Amanda Bynes Explains New Look, Reveals Cosmetic Surgery

Last month, Amanda Bynes teased an upcoming project.

This was very encouraging news to her fans. As we all know, Amanda had a rough go of it earlier this year.

Now, she’s back on track. And she has another update for her followers.

Notice anything different about her face? She underwent a minor cosmetic surgery that has given her a major confidence boost.

Amanda Bynes’ recent Instagram Stories include video in which she shows her face and explains one subtle change that she’s made.

Obviously, she’s sporting blonde locks. Her eyebrows are drawn in (which is not uncommon, particularly with certain medical conditions). And she has been incrementally working to remove the heart tattoo from her cheek.

But Amanda also revealed that she underwent cosmetic surgery on her eyelids.

“Blepharoplasty” might sound like either the name of Alexander the Great’s horse or the name of that ancient Greek twink who rode Pegasus and fought the chimera.

(Bucephalus and Bellerophon, respectively)

But blepharoplasty is a form of plastic surgery. The procedure removes the skinfolds around the corners of one’s eyes.

Amanda explained to her fans and followers that this surgery has resulted in a major boost to her self-confidence.

It is also making her feel better about herself.

Amanda expressed that this is one of the greatest things that she has ever done for herself. Good for her!

Additionally, Amanda explained why she was sharing this detail.

After all, her cosmetic surgery was a personal decision. It is only our business if she chooses to make it so.

But Amanda observed that a lot of fans commented that she looked different last month when she announced her podcast project. That’s why she decided to go public.

As we mentioned, Amanda had a very challenging year. She suffered a mental health incident, and then called for help because she realized that she needed it.

The same thing happened again, later. Amanda underwent treatment to get her back on track.

Some have mistakenly taken this as an opportunity to say that Amanda should still be in a conservatorship. This is unequivocally false.

In fact, conservatorships — where someone else becomes the guardian of an adult — are not for Amanda at all. Just as they are not for Britney.

As legal experts and human rights advocates noted during the Free Britney movement, these legal arrangements are for people who do not know where they are.

A conservatorship is for someone who gets lost in their own kitchen, who cannot live their life, who does not object to the conservatorship because they do not know what one is or cannot remember that they are under one.

Also, the fact that Amanda has repeatedly recognized when she needed help and sought it? That’s very encouraging.

Millions of Americans have mental health issues. Some have crisis experiences requiring intervention and hospitalization.

That doesn’t mean that they don’t get to live their lives. We’re rooting for Amanda. Her progress has been inspirational.