A few less Pieces of Me.

The National Enquirer is reporting that Ashlee Simpson recently underwent a hush-hush rhinoplasty procedure to have that pesky bump removed from her nose.

"Ashlee's thrilled with the results," a "friend" of hers told the tabloid. "She basically had the bump on her nose shaved down. Although she has always been cute, she's felt like the ugly duckling of the family compared to Jess." Um, you think so? She’s been whining about that since the release of her song Shadow from her first album, where she complains she’s "always second best" (a generous ranking, by the way, if you ask me).

"Every time she saw a photo or looked in a mirror, Ashlee felt there was one chief flaw glaring back at her: too prominent a nose. And she decided to do something about it."

The procedure was performed by Dr. 90210 plastic surgeon Dr. Raj Kanodia on April 21. No word on whether Ashlee’s choice of surgeon got Dr. Rey’s nose out of joint.