man in the mirror

Some days when we look in the mirror we like what we see, some days less so. Would it not be great to be able to tweak the image a bit? After all, it is our main manifestation to the outside world, right?Our beloved King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is living proof that manipulating your own looks can be a precarious game. At the height of his success, Jackson underwent pioneering plastic surgery to recreate his own face according to an ideal he had in mind. Sadly, after each operation, that ideal seemed to shift, necessitating new adjustments. People were shocked when a mug shot from his arrest was published in 2004: in it, Jackson arguably looked scarier than the zombie he had played in the 1983 hit video "Thriller".what michael jackson would have looked like without plastic surgeryFor the fans who wondered what Michael Jackson would have looked liked today without plastic surgery, forensic artist Stephen Mancusi created a series of virtual images of an aging Michael by applying basic aging trends to one of Michael's childhood pictures.Maybe the image couple would be better like this?michael jacksonIt is impossible to say which is the real Michael when you have to chose between a physical appearance sculpted by plastic surgeons and a highly speculative computer generated image extrapolated from childhood photo's. Both Michaels are virtual in their own way.Fortunately for all his fans, appearance is just an outer shell. Even if Jackson looks like Mickey Mouse ten years from now, inside, he'll always be Michael and we will always love him.From our Fake for Real series. See also: Virtual Miss, Natural Breasts.

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  • Michel Jackson is and will always be my largest idol '' Nobody will reach what he was capable, leaning Me ''! Only him even the King of the POP...

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  • micheljakson eternamente lembraresmo de vc beijinhos de sua fa angelica

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  • Tae

    pOoR mIcHeL i HeArD dHat hE dIEd.....he'Ll always be remembered

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  • i would prefer the second card i think maby Michel would have that kind of resemblance so i would take that as well

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  • it doesn't mater what Michel would of really look like .the main think he is was the same in heart .but i cannot predict what he would look like if he did not do the plastic surgery .but he would be mist by many people like me i was always a fan of Michal and he would always be remembered as a pop star may his soul rest in piece love u Michel

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  • eva

    michel jackson is the best of the world but i like the second one when you was black

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  • Me Like Second. You smooth criminal.

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  • Ok =A=, who else likes the second couple better than the first?

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  • =A=

    Yes, I think we should Koert!

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  • Eh.. which virtual Michael do you mean Mirelle? The computer rendering by forensic artist ? That one seems to be the most happiest michael of all. - Furthermore, I would like to add that I find the second couple of cards more interesting than the first set with the thriller video Michael. Question to the editors: Should we change this in the second print of the Fake for Real memory game?

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  • I think the virtual michel looks very pretty.

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