Hungary Holds 'Miss Plastic' Pageant

See Heidi Montag, there is a downside to plastic surgery

(NEWSER) - Beware, Heidi Montag, or you could end up like Sheyla Hershey: She achieved her dream of having the world’s largest breasts, but now she’s fighting for her life because of them. The Brazilian model, who now lives in Houston, got all the way up to M-cups before downgrading when she got pregnant last year. After her last breast augmentation in June—the most recent of more than 30 plastic surgeries—Hershey suffered a severe staph infection in both breasts. More»

Ten reasons, from sad to sadder

(NEWSER) - Sometimes it’s because their boyfriends like big boobs, and sometimes it’s because Jesus doesn’t not like big boobs. Ten celebrities and the reasons they gave for getting breast enhancements, rounded up by The Frisky :

• Carmen Electra: Says now it was just “really trendy” to get breast implants, so she went for it. Plus, her boyfriend paid.
• Carrie Prejean: “I don’t see anywhere in the Bible where it says you shouldn’t get breast implants,” the disgraced beauty queen once said. What better reason is there?

It's normal for bodyguards to assess your breasts, right?

(NEWSER) - If you’re a fan of Kate Gosselin's reportedly enhanced boobs, you have her bodyguard to thank. “Kate was going to have one kind of breast augmentation, but she changed her mind after talking to Steve about what would look best,” a source tells Us . Steve—that would be Steve Neild, of course, who was rumored to be having an affair with Kate—even drove her to the doctor to get the job done last year. More»

Breast implants are too annoying, she says

(NEWSER) - Sharon Osbourne discusses her children, her marriage, and her new novel with new! magazine, but most importantly, she discusses her boobs. “I wish I’d never had my breasts done the last time,” she says of her cosmetic surgery. “They’ve put these bloody great bags in that are too f-ing round—it’s like a waterbed on your chest. I hate my tits.” More»

(NEWSER) - Hoping for a firsthand glimpse at the $13 billion cosmetic-surgery industry, an undercover writer visited three surgeons to ask what could be improved—on her 27-year-old, 5-foot 9-inch, 120-lb. body. “Are teenybopper idols and those who emulate them freely choosing plastic surgery? Or is plastic surgery choosing them?” Melanie Berliet asks in Vanity Fair. The surgeons offered varying assessments, from advising “banana roll”-reduction to laughing when she mentioned lipo. More»