--- description: "It’s important to remember you can’t change everything. You can never be perfect" title: Iggy Azalea: 'Plastic Surgery Is An Emotional Journey' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57e64a0dd60ea1a4/6988524aa988ca6fd56b2c74/iggy-azalea.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Iggy Azalea Advises Teens on Plastic Surgery  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 5, 2015 12:02 PM CUT  Singer Iggy Azalea arrives at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas. Singer Iggy Azalea arrives at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas.Gregg DeGuire—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 5, 2015 12:02 PM CUT Iggy Azalea is opening up about getting some [_work_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5FzR6ROjoOX0 "undefined") done. The Australian rapper confirmed reports of her recent nose job and said she has no issue talking about the procedures she’s undergone [in an interview](http://jezebel.com/iggy-azalea-to-teen-girls-plastic-surgery-is-an-emotio-1722108124 "undefined") with _Seventeen_. “I’m not denying it. Denying it is lame,” she tells themagazine’s September 2015 issue. “I don’t think you should be ashamed if you made a change to yourself, which is why I’ve spoken about the changes I’ve made, like with my breasts.” Azalea, who has recently dealt [with a canceled tour](http://time.com/3902384/iggy-azalea-cancels-tour/ "undefined") and rumors of a [Britney Spears feud](http://time.com/3942969/iggy-azalea-britney-spears-feud-media/ "undefined"), added that plastic surgery isn’t a quick fix for self-acceptance: --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3985304/iggy-azalea-plastic-surgery/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3985304/iggy-azalea-plastic-surgery/"},"headline":"Iggy Azalea Advises Teens on Plastic Surgery","datePublished":"2015-08-05T12:02:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:23:02.773Z","description":"\"It’s important to remember you can’t change everything. 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