Kylie Jenner revealed details of her breast increase surgery in networks and reopened debate on beauty standards
The businesswoman and influencer surprised to publicly deliver the exact specifications of their breast implants, causing praise for their openness but also criticism of trivializing an invasive surgery that entails medical risks.
(CNN) – Although the Aesthetic surgery It is common between celebrities, Talking openly about it remains, in many cases, a taboo.
In general, the public figures that refer to these procedures do so after facing intense speculation or under the need to justify visible changes in their appearance.
Even in those cases, they usually mention less invasive interventions – as Ariana Grande recognizing the previous use of Botox and Labial Fill – or attributing the transformations to medical motifs, such as Zac Efron and his mandibular lesion.
On other occasions, there is room for repentance, such as Bella Hadid declared to Vogue that he would like to have kept “the nose of his ancestors.”
Therefore, he surprised the carefree and cheerful tone with which Kylie JennerStar of Keeping Up With The Kardashiansshe revealed in Tiktok specific details about her bust increase.
When Jenner (in the photo, in the beneficial gala of the Costume Institute of 2025) detailed her chest increase, the specificity – and also the casual and jubilant tone – surprised the fans. Taylor Hill/Getty images via cnn Newsource
It all started when the influencer Rachel Leary asked him, in a video, to explain what he had requested in his surgery.
Jenner responded with remarkable precision, including the Size, type and location of implantsas well as the name of the surgeon in Beverly Hills that placed them: “445 cc, moderate profile, half under the muscle !!!!! Silicone !!! Garth Fisher !!!he wrote in a comment that was later eliminated.
Her frankness was celebrated by many users in networks, who described her as a “girl for girls” and “the princess of the town.”
Even fashion magazines like Harper’s Bazaar They considered that Jenner was leading a “New era of transparency in cosmetic surgery”highlighting the value of sharing the names of reliable surgeons in a saturated environment of misinformation.
His mother, Kris JennerIt was also news recently when his team confirmed that his commented facial transformation was made by Dr. Steven Levine.
Jenner’s mother, Kris, in the photo with her daughter Kim Kardashian, also recently revealed her facial transformation, which apparently was the work of Dr. Steven Levine. Piroschka Van de Wouw/Reuters via CNN Newsource
Similarly, other celebrities such as Kelly Ripa, Amy Schumer and Marc Jacobs have publicly shared aesthetic procedures, further normalizing practice in social networks.
However, not everyone celebrates this trend.
Some experts consider that Jenner’s light tone could be interpreted as a superficial validation of an invasive surgery that entails serious risks, including infections or diseases such as anaplastic lymphoma of large cells associated with breast implants (BIA-ALCL), a type of immune system cancer.
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, in 2023 more than 300,000 breast increases were held in the United States, an increase with respect to the 212,500 made in 2000.
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But the explanations also grew, with an increase of 9% only in the last year.
Paradoxically, Jenner herself has expressed remorse. In an episode of The Kardashians of 2023 he said: “I had beautiful breasts. They were perfect. Perfect size, all perfect. And obviously I regret having operated.”
For the journalist and author Elise Hu, whose research on aesthetic standards in South Korea was published in the Flawless book: Lessons in Looks and Culture from The K-Beauty Capital, Jenner’s statement reflects the growing normalization of body modifications.
“Being open about these interventions makes sense today, in a context where beauty translates into social and economic capital,” Hu said in an email, pointing out that these practices are not harmless.
“The aesthetic imperatives teach us to value our body according to their appearance, and in a hyper capitalist logic, say which doctor consulting or how much silicone using makes beauty a matter of economic access.”
Hu also warns that this generates new problems: “It complicates the existence of bodies whose proportions are not considered ‘ideals’, and reinforces the notion that all imperfection is something that must be corrected by consumption.”
