Undo-Plasty: Undoing Plastic Surgery

Oct. 20, 2007 — -- Every year, more than 16 million Americans get poked, cut, nipped and tucked -- all in the name of beauty.

But now, a growing number of former plastic surgery patients are having buyer's remorse, attempting to reverse their plastic surgery.

For years, erasing unwanted tattoos has been the No. 1 cosmetic reversal in the nation. An estimated 100,000 people do it every year.

But now people are going under the knife to reverse major surgical procedures.

In 1982, Terryl Sellers had a nose job, but when the bandages came off it was not what she expected.

"I had agreed to certain changes, but I wasn't expecting others," Sellers said. "He pretty much decided what to do."

Not only was she unhappy with her appearance, but she also had new breathing problems as a result of the surgery.

"I would look in the mirror every day, and the first thing I would see was the mistake I made," she said. "It was upsetting."

After more than two decades of feeling embarrassed by her choices, Sellers finally opened up to Dr. Jennifer Levine, who will attempt to go back in time and reconstruct Sellers' old nose.

"I have to rebuild what was taken away," Levine said. "I will use cartilage from her septum, which is kind of like rearranging the furniture, and I'll use parts from the inside to create a natural appearance to the outside as well."

From removing implants to deflating lips, the trends are pointing to a more natural look.

And it's not just women having second thoughts. More and more men are having their hair plugs reversed.

"You can go a little too far," Us Weekly's Ian Drew said. "People want to pull the plug and sort of go back in time to a more natural look, which is sort of taking dominance in fashion and everywhere else. And stars, one by one, are realizing once they take it too far they want to pull it back."

Us Weekly reported that after three nose jobs, the 43-year-old singer Courtney Love wants her old face back. The star even wrote on her blog, "I just want the mouth God gave me."

"I'm going to say it: I'm fabulous," former adult entertainment star Jenna Jamison told "The Insider" about having her signature breast implants removed. "I don't need them."

Levine said while reversing almost any plastic surgery procedure is possible, it isn't easy. She warned there are no guarantees a patient will look like they did before.

"I think you always have to be a little humble when you approach these operations," Levine said. "We aim for improvement not perfection -- sometimes it's not 100 percent possible to get back exactly to where you were -- but I always think it is possible to be better."

The easiest cosmetic treatments to reverse are fillers like Botox, Restylane and collagen. If you're unhappy with the results, just wait three to six months and you'll be back to your old self.