PLASTIC SURGERY?

[Melon Panda]

There's no proof she did, but no proof she didn't either. She's a fashion icon, so appearance is a far bigger issue for her than, say, Utada Hikaru. My bet is she got a teensy bit of work done - some lifting of saggy skin, tweaking of minor imperfections - but definitely nothing large scale. If she has done surgery, she's done the right kind - the kind that makes you look better, but that no one can tell what it is.

[JinHamasaki]

Originally Posted by Melon Panda

There's no proof she did, but no proof she didn't either. She's a fashion icon, so appearance is a far bigger issue for her than, say, Utada Hikaru. My bet is she got a teensy bit of work done - some lifting of saggy skin, tweaking of minor imperfections - but definitely nothing large scale. If she has done surgery, she's done the right kind - the kind that makes you look better, but that no one can tell what it is.

Not to be mean or anything, but have you seen Hikki's pre-stardom pictures

[Kikaru]

Well, Ayu's eyes are big, but they're not that big without all the added on makeup and stuff. And plus there's that bump on her nose.

I think if she had surgery, it would have to be the pre-A Best era, but it just makes me wonder when would she do it because she seems pretty busy then.

And I'm pretty sure something happened to Hikki.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by Kikaru

And I'm pretty sure something happened to Hikki.

do you mind if you emphasise on this ?

[Melon Panda]

Originally Posted by JinHamasaki

Not to be mean or anything, but have you seen Hikki's pre-stardom pictures

Good lord, THE EYEBROWS. Glad she did something about those.

I'm almost certain Utada has had a bit of work done on her eyes, and given her release schedule, she'd definitely have time for surgery. It's possible that her pre-fame pictures were particularly bad/low-quality photos, as her double eyelids aren't as defined as Ayumi's, but then again, surgery for artists is nothing new. In Utada's case, it's not as if consumers purchase her music for her looks, so it's not a big deal.

A bigger deal is whether Ayumi has had work done, since one of her strengths is her looks. Given that she works 24/7, it's not unusual for her skin to age faster than normal. If it can happen to newly-patented doctors in their late twenties, it can happen to Ayumi. I figure if she has time to take care of her 8978412 dogs and hang out with her former boyfriends, she has time for a little surgery.

Ayumi now without makeup resembles an older, thinner version of herself ten years ago. That itself limits what kind of surgery she could have had, but it doesn't rule out surgery either. The woman still looks good, which I think everyone agrees on.

(On a side note, in my previous post, the artist I mentioned with possibly a "teensy bit of work done" is Ayumi, not Utada. Just to clear that up. )

[nanami606]

Originally Posted by Melon Panda

There's no proof she did, but no proof she didn't either. She's a fashion icon, so appearance is a far bigger issue for her than, say, Utada Hikaru. My bet is she got a teensy bit of work done - some lifting of saggy skin, tweaking of minor imperfections - but definitely nothing large scale. If she has done surgery, she's done the right kind - the kind that makes you look better, but that no one can tell what it is.

saggy skin? What saggy skin would a woman in her age and weight have?

[~X2RADialbomber~]

I doubt she has had plastic surgery before or after her debut. You can't see changes in her face, except for those that are natural.

[KarenPang]

I forgot loads & loads of eyeliner to get the big panda eyes look

[prussian blue]

surgery clinics use ayu's image in my place now...
and it is really ridiculous

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by prussian blue

surgery clinics use ayu's image in my place now...
and it is really ridiculous

many plastic surgery ads show faces of women who haven't necessarily gone through surgery. Their intention is not necessarily to show how a girl looks after plastic surgery, but to attract girls to do plastic surgery in order for them to look as pretty as the girls in the ads.

[Kikaru]

^Sorry, school computer.

I mean if you look at the period between her First Love era and Distance Era, she looked...I don't want to say prettier...but there's a notable change. Her eyes were definitely bigger. I don't want to say plastic surgery because I don't really know the details, but I think EMI finally decided to pitch in and got her a better stylist.

Or maybe she just grew up and grew well.

[AyuHamasaki01]

Ayu fixed her teeth, I got braces (which I don't have anymore )

Isn't that like, almost the same?

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by AyuHamasaki01

Ayu fixed her teeth, I got braces (which I don't have anymore )

Isn't that like, almost the same?

I guess so, in a way....She fixed her teeth, but it wasn't with braces. In the end, probably simillar results, though she definitely must have spent a lot more for that (I'm not a dentist, though, so i can't really say much).

[prussian blue]

Originally Posted by AyuHamasaki01

Ayu fixed her teeth, I got braces (which I don't have anymore )

Isn't that like, almost the same?

yeah
me too...
and fortunately~ its over too!!!
and is this called a surgery too??

kristel... we are "fake"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*lets cry together*

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by prussian blue

yeah
me too...
and fortunately~ its over too!!!
and is this called a surgery too??

kristel... we are "fake"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*lets cry together*

ayu NEVER wore braces. Read the things straight LOL Have you ever seem any pictures of ayu wearing braces? NO! And once a person put braces they have to have it for at least a year (asnd they can't remove them to appear in public, you've wore them and should know better ahahh) in order to have the teeth fixed (in ayu's case, considering how her teeth were quite crookedd, I'd risk at least 2 years she should be wearing those ). But we've never seem her wearing one, so she got her teeth fixed in another way: veneers or other faster procedures to fix the teeth.


Also, since when does a person doing a surgical procedure makes them "fake"? that's absurd. The smile is an important social part for the human being. If their smile is ugly, if the teeth aren't at the proper position, they have every right to fix them, to look better and present them to ppl in a better way. That doesn't make anyone fake.

[Tiina]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

ayu NEVER wore braces. Read the things straight LOL Have you ever seem any pictures of ayu wearing braces? NO! And once a person put braces they have to have it for at least a year (asnd they can't remove them to appear in public, you've wore them and should know better ahahh) in order to have the teeth fixed (in ayu's case, considering how her teeth were quite crookedd, I'd risk at least 2 years she should be wearing those ). But we've never seem her wearing one, so she got her teeth fixed in another way: veneers or other faster procedures to fix the teeth.

I also believe she didn't get her teeth fixed with braces because she has the money to do it faster and easier, but you know there are other kind of braces than just to ordinaire you keep 24/7. When I was in secondary school all my friends had braces but not everyone had to wear them all the time -couple of my friends had night-braces that had to be worn only in the night and their teeth are in top condition now. So in theory she could have worn night-braces but it's highly unlikely that someone with money to get veneers would actually choose to have braces, for what I've heard braces can be a pain in the butt sometimes.

[Kikaru]

Originally Posted by Tiina

I also believe she didn't get her teeth fixed with braces because she has the money to do it faster and easier, but you know there are other kind of braces than just to ordinaire you keep 24/7. When I was in secondary school all my friends had braces but not everyone had to wear them all the time -couple of my friends had night-braces that had to be worn only in the night and their teeth are in top condition now. So in theory she could have worn night-braces but it's highly unlikely that someone with money to get veneers would actually choose to have braces, for what I've heard braces can be a pain in the butt sometimes.

Are those the clear ones? Because I think I might have saw something similar...

To be honest, if I had the money, I would get my teeth Veneered. I still think it would be painful, but braces years were just...*shudder* I don't really count teeth alteration as surgery.

[thangkhung91]

well i don't think she has gone under the knife. i don't really care about her teeth haha. but if you are pretty in this industry you are very likely to be questioned about your looks, and it's just sad!

[EDIT]

And even if she has done something, where would she get the time to do that?! That woman is working her ass of, and you all know how busy she is, so where would she get the time for the operation and for the healing process. During spring and fall+winter she is practicing for the tour, doing the tour promotion for singles and other stuff. During the summer she is working with her songs, does some photoshoots, new ''summer song'', shooting a video for the song, A-nation and resting. TIME is what it's called!

[ownsarai]

Some people don't seem to believe that people's faces can change over time. And I really don't even see anything different from her younger days compared to now, just that she's gotten older and had her teeth fixed. ...and the massive amounts of make-up...

[Kikaru]

And not only having straighter teeth makes you look better, it's better for dental hygiene and stuff. At least that's what my orthodontists told me when I first got my braces and whined about it.