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Plastic surgery trends take a surprising turn, as doctors see more patients 'sizing down'
These days, bigger isn’t always better when it comes to cosmetic surgery.
The so-called “Kardashian” look, which once popularized Brazilian butt lifts, breast augmentations and lip filler, is no longer the hot trend, some experts say.
Plastic surgeons agree that they’re seeing more patients sizing down their appearance, opting for breast reductions and dissolving facial fillers.
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Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Stafford Broumand, of 740 Park Plastic Surgery in New York, confirmed that his patients are looking for “more natural results versus overdone.”
Patients are looking for a more “conservative aesthetic,” one plastic surgeon told Fox News Digital. (iStock)
“Patients are looking for more natural and petite curves, smaller breast implants, and fat grafting to round out the buttock, not necessary to enlarge the buttock,” he shared with Fox News Digital. “Patients want symmetry in their body and face, and soft, full lips – a youthful appearance.”
The surgeon added that younger patients have been inquiring about facelifts more often, and more patients are looking for natural contours and removal of excess skin.
“The ‘overdone’ or fake appearance has fallen out of favor.”
Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, Beverly Hills plastic surgeon and co-founder of Persana — an online concierge that connects people with aesthetic physicians — said the biggest trend he’s seeing is people dissolving fillers.
“We are seeing this with fillers that were injected in the wrong place or with too much product,” he told Fox News Digital.
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“Unlike Botox, which breaks down in three to four months, we have learned from recent literature and studies that fillers last much longer, potentially years, when patients had previously been coming in for more filler every six to 12 months.”
Azizzadeh added that patients are looking for a more “conservative aesthetic.”
Doctors have noted a “significant increase” in breast reductions and breast lifts with or without small implants. (iStock)
“While patients are still utilizing fillers — and when done correctly, they can be fantastic — we are seeing patients requesting more fat grafting and surgical lip lifts to achieve their natural aesthetic goals,” he noted.
Dr. Lyle Leipziger, chief of plastic surgery at North Shore University Hospital and LIJ Medical Center in New York, shared that in his practice, patients are seeking a more “athletic, physically fit appearance.”
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Leipziger also confirmed that there has been a “significant increase” in breast reductions and breast lifts with or without small implants.
“Patients are now seeking facelifts, breast lifts and body contouring procedures in much greater numbers,” he said.
Impact of weight-loss drugs
The growing popularity of weight-loss medicatiobfns like Ozempic for treating diabetes and obesity has “tremendously” impacted plastic surgery trends, according to Azizzadeh.
When people experience significant weight loss, it changes the volume in the face, creating more laxity, the surgeon said.
“Second, it impacts fat cells directly. As a result, we are seeing more facelifts, neck lifts, fat grafting, and we are also seeing this in younger patients than previously.”
Broumand agreed that the trend of semaglutides (the active ingredient in many weight-loss medications) has impacted the plastic surgery process.
“Patients who want to follow a specific body trend may have regrets later, once that becomes outdated.”
“Before Ozempic, we would be removing fat and contouring a patient’s shape,” he told Fox News Digital. “With the weight-loss drugs, we still have to contour, but we might need to add volume and remove extra skin.”
Leipziger agreed that Ozempic and other semaglutides have “significantly fueled plastic surgery procedures as well as injectables.”
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“People who undergo rapid weight loss are often happy when they get on the scale and buy smaller clothes,” he said. “However … they may discover their face and body appear to be aging and sagging prematurely.”
This has led to an increase in facelift requests and body contouring procedures, according to the doctor.
“People who undergo rapid weight loss are often happy when they get on the scale and buy smaller clothes,” one doctor said. “However … they may discover their face and body appear to be aging and sagging prematurely.” (iStock)
“It is very important to discuss with any patient who comes in after their weight loss whether they’ll be able to maintain their new weight before performing face or body contouring procedures,” he advised, noting that this is especially important for those who have lost weight quickly.
‘Subtle enhancements’
Social media has called attention to potential complications of plastic surgery, such as the phenomenon of “pillow face,” which can occur when the face is appears puffy after too much filler.
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“I think a lot of patients have learned that going to reputable, board-certified plastic surgeons and qualified injectors makes a huge difference in outcomes,” Broumand commented.
The plastic surgeon added that he’s “always been a believer” in doing what’s right for his patients instead of following the trends.
“It is very important to discuss with any patient who comes in after their weight loss whether they’ll be able to maintain their new weight before performing face or body contouring procedures,” one doctor noted. (iStock)
“Trends should be for clothing,” he said. “Patients who want to follow a specific body trend may have regrets later, once that becomes outdated and they don’t have the ability to reverse the surgery.”
Azizzadeh also encouraged future plastic surgery recipients to prioritize picking the right doctor, as the same procedure can have “widely varying results” depending on the physician’s ability, experience, skills and “artistic view.”
“Overall, the trend with all procedures is natural-looking results,” the surgeon said. “The ‘overdone’ or fake appearance has fallen out of favor, with celebrities and influencers championing the no-makeup, clean-face look.”
“While people are getting more plastic surgery now than ever, the focus has shifted toward subtle enhancements that look effortless and natural.”
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Eating too much salt has long been linked to high blood pressure, but new research suggests it could trick the immune system into prematurely aging the blood vessels.
A preclinical study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has identified a biological chain reaction that links a salty diet to cardiovascular decay.
Scientists at the University of South Alabama observed that mice on a high-salt diet experienced rapid deterioration in their blood vessel function.
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After just four weeks of high sodium intake, the small arteries responsible for regulating blood flow lost their ability to relax, according to a press release.
The team found that the cells lining these vessels had entered a state of cellular senescence, a form of premature cellular aging in which cells stop dividing and release a mix of inflammatory signals that can damage surrounding tissue.
Excess salt has long been linked to high blood pressure, but a new study goes deeper into its effects on the cardiovascular system. (iStock)
The researchers tried to replicate this damage by exposing blood vessel cells directly to salt in a laboratory dish, but the cells showed no harmful effects.
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This suggests that salt isn’t directly causing damage to the vascular lining but that the real culprit may be the body’s own defense mechanism, the researchers noted.
Excess salt may trigger the immune system to release a molecule called interleukin-16 (IL-16), which acts as a messenger that instructs blood vessel cells to grow old before their time, according to the study.
Excess salt may trigger the immune system to release a molecule called interleukin-16, which acts as a messenger that instructs blood vessel cells to grow old before their time, according to the study. (iStock)
Once these cells age, they fail to produce nitric oxide, the essential gas that tells arteries to dilate and stay flexible.
To test whether this process could be reversed, the team turned to a class of experimental drugs known as senolytics.
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Using a cancer medication called navitoclax, which selectively clears out aged and dysfunctional cells, the researchers were able to restore nearly normal blood vessel function in the salt-fed mice, the release stated.
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By removing the decaying cells created by the high-salt diet, the drug allowed the remaining healthy tissue to maintain its elasticity and respond correctly to blood flow demands.
Excess salt may trigger the immune system into stopping the cells from dividing, the study suggests. (iStock)
The study did have some limitations. The transition from mouse models to human treatment remains a significant hurdle, the team cautioned.
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Senolytic drugs like navitoclax are still being studied for safety, and the team emphasized that previous trials have shown mixed results regarding their impact on artery plaque.
Additionally, the researchers have not yet confirmed whether the same IL-16 pathway is the primary driver of vascular aging in humans.
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Eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables was found to have a surprising link to lung cancer among younger non-smokers, early research suggests.
The observational study, led by Jorge Nieva, M.D., of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at Keck Medicine, was presented this month at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in San Diego. It has not yet been peer-reviewed.
Researchers looked at dietary, smoking and demographic data for 187 patients who were diagnosed with lung cancer at age 50 or younger.
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They found that among non-smokers, there was a link between healthier-than-average diets – rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains – and the chance of lung cancer development.
Young lung cancer patients ate more servings of dark green vegetables, legumes and whole grains compared to the average U.S. adult, the researchers found.
Eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables was found to have a surprising link to lung cancer among younger non-smokers, early research suggests. (iStock)
The researchers hypothesized that pesticides applied to conventionally grown produce could be a possible factor in the disease association.
“Commercially produced (non-organic) fruits, vegetables and whole grains are more likely to be associated with a higher residue of pesticides than dairy, meat and many processed foods,” according to Nieva. He also noted that agricultural workers exposed to pesticides tend to have higher rates of lung cancer.
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“There is a large subset of lung cancer patients whose disease is not caused by smoking,” Nieva told Fox News Digital.
The disease is becoming more common in non-smokers 50 and younger, especially women – despite the fact that smoking rates have been falling for decades, the researcher noted.
The researchers hypothesized that pesticides applied to conventionally grown produce could be a possible factor in the disease association. (iStock)
“These patients tend to have eaten much healthier diets before their diagnosis than the average American,” he went on. “We need to support research into understanding why Americans – and women in particular – who no longer smoke very much are still having lung cancer,” he said.
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The study did have some limitations, Nieva acknowledged, primarily that it relied on survey data and was limited by the participants’ memories of their food intake.
“Also, the survey participants were self-selected, and this could have biased the findings,” he told Fox News Digital.
“There is a large subset of lung cancer patients whose disease is not caused by smoking.”
The researchers did not test specific foods for pesticides, relying instead on average pesticide levels for certain types of food. Looking ahead, they plan to test patients’ blood and urine samples to directly measure pesticide levels, Nieva said.
Although the study shows only an association and does not prove that pesticides caused lung cancer, Nieva recommends that people wash their produce before eating and choose organic foods whenever possible.
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“This work represents a critical step toward identifying modifiable environmental factors that may contribute to lung cancer in young adults,” said Nieva. “Our hope is that these insights can guide both public health recommendations and future investigation into lung cancer prevention.”
“It is possible that the increased lung cancer risk could be due to pesticide exposure in whole farmed foods, but is by no means certain,” a doctor said. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News senior medical analyst, said the study is “interesting,” but that it “raises far more questions than it answers.”
“It is a small study (around 150) and observational, so no proof,” the doctor, who was not involved in the research, told Fox News Digital.
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“It is possible that the increased lung cancer risk could be due to pesticide exposure in whole farmed foods, but it is by no means certain,” Siegel went on. “How much exposure is needed? How much of it gets into food and in which areas? This requires much further study.”
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Kayla Nichols, communications director for Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network, a distributed global network, said the organization agrees with the study’s conclusion that more research should be done on the rise in lung cancer, particularly in individuals eating diets higher in produce and fiber.
“There is a large subset of lung cancer patients whose disease is not caused by smoking,” the researcher told Fox News Digital. (iStock)
“There is a bounty of existing research that already links pesticide exposure to increased risk of multiple types of cancers,” Nichols, who was also not involved in the study, told Fox News Digital. She called for more research on chronic, low-level exposures to pesticides, as well as more effective policies to protect the public from pesticide residues on food.
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The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute, as well as industry partners including AstraZeneca and Genentech, among others.
Fox News Digital reached out to several pesticide companies and trade groups for comment.
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