The knife of plastic surgery has gotten many a reporter!
Breaking news: News anchors get plastic surgery and Botox. Actually, considering the frozen faces you usually see on the nightly news, that's not so surprising-especially now that HDTV is here, ready to zoom in on every tiny wrinkle. (We also suspect they wear booty shorts and knee-high socks behind those desks.) So which news personalities are more "Good Night and Nip/Tuck" than "Good Night and Good Luck"? Read on to get the scoop.
Katie Couric
Her CBS ratings may be going down, down, down, but Katie Couric's facial skin seems to be going up, up, up. Proving that it takes more than a perky personality and a clean colon to fight the signs of aging, Couric is the grand dame of Botoxed anchors.
Dr. Anthony Youn of CelebrityCosmeticSurgery.blogspot.com has weighed in on Couric's changed appearance, comparing two video clips. "In the more recent clip you may notice that her forehead doesn't move, her eyebrows are more arched, and she has an almost 'angry' appearance," he notes. "This is not seen in the older video. The older video does show her elevating her eyebrows and creating some wrinkles in her forehead. There are no forehead wrinkles seen in the recent clip. I believe that this recent change is due to what I call the "Botox Brow." Botox can be injected into the forehead and between the eyebrows to remove wrinkles there. While it is very effective in doing this, it can create a side effect of an overly arched eyebrow which can make the person look angry, or sinister. The look does seem to diminish with time. I think she looks better without the Botox."
We agree. And take it easy with the self tanner, Katie.
Barbara Walters
It's hard to believe that Barbara Walters is pushing 80, and she can probably thank her doctor for that. "She appears to have had her eyelids done (both upper and lower) and a facelift," plastic surgeon Anthony Youn writes on CelebrityCosmeticSurgery.blogspot.com. "Her eyes are free of loose, excess skin, which is extremely unusual for someone her age. Her upper eyelids show especially little sagging skin, and look as young as someone in her 40's. The telltale sign of a facelift is the very good jaw and neckline that she currently has. It's not perfect, but is better than most people older than 55. As the years pass after a facelift the neck skin slowly loosens, and this is likely what we are seeing. She also appears to have had very nice skin care (peels, laser, medical grade skin creams) in addition to Botox."
According to RealSelf.com, Babs has 'fessed up on air to a little Botox use. "If they Botox right around here and put in a little anesthesia, it's fine," she told then-co-host Rosie O'Donnell on an episode of "The View."
Greta Van Susteren
Newswoman Greta Van Susteren wasn't exactly babe material-until she jumped ship to Fox News and decided to get a little touch-up before starting her new gig. Van Susteren told People that she had an eye lift to get rid of some under-eye baggage. ""I just did it on a whim. It's the first time since I was 17 that I had a month off and no responsibilities," she says. "I looked at myself and thought, 'God, how did I get to be 47?'"
There has been some speculation that Van Susteren has had more than just a little eye work. "I do believe that she had an endoscopic browlift and Botox injections into her forehead in addition to the eyelid surgery," says Dr. Anthony Youn of CelebrityCosmeticSurgery.blogspot.com. "The eyebrows don't become elevated by just a blepharoplasty. If you see her now, it does appear that her brows have descended somewhat. This is not uncommon with certain endoscopic browlifts."
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