Here's How Plastic Surgery Damaged Lil Kim's Career

Though Lil Kim often brushed off surgery claims, experts disagree. "It's clear that there has been some skin bleaching. She's probably used chemicals, which contain very high doses of acids, on her face, combined with high-acid creams to lighten her skin," plastic surgeon Dr. Jennifer Levine, who hasn't treated Lil Kim, told Us Weekly. 

One tragic reason Lil Kim may have gotten so much work done? To keep up with the impossible beauty standards of the men in her life. In a 2000 interview with Newsweek, the Queen Bee of rap, who speaks in a much softer voice off-stage, said, "Men have always told me I'm not pretty enough. Even the men I was dating. And I'd be like, 'Well, why are you with me, then?'" She continued, "It's always been men putting me down, just like my dad."

This admission is heartbreaking, as not only was the star talented, but she was also naturally gorgeous. It's clear that between the pressure to look a certain way and a tough personal life (she was expelled from her home at a young age), Lil Kim was suffering inside. Page Six reported her surgeries may have caused "nerve damage," and it clearly negatively impacted the public's perception of her; sadly the opposite of her intention.

Lil Kim told Newsweek about her father, "It was like I could do nothing right. Everything about me was wrong — my hair, my clothes, just me."

No matter how much Lil Kim's appearance changes, her personality and talent remain the same. The rapper is still in the game, too — she released a brand new album in 2019, 9.

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