to sag!"
The UK Daily Mail reports: "If you cut away skin there is going to be scarring," said plastic surgeon Alex Karidis of the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth in North London. "If you have a neck lift you can hide the scarring behind the ear, but the knees are one of the most exposed areas of the body.
"I would always advise my clients against having knee surgery because it is impossible to hide. And even though the scarring might not be as bad as the sagging, it will be a telltale sign that you have had surgery."
The Daily Mail reports a speculative tally of what cosmetic surgeons believe Demi has had done:
• Liposuction to her hips, inner and outer thighs and stomach - £16,000• Beast implants for 1996 film Striptease - £11,000• Subsequent operation to reduce her breast implants and have a breast lift - £9,500• Brow lift - £3,600• Chemical facial skin peel - £10,000• Collagen injections (per course) - £200• Teeth veneered and laser whitening - £6,200• A long-term diet and fitness routine, including nutritionist, personal trainer, yoga instructor and kick-boxing champion - £165,000• Knees surgery - £5,000
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