The Shocking Cost If Strawberry Shortcake's Makeover Was Real

Strawberry Shortcake is getting a full-out makeover: Plastic
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In the grand tradition of aging actresses and socialites everywhere, American Greetings' (AM) lovable ‘80s kitsch icon Strawberry Shortcake is getting a total image makeover (not like Kathie Lee's career makeover). But it’s not just her pinafore-and-dress ensemble that is changing. It looks like Shortcake may have had some "work" done. Let's hope that she did not follow in Britney's surgical footsteps.

Button-big brown eyes, a face full of freckles, and her mop of red curls, are so two decades ago. The Shortcake of 2008 favors long, hot pink locks, bright green eyes, and a more fabulous outfit than her bloomers of yore.

And, her makeover goes beyond the work of a stylist, hair iron and tinted contacts, says Scott W. Mosser, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon in San Francisco, Calif. In fact, Mosser says, Shortcake looks to have had a complete facial reconstruction. (Note: If you are considering plastic surgery, please make sure your surgeon is credentialed.)

“This is not a rejuvenation. The nose is completely different, her eyes are different shapes,” he says of the old and new dolls. “Most people want a subtle update, not a fundamental change to what they look like.”