'The Hill's' Stars Plastic Surgery Confessions

In a town where many people choose to lie about whether or not they went under the knife, I applaud Heidi for her candor. It's never an easy decision to open about such a personal choice but what message do we send people when we lie? Isn't that worse? She told me, "It was really hard, I thought about it for a long time, and there was just so much negative press about it, and everyone was just thriving off it. So, I was like you know what I'm not going to be like most people in this town. I'm just going to admit I did it because almost every person has done something or another."

Some girls look up to these stars as role models though, so I did have to follow up by finding out if she felt this was sending a terrible message to teenagers. Heidi says no, "I mean if you want to that's your own prerogative, but that's each person's decisions. I'm not saying that it's right or its wrong- but you know as being a role model, but also being a person, you know you have to do what's best for you in your life at the same time."

To be honest, challenging Heidi on her decision to have surgery I kind of felt like a hypocrite. I myself will admit right here, right now that I have also gone under the knife and had rhinoplasty. It was not a decision I went into lightly. I think each and every one of us is beautiful the way were are and we need to embrace what we were given. My choice was a long time coming and for the most part I made the decision not to do it and had forgotten about it. When I moved back to Los Angeles, in 2004, my breathing problems intensified due to all the smog and dry air. I was constantly sniffing and always felt like I had a permanent sinus problem. So, I went to see an ear, nose and throat doctor who informed me I had a shattered septum most likely from an injury I had suffered during a bicycle accident where I face planted off my bike.

This made the decision to undergo the procedure easier. Once I made it though, I knew if I was going to do it then I was going to go full tilt and have a plastic surgeon fix the cosmetic issues as well. I found the top doctor in Los Angeles with the most immaculate reputation. He changed my life in many ways. Most importantly my sniffling subsided but on a personal level I gained a level of self-confidence at work. It gave me the power to go out and pursue an on-camera career, which is something I had given up on. It's hard to have a camera constantly tight on your face and especially here where you are 90 percent of the time in profile. Now, I no longer worry about this stuff.

I do not think plastic surgery is for everyone especially young girls. Your teenage years and even your twenties are a tough time where we are finding ourselves. The easy fix is to go out and change what we don't like about ourselves instead of learning to accept who we are.

Here's the message I think the magazine should have put out to its young readers and why I'm revealing my own story. Number one, the old cliché that you can't fix what's wrong on the inside is so true. If you have a poor self-image to begin with getting plastic surgery doesn't change that. Those are issues you have to deal with internally with yourself or with help from a counselor or therapist. The truth is the more you learn to love yourself for who you are, the more likely you are to not worry about changing something you don't like.

Number two, surgery is always dangerous and requires tons of healing time and you have to beware of the risks. There are too many doctors out there who are just trying to make a buck. Do your research.

Number three, never ever do it for someone else. Do it for yourself only.

Number four, remember that people who work in the entertainment industry (especially women) are held to a much higher standard. It's not trendy. It's a fact of life and we have to deal with it or get out. I don't think this will ever change.

Finally, a large percentage of the population believes that plastic surgery is always wrong for cosmetic reasons. Talk to those people too so you see both sides of the argument.