Chrissy Teigen Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Changes: A Complete History

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25-05-2025

Plastic surgery and cosmetic changes have grown very popular within recent years, especially with celebrities. Starlets like Dolly Parton, the Kardashians, and Katy Perry have been open about their procedures and are darn proud of them. While some frown about cosmetic surgeries, many celebrate it — as they should. If you can afford it and it'll make you feel confident, then who cares? And that's exactly what Chrissy Teigen believes.
Teigen tells it like it is and says you should value and prioritize your comfort, and truthfully, that's one reason we love her.
In her decade-plus in the spotlight, Teigen has never shied away from hard-to-discuss topics — like plastic surgery or other facial procedures she's had done to feel more confident in her appearance. In 2017, she even famously quipped that 'everything about me is fake except my cheeks,' pointing at her forehead, nose, and lips, per Byrdie. (Which she then later got removed with a Buccal fat removal procedure!)
While Teigen later classified the comment as a joke, there are a number of procedures she has come forward about, from fat removals to eyebrow transplants (yes, that's a thing!). Read on to see every plastic surgery procedure and cosmetic change Chrissy Teigen has opened up about.
This article was originally published in 2021.
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On one of her infamous Instagram live chats, per Self, when Chrissy Teigen was asked about spray tanning and she responded in true Teigen-sass. She said, 'I'm a spray tan addict, but admittedly, I haven't been doing it for a long time because I just don't f*ing care anymore with the baby!' She used to get sprat tans every three days, but ever since becoming a mom — she's just not that into it anymore.
Chrissy Teigen has always been candid about her procedures, and in a 2017 interview with Allure, she spilled all the details about an armpit fat removal surgery. 'Maybe nine years ago, [I had] my armpit sucked out, which was one of the best things I've done. It's a big secret, but I don't care. It added two inches to my arms. It made me feel better in strapless dresses, and I felt more confident.'
In an interview with Glamour UK, Chrissy Teigen divulged she got breast implants at only 20 years old for her modeling career. 'It was more for a swimsuit thing. I thought if I'm going to be posing, laid on my back, I want them to be perky!… But then you have babies and they fill up with milk and deflate and now I am screwed.'
Back in 2020, Chrissy Teigen decided to get a breast implant removal surgery saying, 'I'm getting surgery soon. A lot of people are understandably curious (and nosey!) so I'll just say it here: I'm getting my boobs out! They've been great to me for many years but I'm just over it. I'd like to be able to zip a dress in my size, lay on my belly with pure comfort! No biggie! So don't worry about me!'
The surgery went very well, and she posted an adorable photo to Instagram of her daughter Luna, who wrote a note saying 'bye-bye' to her breasts.
In 2021, Chrissy Teigen took to Instagram again to talk to her fans about a cheek fat removal procedure that removes buccal fat pads in cheeks. Done by Dr. Jason Diamond, Teigen talked about how she really saw results and loved it. You can find the video here.
Chrissy Teigen also got an eyebrow transplant in 2021, revisiting Dr. Jason Diamond. Dr. Diamond posted the photo of Teigen before surgery on Instagram, where she said, 'I never wear makeup if I can avoid it so I was so excited about this eyebrow transplant surgery where they take hairs from the back of your head!!!' So no more eyebrow makeup for some time!
In 2025, Teigen revealed on her Instagram Stories on that she underwent a 'hairline lowering procedure' to combat the postpartum hair thinning at the front of her scalp. She wrote, via People: 'Hi friends! [A] lot of you have been wondering about my hospital pic which is very understandable as I gave no explanation lol. I had a hairline lowering procedure. Lost a lot in the front from babies and it's just very thin up there. When you see it on a carpet, it's ALWAYS extensions.'