If you look at Catherine Reitman, you will see that both ends of her upper lip are more full than the other parts of her lips. The common belief is that a cosmetic surgery that didn’t go to plan is why Catherine Reitman can’t close her lips fully.
People mostly know this actress from Workin’ Moms, a show that was on Netflix. How huge the show is has made the persons in it stars and as many get to know Reitman, they ask questions about her looks.
Did Catherine Reitman Do Lip Surgery?
More than one report has said that Catherine Reitman got cosmetic surgery on her lips and as the surgery was going on, it did not go smoothly which is what led to the lips she now has. These same reports are also saying that it is Terry Dubrow and Paul Nassif, two doctors well known for fixing mishaps from plastic surgery, who helped Reitman out after the bad thing that happened while she was having her own surgery.
The stories did not end there. It was said that Reitman developed granulomas after the lip surgery went wrong. A granuloma is a tiny cluster of white blood cells and other tissues that form as a result of infection, inflammation, irritant, or the presence of a foreign substance. This made her unable to close her lips.
The lady at the heart of this story, Catherine Reitman has never come out to say “yes, I had surgery on my lips” or “no, I did not have surgery.”
Catherine Reitman’s Lips Backlash
If you look at what Catherine Reitman has done so far in her chosen area, i.e. the movie world, you won’t look down on her at all. She writes stories, has produced projects, and also created whole projects from her imagination. Also, she can act as well and when you are watching Workin’ Moms, know that all these different aspects of her abilities are there.
Despite all this, many people, mostly faceless fellows on the internet still choose to complain about Reitman’s looks, specifically her lips. For instance, someone once tweeted, “I’m trying to watch Workin’ Moms but Catherine Reitman’s upper lip is so strange that it’s irritating me,”
Additionally, another user tweeted, “What the hell happened to Catherine Reitman’s top lip?? I’ve been trying to watch Workin’ Moms, but her lip is creeping me out.” This was followed by a user who tweeted, “It looks like she bit the middle out of it! Another user said, “I just finished watching Working Moms, and I still can’t get Kate’s lip out of my head. Like why does it look like that? Lip on the sides but no lip in the middle.”
Meanwhile, a curious user added, “What’s wrong with Kate’s lips on workin’ moms? Is it natural or botched surgery”? These represent just a handful of reactions from Internet users to Catherine Reitman’s lips in Workin Moms.
Catherine Reitman Before Botched Surgery
When Catherine Reitman was growing up, people picked on her for her physical looks, especially her lips, and she was called a ‘horse mouth’. While writing one of the scenes from the first episode of Workin’ Moms season 1, she wrote about how her boss made fun of her for her mouth.
Before the surgery that did not go to plan, she received good feedback for what she did in Working’ Moms, both from the viewers as well as critics. However, when the eagle eyes of fans noticed the change in the talented star’s mouth, her upper lip became thin just below the cupid’s, but the rest of her upper lip appeared to be the correct size. The criticism intensified.
Did Catherine Reitman Have Cleft Lip?
Catherine Reitman has a unique smile; there is a curved upper lip that dips on both ends, putting her upper white teeth front and center. Interestingly, her father, Ivan Reitman, the director of the 1984 classic “Ghostbusters”, shares the same mouth features with his daughter Catherine Reitman. He also has a slim upper lip. Yes, Catherine Reitman has a cleft lip.