Modern Family star Reid Ewing’s plastic surgery nightmare

A MODERN Family star has opened up on his body dysmorphia battle saying he had numerous surgeries hoping he would look like Brad Pitt.

ONE of the stars of Modern Family has opened up on his body dysmorphia battle saying he had numerous surgeries hoping he would look like Brad Pitt.

Reid Ewing, who plays Haley’s boyfriend Dylan in the show, said he became obsessed with plastic surgery when he turned 19 and arrived in Hollywood.

“I genuinely believed if I had one procedure I would suddenly look like Brad Pitt,” he wrote in the Huffington Post.

Icon ... Brad Pitt was 28 when he landed his big break in Thelma and Louise. Picture: Supplied

Noy happy ... Reid Ewing says he had numerous botched cosmetic surgery procedures. Picture: Splash

He has blasted the cosmetic surgery industry, saying he had numerous botched procedures.

“I told the doctor why I felt my face needed cosmetic surgery and told him I was an actor. He agreed that for my career it would be necessary to get cosmetic surgery,” he said. “He quickly determined that large cheek implants would address the issues I had with my face, and a few weeks later I was on the operating table.”

Famous role ... Reid Ewing with Sarah Hyland who play Dylan and Haley in Modern Family. Picture: Supplied

Ewing said he now regrets all the surgeries he had and would go back and undo them if he could.

“I woke up screaming my head off from pain, with tears streaming down my face,” he wrote. “The doctor kept telling me to calm down, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t do anything but scream, while he and his staff tried seemingly to hold back their laughter.

Speaking out ... Reid Ewing is talking about his bad experience with plastic surgery. Picture: Splash

“I stayed in complete isolation. When I went out, people on the street would stare at me, and when I visited my parents they thought I had contracted some illness,” he said.

Then followed a chin implant and an operation to fix the chin implant.

“I rushed back to the surgeon, and acknowledging he had made a mistake, he operated on me again,” wrote Ewing.

Body issues ... Modern Family star Reid Ewing says he has a mental health problem. Picture: Supplied

The 27-year-old said it was only well into his heavy plastic surgery addiction that he was diagnosed with body dysmorphia.

“Of the four doctors who worked on me, not one had mental health screenings in place for their patients, except for asking if I had a history of depression, which I said I did, and that was that,” he wrote. “My history with eating disorders and the cases of obsessive compulsive disorder in my family never came up. None of the doctors suggested I consult a psychologist for what was clearly a psychological issue rather than a cosmetic one or warn me about the potential for addiction.”

He said most of the procedures, mostly “injectable fillers and fat transfers”, were paid for with his acting money or with help from his parents and grandmother.

“Much of this was going on during the same time period I was shooting Modern Family,” he said. “Most of the times I was on camera were when I’d had the numerous implants removed and was experimenting with less-noticeable changes to my face.

“None of them last very long or are worth the money,” he said.