The Rant: Body image problem getting worse
According to the Plastic Surgery Group, in their round-up of cosmetic trend predictions for 2017: “We have seen a 30 percent rise in women requesting a smaller nipple size in the last year.” Apparently, smaller nipples are now a fashion statement, which complements the new body look, which according to Plastic Surgery Group is “the ultra-toned, shredded athletic type…” Vogue magazine recently declared that cleavage was “over,” with the Guardian observing that “Cleavage appears now in another form, having sunk some inches towards the hips where it's been rebranded as an “ab crack.” “The most common surgical procedure done this past year [in 2012] was breast augmentation followed by liposuction, tummy tuck, eyelid surgery, and rhinoplasty.