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To stay at the top of their game and keep the contracts rolling in, the stars know it’s in their best interests to look flawless, and have been known to resort to a bit of a nip and tuck to keep looking airbrushed and enhance their bodies.

The trouble is that some simply don’t know when to stop! A few collagen injections here, a bit of botox there, then why not a nose job or breast implants? The results vary from impressive to downright disastrous.

Find out which celebs have gone under the knife and give us your verdict: do they look better before or after their trip to the clinic?

1999
Back in the Noughties, Kylie made her comeback with the international hit Spinning Around, and showed off her enviable derrière in those gold hotpants, which have now achievec cult status. With long, brown, wavy locks and natural makeup, she worked the fresh disco look.

Now
Kylie’s back on the scene after a few traumatic years during which she overcame breast cancer and split with beau Olivier Martinez. At 40, she released her 10th album X, which has been a global success everywhere apart from in the States, where it flopped. Nowadays, the Aussie pop princess looks sexier than ever and has made a name for herself as a style and beauty icon, with her blonde bob and scarlet lips. Her body is as slim and toned as ever, though we tend to see her in classy knee-length dresses rather than hotpants these days.

What she’s had done: Collagen and botox injections could be the secret to Kylie’s sometimes unnatural smile.

Gossip: Kylie’s addicted to Botox, according to a dermatologist who made revelations about her in the Daily Star. Very professional of you, doc!

1999
The artist better known as Posh Spice was recording Forever with the Spice Girls when this snap was taken in ‘99. Then came her wedding to David Beckham, complete with mock thrones and pictures of the happy couple splashed across the gossip mags.

Now
Skinnier than ever, even after three pregnancies, Victoria has more or less turned herself into a fashion icon. She made the A-Line bob (the Pob) popular among blondes and brunettes (it was later copied by her new best friend Katie Holmes). Despite some questionable fashion decisions, Victoria has become the face of Marc Jacobs, and has designed her own range of jeans. This wasn’t enough to stop her topping the 2008 Worst Dressed Women list, compiled by American fashion critic Richard Blackwell!

What she’s had done: She’s had pretty much everything done: breast implants, collagen in her upper lip, a nose job and resculptured cheekbones.

Did you know? Posh had to remove her breast implants to get into her tight-fitting Roberto Cavalli outfits for Spice Girls’ reunion tour. Judging by the poor ticket sales, it looks like the band could have done with that extra boost!

Then
Pamela did some modelling and appeared in several TV ads in the 80s before moving to Vancouver in 1988 where she became a fitness instructor. And it was there, legend has it, that while she was watching a football match, her face appeared on the giant stadium screen, the crowd noticed her and began cheering. Pammy happened to be wearing a T-shirt with the logo of a beer company, and the brand were so impressed with the reaction she got, they took her on for its next ad campaign! In 1989, Pamela moved to LA in search of fame and fortune.

Now
At 40, Pammy is still a femme fatale, with her platinum blonde hair, flashing white teeth and layers of makeup. The former Baywatch babe keeps adding to the list of treatments she’s undergone to retain her trademark look. Her extravagant lifestyle keeps her in the news and an American TV channel has announced it’s going to make a reality show all about Pamela.

What she’s had done: Breast implants, collagen injections in her lips and cheeks, ceramics attached to her teeth and a nose job.

Did you know? According to Heat magazine, Pamela says: “The thing I love most about my body and the thing I hate most are my breasts and my breasts.” Right, Pam…

2003
The gorgeous, fresh-faced Brittany Murphy had previously been cast in teen roles, but was catapulted to the A-list after playing Eminem’s squeeze in 8 Mile, which was a lot edgier than anything she’d ever done before. She accounded to the world: “Now I’m a real actress”.

Now
Brittany has reached the big 3-0 and her career hasn’t exactly taken off as whe would have hoped. Her films Little Black Book and Sin City only received lukewarm receptions. Is this why she decided to treat herself to a trout pout? Or did the surgeon get it wrong and give her Leslie Ash’s fish lips rather than Jessica Alba’s pillowy lips?

What she’s had done: Collagen injections in her upper lip.

Did you know? Brittany’s also a fan of Photoshop and now demands that her under-eye bags be airbrushed from every one of her photos. Shame she doesn’t ask for her trout pout to be airbrushed…

1999
Back in the late 90s, Nicole Kidman was still married to Tom Cruise. At the height of her talent and beauty, the flame-haired Aussie actress won rave reviews for her turn in Moulin Rouge! alongside Ewan McGregor.

Now
Nicole is the face of Chanel and Omega, but she recently announced that she wants to take a step back from work and focus on her child with husband Keith Urban. Chic and understated in her choice of hairstyles and clothes, she made headlines recently after undergoing cosmetic procedures which, according to certain journalists, “make her look like a bat.” Not very nice, but not entirely inaccurate…

What she’s had done: A smooth forehead, outer brow lift and no wrinkles round her eyes when she smiles at the age of 40? It must be down to botox. Nic has also had her lips enhanced with collagen.

Did you know? Nicole is over the moon about the changes in her body during pregnancy, as now she has the ample breasts she’s always dreamed of!

1994
After a ten-year struggle to make it as an actress, ex Ford model Sharon Stone finally hit the big time. Her role in 1992’s Basic Instinct made her into a worldwide star in just a few months. It was the era of cold beauty and all-conquering supermodels, and Sharon finds herself surfing the same wave as Linda Evangelista and Claudia Schiffer. Her appeal was based on minimalistic make-up and a classy look that showed off her natural beauty.

2006
Despite a disappointing film career (she’s only achieved moderate success at the box office since 1995’s Casino), Sharon is a household name and is talked about in the media for her charity work, her changing hairstyles, and her regular facial touch-ups…even though she has been quick to criticise cosmetic surgery in the past.

What she’s had done: Botox injections in her forehead, possibly some hyaluronic acid in her eyelids, hyaluronic acid or fat injections in her cheeks and hyaluronic acid or collagen injections in the lips.

did you know: There’s a vicious rumour going round Hollywood that Sharon recently went under the knife again and had breast impants inserted.

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