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Kat Von D Tells RealSelf: True Love And Tattoos Don't Mix

Kat Von D, tattoo removal, tattoos, ink, LA Ink, reality TV

Kat Von D -- tattoo artist extraordinaire, reality TV star -- might be the queen of ink, but even she knows there's one thing you probably shouldn't get engraved onto your skin.

"I'd have to say getting a boyfriend or girlfriend's name tattooed on them is the most common tattoo regret," Kat tells RealSelf. "Relationships don't always last as long as the tattoos." But if you're going to get inked and want to avoid that Oh-Jesus-what-did-I-just-do feeling afterward, says Kat, do your homework: "Research is the one thing that is neglected the most."

Kat Von D, tattoo concealer, If you want to keep certain tats hidden from, say, potential employers, vigilant grandparents, or officers of the law, you can always use Kat's new Tattoo Concealer. But, says Kat, if you're "really determined" to get that ink erased for good, do it right: " I would recommend doing your research on the most experienced dermatologist in your area that does tattoo removal."

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Dr. Arnold Klein -- Back To Work

Arnold Klein, lip augmentation, beverly hills, dermatologist

Despite the media maelstrom he's faced after the death of Michael Jackson, it's good to see Beverly Hills dermatologist and RealSelf member Dr. Arnold Klein is back to what he does: look after patients with skin care needs.

Today, for instance, Dr. Klein responds to a community member unhappy with their lip shape. "my top lip gets lost and the shape of my top lip when I smile looks like the McDonald arch. I hate it."

Johnny Depp Needs A Facelift

If Johnny Depp wants to be a realistic depiction of famed bank-robber John Dillinger in the new film Public Enemies, he really needs a different kind of smash-and-grab job: Plastic surgery on his face, including a nose job.

Dillinger had facial surgery, rhinoplasty, as well as mole and scar removal by an ex-con to avoid being recognized, writes Allure's Joan Kron.

"The operating table was a bed in the back room of a shabby Chicago hide-out—and Dillinger turned blue and almost died from an overdose of ether."

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Miley To Fans: Shell Out For $100 Cleanser! Just Like Me!

Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana, kanebo, cleanser, sensai

It's enough for parents of teen (and younger) girls to spend their hard-earned cash on the rafts of Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus merch that flood the market. So imagine their agony when their little Miley-ites come to them and ask them to shell out for a $100 face cleanser.

Sensai by Kanebo is recommended by Miley Cyrus But that's exactly what's about to happen, after MiCy pounded out a torrent of Tweets a couple days ago gushing about Kanebo's Sensai Silky Purifying Cleanser. To wit, emoticons and all:

sensai face wash step 1 and 2 has CHANGED my life

a beauty product can change your life! having acne is miserable :( you feel so insecure. :( i am so happy to have found sensai.

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Why Supermodels Don't Make Good Cosmetic Surgery Patients

Karen mulder, supermodel, plastic surgery, plastic surgeon

Sometimes patients take their post-op dissatisfaction just a little too far -- especially when they're a supermodel.

Karen Mulder -- that Dutch blonde you've seen all over fashion mags, Victoria's Secret, etc. -- just got arrested in Paris for allegedly threatening her plastic surgeon over what she thinks was a botched job. We talked to the cops in the 8th arondissement, but no word who the dime-dropping surgeon was or the procedure(s) involved.

Mulder's had various brushes with trainwreckishness since she faded from the spotlight years ago, including a reported suicide attempt and a stint in rehab.

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VH1 Diva Prancer Gets Stabbed Over And Over (with Botox)

Only the strongest and bravest plastic surgeon could get the normally irrepressible Prancer of VH1's "I Love Money 2" to actually shut up for him ... and let him jab her with a Botox needle, repeatedly.

In this video from FOX 2 in Detroit, Prancer (real name: Mercedes Clausen) gets her excessive sweating problem fixed by Dr. Anthony Youn -- and we must say, for a woman who gets paid to be a histrionic trainwreck, Prancer actually handles the sharp end of a syringe pretty well.

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LPGA Star Morgan Pressel Learns Breast Implants Are No Joke

21 year old pro golfer Morgan Pressel learned that Twitter may not be the best place to quote movie lines.

Pressel tweeted "This year, I got this mikimoto pearl necklace, but next year I'm going to ask Santa for breast implants. because I'm impatient with my body."

After more than 3800 replies from her followers, she sent another tweet that cleared up the question. "Haha apparently some people haven't been paying attention that I'm watching stepbrothers! I'm not getting breast implants."

In reality, it's not easy for large-breasted women to golf. Increasing breast size would likely interrupt the swing; few LPGA pros would take the risk of adjusting to implants.

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Tennis Star Simona Halep Seeks Breast Reduction: Is 17 Too Young?

17-year-old Romanian tennis star Simona Halep, who won the junior French Open last year, has announced that she will have a breast reduction later this year.

Halep says her 34DD's are hindering her game and that she'd like to carry less weight on the tennis court.

Halep told ProSport.ro in this nearly incoherent translation, "(My breasts) inconvenience me, it's very hard with them. It's a weight in addition to confound me speed response. I can not go on very well. Shoot me down. Nothing in life is not like me even though sport was not all I was doing surgery."

Is 17 too young for breast reduction?

Most of the plastic surgeons asked to comment about teen breast reduction cautioned that it really depends on the patient, her maturity level, and individual needs. New York City plastic surgeon George Beraka, MD warned that "many teenagers' breasts are still growing. Then surgery should be put off, or it may have to be done again."

Still pretty risky

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Botox "confessions" Becoming A Thing Of The Past

Consumers are more open to discussing their cosmetic procedures, according to a recent survey

60 years ago, before we had cosmetic procedures like Botox, women wouldn't dream of openly discussing the latest beauty treatment: hair coloring.

That changed with the runaway success of home hair coloring kits:

In 1950 only seven out of every one hundred women colored their hair...In 1956, however, the introduction of a dyeing product called Miss Clairol brought hair coloring into the mainstream. Accompanied by a well-known advertising campaign that said "Does she or doesn't she? Hair color so natural only her hairdresser knows for sure!" source

With celeb confessions and greater usage, Botox stigma erodes

With over 90% of celebrities undergoing some form of cosmetic treatment, "confessions" to cosmetic treatments represent a vehicle to broader acceptance of procedures. Celebrities openly sharing their use of Botox include:

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Justin Timberlake Morphs Into The Dancing Breast Implant

Justin Timberlake dancing breast implant

For those of you who missed it this past weekend, Saturday Night Live including a pretty funny skit on the topic of plastic surgery. Guest host Justin Timberlake, dressed as a 34DD breast implant (nothing like the one's in our breast augmentation photo gallery) and armed with a boom box, starts a sing-off with a 5 lb barbell in a sidewalk turf war over the prime space in front of a plastic surgery center.

Each song and dance by Timberlake is based on a current pop hit, and addresses a different kind of plastic surgery, always ending with the tag "Bring it on down to Plasticville!"

Right in stride with the recent popularity of the topic of male breast reduction, at the end the barbell asks the implant, "Do you ever do breast reductions on men?" The implant says, "Sure, why?" to which the barbell responds sheepishly, "Oh no reason whatsoever."

UPDATE May 14: Sorry everyone, looks like NBC pulled the video. Boo!

Please leave comment if you know why.