But there’s nothing quite like plastic surgery done right (sprinkled in with a little dedication to physical fitness, of course).

Exhibit A: Tara Reid.

(More poolside shots at Hollywoodtuna)

It wasn’t long ago (less than a week?) that we may have used Tara as the butt to a Carson Daly joke. And maybe even compared her to The Cottagecheesasaurus, Jennifer Love Hewitt. We’re not so sure we did that though. Doesn’t sound like us. And besides, it’s difficult to track back more than two days due to all the draft beer and bong resin.

Regardless, Tara appears to have bounced back to a completely effable edition of herself. And most impressive–as our friends at Hollywoodtuna point out–is that these are candid shots, not airbrushed Maxim photos. Sure, the new Tara has a little porno hot to her, but there ain’t nothing wrong with that.

So, what’s the moral of the story? Glad you asked. The moral is good plastic surgery is good for everyone.

Tara finally ponied up for some reputable MD to put her back together after several botch jobs (here, here, and really gross here), and it was totally worth it.

Sure, she’ll probably drink and bone herself back into a gross fucking mess in a matter of months, but for the time being A) we’d do her, and B) her direct-to-DVD career is back on track.

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