Movie critics are not happy with Dolly Parton’s acting in
her newest film, Joyful Noise, in which she and Queen Latifah play rival gospel
singers in a small town. Most of them
cited the actress-singer’s noticeable plastic surgery, which they blamed as the main culprit for her “lack of
expression.”
While the movie has made Dolly’s plastic surgery a butt of
joke, with some of the characters’ tacky reference to her “overdone”
appearance, not everyone is laughing.
Many people—especially movie critics—believe the actress deserves better
than the slapstick, loud film that undermines her talents.
Going back to her acting, some movie bloggers said it was
“painful” seeing the actress with overdone plastic surgery especially on the
big screen. This is more of a problem
with the emergence of high definition technology that can emphasize any facial
flaws.
In fact, one writer at the Chicago Tribune has described
Dolly’s plastic surgery “as if she did her last work in a drive-through.” But despite the harsh comment, he noted the
actress’ vocal prowess and her charm.
To digress from the movie and Dolly’s impeded acting skills,
facelift surgery is not just about
removing the facial aging—e.g., wrinkles and sagging—but more importantly is
maintaining the normal appearance and fundamental shape of the face. This is the rule of thumb followed by
board-certified cosmetic surgeons.
“The goal of facial plastic surgery is to create a natural
appearance and not a windblown face and squinty eyes,” said Dr. Tarick Smaili,
one of the leading Los Angeles plastic surgeons.
To create a natural appearance,Dr. Smaili said the most
important thing is to remove the right amount of skin. By contrast, he said that excising too much
facial tissue can result to the “dreaded windswept look and squinty eyes.”
Another technique is to go deeper into the facial tissues,
the cosmetic surgeon added, so the result of facelift surgery can last 10 to 15
years without the need for revision procedures.
However, Dr. Smaili warned that facelift does not stop the aging
of the face and so the need for “minor tweaks” after 10 years will be needed in
order to maintain the youthful appearance.
Revisions may include “isolated facelift,” Botox injection, eyelid lift,
and even nose job (particularly for aging patients whose nasal tip becomes too
drooping and elongated).
Citing Dolly’s appearance,Dr. Smaili said the actress probably
had “too invasive” secondary facial rejuvenation procedures that resulted to
her lack of expression.
