Cosmetic surgery in 2016 will see less of breasts and more of the lips and the buttocks, as industry experts say there's a growing interest among clients who are opting to go for breast reduction or small breast implants, buttocks contouring and lip enhancement procedures.
"The days of having these ridiculously large Christina Hendricks, voluptuous, out-of-shape breasts are gone," said Dr. Douglas Steinbrech of the Gotham Plastic Surgery in Manhattan, via New York Daily News. "People don't want to be top heavy. For 2016, buttocks are the new breasts."
Interest in buttocks contouring was one of 2015's biggest cosmetic surgery trend and the experts say it's not going to die down anytime soon. "Not a day goes by that I don't answer one or two requests from women interested in buttocks contouring," said Dr. Robert F. Centeno, via Real Self. Fellow plastic surgeon Dr. Sheila S. Nazarian believes this is not just going to trend, but the procedure will stay among the top demands. "But similar to breast augmentation, I think the trend will evolve to include a more natural look," she told Real Self.
Also growing in rate are cosmetic procedures that don't involve any surgery or anesthesia. "Twenty years ago, a cosmetic surgeon was just that: a surgeon. Nonsurgical procedures basically consisted of dermabrasion, and filler treatment was limited to bovine collagen (both of which were performed mostly by dermatologists.) It wasn't that surgeons did not want to perform nonsurgical treatments; there just weren't many that existed," said Dr. Joe Niamtu via Cosmetic Surgery Times.
Among women, lip augmentation procedures are expected to continue in demand, but chin and neck work will also be popular in 2016.
And the guys? Men will be seeking to get their chest or eyelids done in 2016. "Like women, men are now feeling pressure to look younger longer, both for economic and social reasons," New York dermatologist Dr. Heidi A. Waldorf told Real Self.
