Mirror, Mirror: Confessions of a Plastic Surgery Addict

by Terry Prone

Terry Prone once thought plastic surgery was for the vain, the self-regarding and the rich. She thought herself the person least likely to submit to the plastic surgeon’s scalpel. But this was before a traumatic car crash in which the steering wheel caved in her cheekbones, broke her jaw and smashed her teeth. In the days and weeks that followed, she began to understand how radically her appearance had changed. She then embarked on a journey of physical – and emotional – reconstruction that gradually became an addiction. Liposuction. Tooth implants. An arm-lift. Two face-lifts and a brow-lift. Diamond eye surgery. Foot surgery. She found she could not stop. Mirror Mirror tells the dramatic story of Terry Prone’s experience of plastic surgery on both sides of the Atlantic and reveals the truth about each discomforts, costs, failures and (mostly) successes. Charged with her remarkable candour, it is an astonishing story of courage and personal reinvention – and a hilarious exploration of the wilder shores of plastic surgery.

220 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2001

Reviews

[Velia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I originally bought this because I thought the author was a true addict. I was wrong. She did have several surgeries, but I wouldn't deem her an addict; she's just a woman working on her appearance.

I enjoyed her story. She's funny and the story is well written. I loved how she included what she remembered of the surgeries themselves and their respective recovery. She even went so far as to include whether she was happy with the results. She didn't convince me to go have surgery or stay natural, but I loved reading her story nonetheless.