Celebrity Scars: Which Stars Have Been Beautified with Plastic Surgery?

Hollywood is often thought of as the land of beautiful people, regardless of whether or not their physical attributes have been altered via plastic surgery. Movie stars are gazed upon as society role models and in this digital age of visual media they are at the forefront of fashion, diet, and cosmetic trends. However the key word to remember in the term "beautiful people" is: people. Celebrities are humans just like us in the aspects of life and the ability to scar. Let us now explore some of the physical scars of Hollywood's famous beautiful people.

Catherine Zeta Jones - She is an actress known for her elegant beauty just as much as her publicized marriage to famed actor Michael Douglas. The actress of Welsh decent is often seen with necklaces or other adornments on her neck. Perhaps these accessories are to cover up the depressed vertical scar left from a tracheotomy. A tracheotomy is a medical procedure that cuts into the neck to help air pass through an obstructed windpipe. In Catherine's case it was performed when she was a little girl to help alleviate symptoms of an illness. Another prominent scar on Catherine Zeta Jones' body can be seen on her left arm. The almost round scar is the results of a vaccination.

Elizabeth Taylor - Similar to Catherine Zeta Jones Elizabeth Taylor also bears a tracheotomy scar. The procedure was used on her in 1960 when she had pneumonia.

Bruce Willis - This actor of the Die Hard series doesn't come as any surprise to be a bearer of many scars. Bruce brings up his scars in interviews from time to time, which spread around on his body in too many various locations to consider listing. John McClane is one of Willis most beloved characters in the action genre and fans may be pleased to know the star considers his wounds a collection and source of professional pride and achievement.

Sharon Stone - This Basic Instinct actress has a website devoted to the scar on her neck! SharonStonesScar.Com explores different theories as to how the star could have received the wound and shows how she may cover it up. However many other public sources state that the scar is the result of a horse riding accident involving a taunt cord she ran into,

Harrison Ford - The Indian Jones actors has a famous scar on his chin, which was even incorporated into the third film of the series. Ford received his scar during an automobile accident.

Sandra Bullock - Bullock has a habit of covering a scar up with make-up, with the offending scar being noticeable above her right eye. This scar on her forehead above the eye is the result of a fall she had at the age of eleven wile playing at a creek.

Seal - Seal is not a movie star per-say, however he is a singer who has been found on many soundtracks to films. One cannot miss the scars on Seal's face, however they are not the result of some horrible accident. Discoid lupus erythematosis is a condition where immune cells attack skin tissues. Seal suffered from the ailment in his teens, which is the age group most often affected by it.

Diane Lane - This actress bares a small, yet noticeable scar on the right side of her face, just to the side of her eye.

Joaquin Phoenix - Famous portrayer of Johnny Cash, this actor bears a large scar over his top lip. The scar appears to be the kind sustained in surgical procedures to repair a cleft lip.

Johnny Depp - The mega popular actor and Disney pirate has several scars on his arms from self-inflicted wounds. The markings are apparently marks he made to record certain rites of passage throughout his life.

The list for celebrities with scars is an endless one really, which may help some to awaken to the facts of reality when next time comparing oneself or the standards of beauty to Hollywood royalty. People such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt have the same acne scars as the average Joe. Celebrities bleed just the same as we do, just ask rapper 50 Cent survivor of nine gunshot wounds. All of this may just be the proof we need that the old saying is correct: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Now you can see some of the scars celebrities have been hiding.