Back in December, we noticed that the photo editor for Complete Woman was smoking crack when he Photoshopped Ashlee Simpson beyond all recognition. At the time, it seemed like a inconsequential flap. Now, it seems that maybe Ashlee fell in love with her digitally remastered image and decide to see if her doctor could maybe photoshop her real body a little.

In latest issue of Us magazine, Simpson explains why she decided to go ahead with a major "makeover" -- read reconstructive surgery. Apparently, she was never unhappy with her body -- she just kinda wanted a new one. "I used to look at a beautiful girl on the cover of a magazine and think I could never be that," she claims.

Hold up, hasn't she been on a ton of covers already, like the Photoshopped one? I don't think the Complete Woman ordeal put the idea in her head or anything, but I think it pushed her over the edge. From the article:

"[Plastic surgery] is something that everybody should think about for a really long time. Once you know it's something you really feel comfortable with, then to each their own."

It's good to know that she takes her plastic surgery seriously. Doc, while you're in there, could you maybe give her some vocal talent?