I tend to believe I have a good “eye” for celebrities and plastic surgery, in that I can usually tell when someone looks minorly tweaked, refreshed, or recently “lifted.” But I honestly couldn’t tell with Katy Perry! I kept seeing comments about how she looks so different now and I thought people were just talking about her hair, which obviously makes her look a lot different. But no – Katy has had some subtle injectibles, which she talked about in a new interview:

What she’s had done: “I’ve done lasers and got [filler] injections under my eyes for the hollowing—which I’d recommend for everyone who wants a solution for their dark circles—but all of my assets are real. People tend to think they are fake, but it doesn’t really matter.”

She’s a proponent of plastic surgery if it gives someone a boost of confidence. “We’re getting away from that negative stigma about physical alterations. Of course, always be your authentic self—but if someone wants a nose job that makes them feel better, and they love their profile more because of it, it’s like ‘Go ahead!’ Do whatever makes you feel better about yourself. Stay in therapy, but get it, girl.”

She claims she still uses Proactiv: “They do not pay me to say that! It actually solved my acne problem. I used to have really, really bad skin in my early 20s when things were starting to pop off, so it was stress-related and my body was changing from coming out of the teenage years. I remember I was doing laser treatments, trying different ointments, going to very expensive facialists, and nothing worked. Someone recommended I try the Proactiv cleanser and I thought, ‘No way, no how will that fix anything.’ And I’ve been using it for 10 years and it’s been incredible. I don’t break out because of that.”

She doesn’t eat fast food anymore either: “I love food, and sometimes if I’m in a bad mood, all I’ll want is the classic ice cream from McDonald’s that tastes the same no matter what country you’re in. But that quick dopamine hit that makes you feel good for one second turns on you in the long run. In the past year, I’ve eaten better than I have ever eaten—less fast food, less sugar—and the sustainability of my body is so much better. My face just glows.”

Instagram = the decline of civilization. “A lot of us are living for that picture, and then the currency is the like. It’s hard because I’d rather not care about that and just live my life. We buy clothing and products or pose a certain way or go to an event to get a picture — it’s not good for us as a society. I think it’s actually the decline of civilization if we’re going extreme about it. We have to find a balance, and I’m trying to find my own personal balance with it because I’m just as much a victim as everybody else.”

[Refinery 29 via E! News]

I’m out of the injectible-gossip loop because I didn’t know you could get fillers under your eyes and that you could get rid of dark circles that way. Damn. I might have to look into that – I have dark circles under my eyes too, but I just use a good night cream and that seems to keep the problem at bay for now. I believe her about her natural assets too – her boobs have always looked completely real to me. They have a natural sag – they don’t “sit up” like so many ladies’ implants (coughSnakeEmojicough).

As for avoiding fast food and McD’s soft serve ice cream… I find that I can easily avoid McD’s ice cream (although once in a blue moon, a McFlurry really hits the spot) but who can avoid the McNuggets? That’s probably why I still get breakouts – I’m PMSing, I want some McNuggets, I breakout because of the PMS and the greasy fast food. Sigh…

Photos courtesy of WENN.