Heidi Montag... Obsessed?

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According to the American Society of plastic surgery, the most common reason for women to get cosmetic surgery is because they are unhappy with their bodies. Ezine Articles states “Almost ¾ of women surveyed said they think about their size and shape every day unhappy with their bodies” (Women and Cosmetic Surgery). Most women use cosmetic surgery as a confidence boost. After receiving the treatments they feel more beautiful and more confident in themselves. Heidi Montag is a 23 year old American reality television icon. She moved to Hollywood, California to help her get further along in the fashion world. Montag starred on MTV’s hit reality show The Hills. The Hills boosted Montag’s popularity and motivated her to go above and beyond in any way she possibly could. Montag received ten procedures of cosmetic surgery in one day and is a perfect example of a woman who feels more beautiful after her cosmetic surgery. According to CNN News Heidi Montag stated, "I was made fun of when I was younger, and so I had insecurities, especially after I moved to L.A. People said I had a ‘Jay Leno chin’; they'd circle it on blogs and say nasty things” (Heidi Montag Obsessed 1). In 2009 Montag received ten different procedures in which she got done all in one day. Due to Montag’s insecurities of her body and the need to pursue cosmetic surgery she caused tension between her family and herself, brought about negative media portrayal and a false sense of beauty with her family, the world, and her show. Heidi Montag was recently interviewed by television show and radio host, Ryan Seacrest. Seacrest asked Montag many questions about all her surgeries and what she had done. The first question Seacrest asked Montag was, “How many different procedures did you have?” (Heidi’s Surgeries 1). From her response he seemed in shock. Montag mentioned she had ten different surgeries all in

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