Cosmetic surgery often gets a bad press, however, undergoing a procedure can enhance confidence and can also correct numerous physical issues and problems. This type of surgery isn't all about vanity either, as many of these 13 incredible photos illustrate. It has given burn victims new lives and has even given one man an entirely new face! Take a look and let us know what you think of these incredible surgeries, weight loss and makeup transformations in the comments!
This South Korean TV star gained a great deal of attention when she had her chin modified. Interestingly, around 20 percent of South Korean females will have cosmetic surgery at some point in their lives.
This guy shed a whopping 113 pounds by working out and using the 'My Fitness Pal' app!
Valeria Lukyanova has transformed herself into a real-life 'Barbie' with only makeup!
Herbert Chavez has undergone 18 years of cosmetic surgery to look just like his hero 'Superman'!
When this firefighter suffered horrendous burns, he agreed to undergo a face transplant!
After suffering many years of domestic abuse, former lawyer Maria Cristerna reinvented herself as 'The Vampire Lady' and now runs domestic abuse seminars.
Performance artist, Erik 'Lizardman' Sprague underwent 700 hours of tattooing, a split tongue and even got sub-dermal horns to look like a lizard!
This French couple have spent around $288,390 on surgery to look like 'Ken and Barbie'. They started their journeys separately but they felt incomplete until they found one another.
This young Afghan girl was so severely burned she was sure that she would never live a normal life again. Thankfully, after being relocated to America, surgeons managed to give her a new look and her life back.
This lady was bullied for years for the way that her teeth looked. In time, she found that her jaw was misaligned and underwent a corrective surgery which gave her confidence back and changed her life!
When Richie Robin stepped in to stop six men who were assaulting a woman outside a U.K. nightclub, he didn't realize just how terrible the consequences would be for him. Richie's face was left a mess, and he had to have painful reconstructive surgery. The great news is that he has managed to build his confidence with modeling. Awesome!
This model wanted to look like 'Jessica Rabbit' so much that she had six ribs removed to give her a smaller waist!
And finally, Hong Yuh Reum, a South Korean model, had surgery to look like Miranda Kerr.
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