It's like an hourlong plastic-surgery commercial. Grossman says it's not uncommon for prospective patients to bring in pictures of Anderson in her Speedo grandeur and ask to be lifted, sculpted and lipo-sucked to perfection. Americans went through some 2.8 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures last year, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Breast augmentation alone is up 25 percent over last year, and a whopping 400 percent since 1992, when Americans still worried about the dangers of leaky silicone pouches. Even though Anderson removed her implants this spring, she remains the benchmark of all boob jobs, at least to some doctors.
Women come in and they say one of two things.
And then you know they want a sloping, more natural chest. Of course, the other Baywatch stars have inspired many a scalpel. Surgeons says many women pay for eyebrow lifts to mimic the deep-set eyes of Yasmine Bleeth and cheek implants so they can look like Nicole Eggert. Knowing this, Dr. Daniel Man of Boca Raton, Fla., says it is vital to guard against unrealistic expectations. Of course, these stars are very nice looking to start with.