Plastic surgeon says WWE stars getting cosmetic surgery is a ‘recipe for disaster’
Women’s wrestling has seen overwhelming growth over the past decade, highlighted by Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey’s WWE WrestleMania 35 main event in 2019.
Top promotions AEW and WWE have been active in their pursuit of top women’s talent too, seeing a vast growth in the amount of women’s wrestlers in the sport. One other change that has been noted, especially by Dr. Daniel Barrett, is an uptick in the women’s talent performing in the ring with cosmetic enhancements.
“Wrestler stars are getting plastic surgery because it is part of their brand and aesthetic,” Barrett told the U.S. Sun in an exclusive interview. “We operate on many female wrestlers who have had serious complications from implant trauma in the ring.
“We deal with implant ruptures, placement, and pocket issues where the implant moves outside of the created pocket and creates a denting appearance. The risk may outweigh the benefits, but these women want to look and feel their best. Larger breast implants also come with increased risks in the ring. Seeing these implants on them is a recipe for disaster.”
He continued to describe the risks:
“Strong force is not ideal on body areas such as on a fragile rhinoplasty, facial filler, or a breast or butt implant. I have also seen a broken nose shattered on the inside and an oozing implant that ruptured and flipped inside.
“Repeated trauma and on the larger breast implants also increases the risk of serious complications. Sometimes these injuries require emergency surgery. It is not safe to have silicone in the body and the breast can become deformed.”
Barrett then addressed particular examples of wrestlers that have received such enhancement, including Charlotte Flair and Trish Stratus.
“Charlotte has undergone filler to the face including her lips, under eyes, nasolabial folds, and smile lines,” Barrett said. “I don’t see any lines on her face which indicates there has been some Botox. It appears Charlotte had breast augmentation as well and publicly addressed the complications from them.”
Barrett explained how silicone implant rupture needs to be treated right away. He explained that it’s cohesive, staying together, but can migrate outside of the implant’s shell and need a cleanout.
Speaking of WWE legend Trish Stratus, he noted that she has had fillers on the face, cheeks, lips, under eyes and botox.
“Most women in the spotlight at this age have had some variation of this to maintain proportions of the face and reduce wrinkles,” he said. “Trish looks beautiful but her nose has definitely changed in shape over the years which could be due to trauma or rhinoplasty surgery.”
The topic of cosmetic surgery in wrestling has been highlighted recently, with 22-year-old WWE NXT star Cora Jade dominating social media following a recent photo drop. Tiffany Stratton received similar attention a few months back.
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