A makeover is a good thing — a new look often makes a person feel more confident, attractive, or just reinvented.

However, makeovers can make some people unrecognizable, and that can pose a problem — especially in Hollywood, where a big part of a celebrity’s relevance (and paycheck) stems from having a famous face. Whether that mug is known for its beauty or for its alleged flaws, it’s the face that fans know and love.

Cindy Rome

Tori Spelling

Mickey Rourke

Many of us hope that by altering one aspect of our looks, we would be able to embrace who we are at last. Sadly, things don’t operate that way.

Practice demonstrates that the second plastic comes after the first, followed by the third and fourth.

Donatella Versace

Vera Alentova

Joan Van Ark

Women are sometimes surprised to learn that having plastic surgery totally robs us of our personality, in addition to having no positive effect on our self-esteem.

These are photos of beautiful celebrities whose careers abruptly ended due to botched cosmetic surgery.

Jennifer Gray

Michael Jackson