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Aging is a very scary topic for many. A lot of us are afraid of the future when we will have wrinkles, gray hair, and saggy skin. The beauty standards today make it seem like the end of the world sometimes. Physical and facial beauty is even more important if it's a big part of your career. That's why celebrities often get plastic surgeries to look younger a little longer.

I decided to take a few celebrities and use A.I. and my editing skills to see how they would look like if they never had plastic surgery. The results are quite interesting and fun to see. Keep in mind that all of this is just out of curiosity and all is in good faith. Also, A.I. still has a long way to go, so some images may look a little wonky.

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I first started this project by doing research on which celebrities have had the most plastic surgeries. Then I study other people in similar age groups so that I know what they should look like. Then I use artificial intelligence to age photos of their younger selves and edit the pictures on Photoshop to make them look better and more realistic.

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Dolly Parton, 75 Years Old

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Donatella Versace, 66 Years Old

Donatella Versace, 66 Years Old

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I believe that in moderation, plastic surgery is very useful. When people dislike something about their looks, it hurts no one to change that aspect. Or perhaps when people get hurt or wounded, plastic surgery is a great tool to help them look like their old selves. There is nothing wrong with wanting to look the way you want to. However, when people overuse plastic surgery, not only does it not look very good, it can also be very harmful to the person undergoing the surgery.

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Mickey Rourke, 68 Years Old

Mickey Rourke, 68 Years Old

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Dorothy Parker
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His face was destroyed in his boxing career. He was never going to look like the image in the photo.

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These days almost everyone wants to look like filters on apps. No wrinkles, stretch marks, or any other "unattractive" things about our bodies can be shown. It's really sad to see that. We're all human beings and nobody is perfect. We should accept that the marks on our bodies, the imperfections are what make us unique and beautiful. There is no need to hide them.

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Madonna, 63 Years Old

Madonna, 63 Years Old

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Madonna looks sad nowadays, imo. And I don't mean the actual emotion.

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Gaynor Gregory
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s impossible to tell what actual emotion she is feeling, she looks the same whether happy, sad, angry, calm, it makes no difference whatsoever. This ‘natural ageing pic of Madge is silly, they only aged her from her later 20s to her mid-30s. She looks about 35, certainly not 63. 🙄😅

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Jennifer Norton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She has ruined her face. She was so pretty and per this AI pic she would have aged great too!

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Gaynor Gregory
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The A.I. pic looks about 35. A.I. only knows & does what you told it to do. There’s nothing real about the A.I. pic.

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Laura Dawson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

she doesn’t even look like herself anymore. I don’t recognise her at all. Then she puts these photos up on IG where she’s miraculously 30 again as she photo shops the hell out of her photos. At least make them look a bit realistic.

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Rannveig Ess
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While I like these a lot, they're still using a filter-type lens to make them pretty and nice. Madonna looked like a prune long ago, if you caught her without make up. She was so thin her arms were skeletal (Angelina Jolie, too) They were wrinkled and old looking long ago, they've had hard lives, they've aged quickly. At 63, she wouldn't have the dewy skin of a 30 year old. Putting "older" styles and make up on early pics doesn't age people too accurately

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Gaynor Gregory
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Madonna’s had a “hard life”? Of course she hasn’t, she’s had a really easy life. I totally agree with everything else you said though.

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April Miller
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Madonna -like so many other celebs - looks grotesque. Seriously like gargoyles. I may not be as lovely as I was at 25, but I'd rather age gracefully than look like a blowup doll.

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Nikki Sevven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So the AI thought, at 63, that Madonna would have no wrinkles at all?

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Jo Choto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again, the picture on the right shows no surface lines or wrinkles at all. Real 63 year olds have lines and wrinkles

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Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Infinitely better, and so much more delicately pretty than the Wildenstein she’s turning herself into.

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Tee Witt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You really thin she would look like the picture on the left without surgery?

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Lisa Tetlow
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So far, all of these people would have been better off growing old gracefully instead of going under the knife and turning into a nonhuman looking freak.

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Ashley Wright
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Madonna, those plastic surgeons didn’t care about you! They only cared you forked out THOUSANDS. Such a shame.

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Madonna should crawl off somewhere with her millions and chill out.

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Andy Hinds
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Madonna would have looked really good if she'd stayed away from the plastic surgeon.

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Frogladysharon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She'll carry on, she is pretty! That photo is horrible and she doesn't look like that today!!!!!!

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JD Lee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing ages worse than a beautiful woman. I wish we could all just be accepted as we age.

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Gilda Farrell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Face and neck too smooth, and no bags under the eyes or crow's feet. Hair looks professionally frosted. Not on a 63-year old.

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J.A. Rogers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The "natural" pic looks like a cross between Sharon Osbourne and Lulu.

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K Tigress
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Probably wishes to be young forever. I can't blame her. I'd want the same. ☹️

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Susan Widomski
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do they not realize what the results will be? Are these top surgeons? Or cut-rate, like I could afford?

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Hester Prynne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think we can all agree that you shouldn’t do massive ‘fixes’ bc you’re going to fail in the end. You would think that people would have learned that by now.

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Imma Letchoofinish
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's so completely screwed up her face. It looks bad now and, given time, it's going to be a real mess.

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KellyO
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

no way her skin would look that smooth. at 63?? with all the traveling and stress to her body? gotta be as bad or worse than Donatella. ai must be a madonna fan.

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Tee Witt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ow come off it, the ight photo is nothing like she would look

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The most difficult part of this project was to make the photos look natural and resemble the celebrities. Artificial intelligence still has a lot of flaws, so I had to work with Photoshop a lot. I take time to put different hair and makeup on the celebrities. See what works, what they would look like today, etc. I try to be a perfectionist when it comes to my projects and it takes a lot of time. I hope you enjoy what I've done!

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Melanie Griffith, 64 Years Old

Melanie Griffith, 64 Years Old

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Leo Domitrix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So, if she'd allowed herself to age naturally, she'd look more like her mom (Tippi Hedren) and might have held onto Antonio Banderas.... Not seeing a downside to that. (Side note: Banderas found her obsession with cosmetic enhancement troubling and it became an issue in their relationship ending.)

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Joan Rivers, Died At The Age Of 81 Years Old

Joan Rivers, Died At The Age Of 81 Years Old

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Carla Bruni, 53 Years

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Daryl Hannah, 60 Years Old

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Susan Widomski
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a lovely and ethereal woman she was. Now she is a science fiction creation. Sorry.

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Joan Van Ark, 78 Years Old

Joan Van Ark, 78 Years Old

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Caro Caro
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It seems to me that those real photo's are more horrible than the aged ones. What people do to their faces is appalling.

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Demi Moore, 58 Years Old

Demi Moore, 58 Years Old

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ElenaK
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No woman could look like the second photo at 58, without some cosmetic interventions! come on!

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Burt Reynolds, Died At The Age Of 82

Burt Reynolds, Died At The Age Of 82

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Britney Spears, 39 Years Old

Britney Spears, 39 Years Old

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