The quest for perfection

At the tender age of 23, -'The Hills'- star Heidi Montag has had more plastic surgeries than she has had real jobs. Her latest venture to the surgeon's office saw her re-emerge as a new woman. Mrs Spencer Pratt had a marathon 10 procedure operation in a single day. She revealed her new look less than a week before the release of her new album, rather aptly titled "Superficial"

Superficial? Yes, indeed. Does she have more money than sense? Well, yeah probably. However, any person who commits themselves to a life of plastic surgery at the age of 23 should not be dusted off and labelled as vain. They should be given the sympathy that they deserve.

Putting the wealth, the LA sunshine and the fame aside, it could not have been easy for Heidi being the self professed 'ugly duckling' of -'The Hills.'- It's not hard to see how the glamorous LA lifestyle can easily turn from paradise to hell if you are not confident in your skin.

Living in a place populated with gorgeous, 'perfect' looking individuals can make even the most secure person second guess themselves. Now if, you add a person who has endured years of childhood bullying about her looks, and throw her into an arena where she has the world's constant glare on her life, looks and style, you are opening an entirely different can of worms.

In -'The Hills'- Heidi Montag started out as the average girl-next-door, starting a new life in LA with her beautiful best friend, Lauren Conrad (LC). As the seasons progressed and the two immersed themselves into the LA culture, both the girls' looks began to change. Yet it was Heidi who went a cut above the rest.

After her childhood friendship with Teen Vogue intern Lauren Conrad began to break down, Heidi's looks began to change more drastically. She began to look towards plastic surgery to mould her image. Perhaps, Heidi's first flirtation with the surgeon's knife was an attempt to rise from under LC's shadow and become a credible star, not a nonentity known simply for being Lauren's 'ugly' roommate.

What is clear for all to see is that somewhere down the line, she passed the insecure threshold and walked the path of obsession. You can call her fake or superficial, but she is having the last. She is her own vision of 'perfection' and in her mind she's yours too. She has certainly held your attention.