plastic surgery, liposuction

American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken looked different when he appeared on “Celebrity Apprentice.”  And with constant rumors of plastic surgery which started in January, the star broke his silence and admitted going under the knife to improve his appearance.

In an interview with host Andy Cohen, the 33-year-old singer said he had an operative surgery on his jaw and liposuction to remove the excess fats underneath his chin, giving him a more chiseled appearance these days.

While Aiken’s chin liposuction was a cosmetic procedure, his surgery on the jaw—as he claimed—was performed to address his temporomandibular joint disorder which can lead to chronic pain or in extreme cases impairment of jaw function.

From boyish appearance to a manlier look, Aiken seems to be more confident with the result of plastic surgery; in fact too confident to diss Rhianna and told the television audience that she may not “survive” the first round of American Idol with her pitchy voice.

Aiken is not the first star who admitted going under the knife; just recently, Susan Sarandon said she had facial liposuction to contour her chin and jaw line, thereby giving her a more youthful appearance.  But unlike other celebrities who have gone “overboard,” the 65-year-old actress believe that a more “conservative approach in cosmetic procedures” is the right thing to do.

“If you can’t move your face or if you’re unrecognizable, I don’t see how that’s a productive enhancement,” Sarandon was once quoted saying.