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Post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons or share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community or post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons

or share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community

or post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

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Breast surgery in 2025: Evolving aesthetics

Breast surgery in 2025: Evolving aesthetics

Alia Willson | Freelance Writer Tuesday, September 8, 2026

In decades past, if you were considering breast augmentation, it was an all-or-nothing deal. The 2025 data suggest otherwise and may be signaling an evolution in the way patients approach breast enhancement. Patients are still choosing augmentation, a lot of them, but the result they are asking for may be quietly changing.

The ballerina breast: Why some augmentation patients are going smaller

The ballerina breast: Why some augmentation patients are going smaller

Ariel Frankeny | Freelance Writer Thursday, July 16, 2026

For years, breast augmentation trends were often associated with larger implants and dramatic transformations. Today, however, a growing number of patients are embracing a different philosophy, one focused on proportion, balance and refinement.

Trend watch: Are more patients getting explants and returning to a more natural look?

Trend watch: Are more patients getting explants and returning to a more natural look?

Kayla Peterson | Freelance Writer Monday, August 14, 2023

Some plastic surgery procedures remain relevant over time, no matter the decade – like breast implants. Breast implants have remained a staple in cosmetic surgery through the 1990s, 2000s and onward.

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