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Better or Worse? 10 Black Celebs Caught Under The Knife

Posted byBy ABS Contributor | Published on: | Updated on September 2, 2016 CommentsComments (4)

Black celebrities in Hollywood are among the most image-conscious on the planet. Many of them have used plastic surgery in an effort to enhance their appearance — some make minor adjustments, others undergo extreme changes and the results are not always pretty. 

There are a number of explanations that these celebrities give for going under the knife, but the one common denominator appears to be low self-esteem. Here’s a list of black celebrities who have used surgery to alter  their looks.

 

There’s lil’ doubt that rapper Lil Kim has had a nose job, lip injections, breast implants and every other type of surgical “enhancement” that can be legally performed in America.

There is speculation that singer Rihanna had done work on her nose, but the breast implants have been  confirmed.

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