Jamie Lee Curtis Slams Plastic Surgery, Likens Social Media To Giving Toddler A Chainsaw

Jamie Lee Curtis is getting candid about her views on plastic surgery and social media.

The "Freaky Friday" star, 62, recently spoke about modern beauty standards, admitting that she's worried about society's "obsession" with plastic surgery.

"The current trend of fillers and procedures, and this obsession with filtering, and the things that we do to adjust our appearance on Zoom are wiping out generations of beauty," she told Fast Company. "Once you mess with your face, you can’t get it back."

Sharing her own experience, Curtis told the outlet, "I tried plastic surgery and it didn't work. It got me addicted to Vicodin. I'm 22 years sober now."

Curtis went on to discuss the impact that social media can have on mental health, sharing that she sticks to the professional side and uses her platforms to sell things and spread awareness for causes she cares about. She said she doesn't use it to engage with her fans or critics, explaining that "the rest is cancer."

While the "Halloween" actress acknowledged that a lot of good has come from social media, there may also be real dangers that come with it.

"I love the exposure to amazing people doing amazing things, to activism. The best example is Greta Thunberg. I’ve been inspired watching the movement she created," Curtis said. "It’s also very dangerous."

She continued, "It's like giving a chainsaw to a toddler. We just don't know the longitudinal effect, mentally, spiritually, and physically, on a generation of young people who are in agony because of social media, because of the comparisons to others. All of us who are old enough know that it's all a lie. It's a real danger to young people."

Curtis uses her Instagram to promote her "Good Friends" podcast, share uplifting messages and promote her movies and the brands she endorses like Hertz, L’eggs and Activia.

"I have created a [personal] brand with some integrity—people know me for truth-telling," Curtis said when asked about being a sought-after commercial endorser and spokesperson. "I didn’t necessarily plan it, but my brand started to become clearer to me when I began to get hired by companies to sell their products. Audiences trust me."

Curtis previously opened up about her 10-year opioid addiction during a 2018 interview with People. The actress revealed that she was first prescribed opiates in 1989 after minor plastic surgery "for my hereditary puffy eyes."

Curtis said that she would try to get painkillers any way she could — even stealing pills from friends and family, including her older sister Kelly, who was the first person to find out about her addiction in 1998. The following year, she attended her first recovery meeting.

"I'm breaking the cycle that has basically destroyed the lives of generations in my family," Curtis told the outlet. "Getting sober remains my single greatest accomplishment… bigger than my husband, bigger than both of my children and bigger than any work, success, failure. Anything."