Rachel Uchitel is incredibly interesting, and she underscores the reasons shy this site exists in the first place. We have always wondered: Why do people who are good looking and seemingly have no physical issues, opt for cosmetic surgery? Then we found Rachel Uchitel.

Lets face it, Rachel Uchitel, the pre-Tiger Rachel, looked great. But now, things are different. She has had the Gisele treatment. She looks, well, hot, in a discomfitting, unable-to-achieve way. She has incredibly pert breasts. so "no bra" breasts, a wisp-like waist and hair TDF - those are thousand dollar highlights. But she didnt look like that immmediately after 9/11. Because, 9/11 -- she was grieving for her lost fiance, who died in the twin towers.

The man meant to be her former father-in-law now says that he can't believe that this is the same woman his now deceased son was once engaged to -- he can't recognise her. We, on the other hand, only see a scant resemblance to the now completely made over Uchital and the one immediately post 9/11, as pictured here.

We hope she didn't use her 9/11 settlement in the plastic surgeon's office, but rather, for therapy. And anyway, we already know which Rachel we prefer. We like real. Keep it real, Rachel! (If you are reading this, talk to us at itsmerachel@talksurgery.com).

One of the things that has always worried us about plastic surgery is the fact that it can replace therapy. Divorce? new boobs. New boyfriend? Lipo. Escape your heritage? (Persian, Roman, Jewish, Armenian, Arab, etc?) Rhinoplasty. (ditto cocaine addiction). Total Trauma? Complete body and face overhaul -- a la Rachel Uchitel and countless others. .

Which makes us ask, and we are curious on your thoughts. Would Rachel have been better with a psychiatric doc, or a plastic doc? You tell us at comments@talksurgery.com.

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