Surgeons say ‘ballet body’ is in. Here’s what that means

Some experts say a ballerina's lean frame is the current beauty ideal. (Image: Tamas Vasvari/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

Sun, 06 Oct 2024

By Frances VinallThe idealised look in the 1980s was muscular and toned (with leg warmers). That morphed into the skeletal “heroin chic” of the 90s. More recently, a curvier physique with big buttocks has dominated social media feeds. Is the return of slim the next women’s body trend?In its annual report of yearly procedures for 2023, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) dubbed the new popular look the “ballet body”.Fuelled by the rise of the blockbuster GLP-1 drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, thinnes...

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