{"id":25190,"date":"2023-07-21T08:02:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T15:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=25190"},"modified":"2024-02-16T09:30:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:30:09","slug":"barbie-plastic-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/barbie-plastic-surgery","title":{"rendered":"Barbie\u2019s Made a Comeback\u2014But Barbie Plastic Surgery Shouldn\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’re not imagining things—the color pink is everywhere this season, and we have the hotly anticipated premiere of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie <\/em>movie to thank for that. Since the doll’s debut in the late ’50s, she’s been a staple of many childhoods as well as the first beauty ideal—which, ultimately, is pretty harmful. If Barbie were an actual person, she would stand at 5’9” and weigh 110 pounds, putting her at a BMI of 16.24 (which classifies as anorexia of moderate severity, according to one study<\/a>), with measurements of 39-18-33. <\/p>

Thankfully, Mattel gave Barbie a makeover in 2016, offering the doll in new curvy, tall, and petite iterations. Though this was likely in large part due to declining sales (from 2012 to 2014 alone, they fell 20%<\/a>), it also happened to coincide perfectly with the body positivity movement. But now, with the body-baring styles of the ’90s and the incessant chatter about Ozempic<\/a>, Barbie plastic surgery—which has always existed but was more fringe—could surge in popularity too. <\/p>

Though you’ll see the Barbie look all over North America, Barbie plastic surgery has been especially popular abroad. 90 Day Fiancé<\/em> stars Darcey and Stacey Silva shared that they headed back to Turkey for “Barbie touch-up surgery,” which included a breast lift<\/a> and implants<\/a>. Australian nurse and Botched <\/em>star Tara Jayne McConachy<\/a>, who is banned from undergoing plastic surgery procedures in her home country, has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the pursuit of her self-proclaimed “plastic doll vibe.” Her journey has included five breast augmentations, six nose jobs<\/a>, butt implants<\/a>, and frequent filler injections<\/a>. She is also considering rib removal<\/a> and a variety of eye procedures, including one to make her eye color a more vivid shade of green. And the most notorious “human doll,” Jessica Alves, has spent more than $1,000,000<\/a> to transform their look into Barbie’s boyfriend, Ken; since undergoing gender confirmation surgery, she is now known as “human Barbie.” She’s had more than 100 procedures to get her desired look. <\/p>

Some less invasive treatments performed to get the Barbie look include fillers, for fuller lips and high cheekbones; fillers or fat along the jawline, for more definition; veneers, for flawless teeth; and laser skin resurfacing. “Barbie has perfect skin,” points out Dr. Melissa Doft<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City. But standard risks of plastic surgery aside, the dream of looking like Barbie can get pretty dangerous, depending on how extreme the desired outcome is. Here, we outline some of the riskier Barbie makeover procedures, the consequences, and why a thorough consultation—including one of a patient’s mental health—is critical.<\/p>

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