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<\/p>\n\n\tA Kylie Jenner fan begged to know the truth: \u201cYou\u2019ve got what I\u2019m looking for,\u201d raved Rachel Leary on TikTok in June. \u201cYou\u2019ve got the most perfect natural-looking boob job ever! What was it you asked for?\u201d And, to the surprise of all, the Kylie Cosmetics founder actually replied \u2014 with her exact breast augmentation order and the name of her surgeon, Garth Fisher. Just a month before, her mom, Kris, had been equally forthcoming, crediting surgeon Steven Levine with her rejuvenated look and making him an overnight celebrity.<\/p>\n
\n\tKristin Cavallari has revealed the exact number of ccs she had injected for her own breast augmentation (\u201cEveryone thinks I went a lot bigger but I\u2019ve just pushed them up a couple times\u201d). Ricki Lake not only announced on Andy Cohen\u2019s Watch What Happens Live that she had a neck and lower facelift, she gave a \u201cshout-out\u201d to L.A. plastic surgeon Allen Foulad.<\/p>\n
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\n\tAnd not to be outdone, Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran posted on Threads, \u201cHeard the cool kids were sharing their plastic surgery<\/a> secrets,\u201d and ran down a whole laundry list of procedures: three facelifts, a brow lift, neck lift, eye lift and something called \u201cear filler\u201d (which sounds horrifying but simply plumps sagging ear lobes).<\/p>\n \n\tThe trio of pronouncements came in the wake of many others who have revealed their surgical secrets in recent years (such as Anna Faris, Chrissy Teigen and Kaley Cuoco).<\/p>\n \n\tCosmetic procedures were once only whispered about, carefully timed around the holidays to create the illusion that a restful getaway had erased wrinkles, brightened tired eyes and restored a youthful, refreshed look. So why are celebrities suddenly letting slip their nips and tucks and making stars of their aesthetic physicians?<\/p>\n \n\tVarious surgeons and pundits have publicly offered theories: that there\u2019s a generational shift now that millennials and Gen Z have grown up in the era of Botox and fillers; that social media has pushed users toward confessional frankness; or that the publicity is quid pro quo. (\u201cThere is definitely, without a doubt, an exchange [in some cases], we all know that there is an exchange,\u201d as one knowledgeable source tells THR. In other words, free work for free press.)<\/p>\n \n\tAnd then there\u2019s simply the Kardashians of it all. They certainly have the money to pay full price. But the TV and social stars have evolved under the microscope and in that time have developed a rather liberal concept of discretion.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThese celebs are making it a non-story by taking back the narrative,\u201d says Julie Obst, co-founder of LA Beauty<\/a> Connect, a plastic surgery consultancy. \u201cAt the same time, there\u2019s something to be said about the mystery when it comes to plastic surgery. Not that there should ever be any shame in having plastic surgery, but there is something funny about sharing you got your boobs at Saks and your facelift at Neiman\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe trend is less common among men. There have been extremely few male stars who have admitted to plastic surgery (Marc Jacobs and Joey Fatone, among them). And while a quick Google Image search will reveal no shortage of A-listers with formerly D-list hairlines, rare are those who will cop to getting a transplant: Joel McHale and John Cena are exceptions. In Cena\u2019s case, he said he was \u201cbullied\u201d by WWE fans about his bald spot. \u201cYou guys ripped me to shreds for a genetic problem that I can\u2019t control,\u201d he said during an interview. \u201cI got a problem. I try to fix it. That\u2019s what I\u2019m doing.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDespite their historical reticence to admit getting work done, men are benefiting from the new candor about plastic surgery and other cosmetic interventions. \u201cReality TV and social media have greatly enhanced the specialty\u2019s exposure to more people on its potential benefits,\u201d says Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Bernard Markowitz. \u201cThis in turn has expanded the patient population to include more diversity as well as given men an expanded role in aesthetic options. Ten years ago, for example, male aesthetic surgery comprised 10 percent of my practice. Today, it has more than doubled. Aesthetic operations and procedures are no longer secretive.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThis increased transparency about procedures is largely hailed as a positive development \u2014 it helps puncture impossible beauty standards. Still, some worry it could also persuade more people to get surgery, particularly at younger ages, which can sometimes lead to poor outcomes and regrets. Stars have occasionally been candid about this, as well. Courteney Cox has said, \u201cI have done things that I regret\u201d; Sharon Osbourne dubbed one procedure \u201ca horror show\u201d; and Bella Hadid has said, \u201cI wish I had kept the nose of my ancestors.\u201d Even Kylie once said about her first breast job, \u201cI wish I never got them done to begin with.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tLet\u2019s face it: Idealization is not always ideal.<\/p>\n \n\tElycia Rubin contributed to this report.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\tTHE NEW FACE OF HOLLYWOOD\t<\/p>\n \n\tRead more from THR\u2019s Cosmetic Surgery Issue.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Top Cosmetic Doctors in L.A. and N.Y.C. \n\tThe Rise of the $200,000 Penis \n\tCan You Really Trust a TikTok Doc?\u00a0 \n\tThe Facelift Gets a Facelift: Hollywood\u2019s Favorite Procedure is Back\u00a0 \n\tSeeking That Hollywood Hairline? There\u2019s Hope For You! \n\tFrom Nose Job to No Job \n\tStop the Sag: How Hollywood Is Battling \u201cOzempic Body\u201d\u00a0 \n\tThe Key to Eternal Youth? (You Don\u2019t Want to Know) \n\tFrom Surgery to the Red Carpet in Under 12 Hours\u00a0 \n\tHow Soon Before a Robot Performs Your Facelift?<\/p>\n
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