Reality star Heidi Montag has admitted to People magazine that, at the ripe old age of 23, she is addicted to plastic surgery. Undergoing 10 procedures in one day, the starlet says the painful journey was in a bid to become “the best me”. NW chats to clinical psychologist Dr Janet Hall about the underlying motives for going under the knife repeatedly.

Is excess plastic surgery at such a young age a sign of insecurity?

It could well be that someone else would want surgery because of low self-esteem and self-criticism… but in this case, it is more a case of reality show ego-mania – more about vanity. She obviously wants to look her best self so she can continue to be of star appeal.

Why would someone so young turn to unnecessary plastic surgery?
Because she’s got the money and found the surgeon to do it!

Would you be worried if one of your clients was displaying such behaviour?
I would question their emotional and psychological maturity. I would want to know why they want to recreate themself into an artifical soapbox glamourpuss. I would teach them the depth of my favorite saying – it’s not the wrapping but the gift inside that counts.

What are the emotional repercussions excess surgery could have on Heidi in the future?
If she gets fame and fortune she might never regret it.  But why did Marilyn Monroe commit suicide? Because the fame, fortune and external beauty did not sustain her though the real world and with loving and intimate relationships.

Source: http://nwonline.com.au/