I'm opposed to plastic surgery unless it's for restorative purposes, but it sure washed away the years of sex, drugs and rock and roll!
You know what really aged her? Nursing Chris Stein through years of pemphigus* while working full time with Jazz Passengers. Those years were hell on her. She changed dressings, administered IVs, was constantly in and out of hospital, and had to deal with a husband loaded with steroids, painkillers, and antibiotics.
*In pemphigus,
autoantibodies form against
desmoglein. Desmoglein forms the "glue" that attaches adjacent
epidermal cells via attachment points called
desmosomes. When autoantibodies attack desmogleins, the cells become separated from each other and the epidermis becomes "unglued", a phenomenon called
acantholysis. This causes
blisters that slough off and turn into sores. In some cases, these blisters can cover a significant area of the skin.
The disease is usually fatal because the number of open sores is so great that the body becomes overwhelmed by infections.