Chrissy Teigen Plastic Surgery Video: Every Procedure in Her Own Words
Posted Oct 19, 2026 by @navigatemds
Chrissy Teigen was supposed to lie on Watch What Happens Live and told the truth instead: "I've had my boobs done three times... a lift, put in, take them out." Add armpit liposuction, buccal fat removal, an eyebrow transplant and hairline lowering, all in her own words.
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0:00 Chrissy Teigen (Watch What Happens Live, January 2024): "I've had my boobs done three times." Andy Cohen: "Oh, really? You have had three boob jobs?" Chrissy Teigen: "I've had a lift, put in, take them out. I don't like them out."
0:08 On screen: 2017, armpit liposuction: "no regrets." She told a beauty outlet in 2017 she had "an armpit sucked out," and later tweeted "no regrets except it clearly came back."
0:11 On screen: implants at about 20, "more for a swimsuit thing." She kept her cup size. Exact size? She never said.
0:17 Chrissy Teigen (Instagram Stories, July 2020, via E! News): "And yes, they are still huge... I think I honestly would do it again and have them made smaller."
0:25 On screen: the after, 2022 Grammys, two years after her implants came out.
0:28 Chrissy Teigen (Instagram Story, September 2021, via Access Hollywood): "And since I quit drinking, I'm really seeing the results, and I like it. Yeah, I did it."
0:37 On screen: November 2021, eyebrow transplant.
0:40 On screen: May 2025, hairline lowering.
0:45 Chrissy Teigen (Entertainment Tonight, 2018): "Do what makes you feel good. Don't do it to impress others or to fit in this box for other people."
0:50 On screen: the year hers came out, US surgeons performed 36,367 cosmetic implant removals. In 2024: 41,271 (ASPS).
0:55 On screen: Implants around 2006 at age 20. Armpit lipo, told in 2017. Implants out in 2020 at age 34. Plus a lift, said on WWHL. Buccal fat removal in 2021. Eyebrow transplant in 2021. Hairline lowering in 2025 at age 39. Implant size? She never said.
Chrissy Teigen’s procedures, in her own words
| Procedure | When | What she said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast implants | About 2006, age 20 | ”It was more for a swimsuit thing.” | Glamour UK, March 2020 |
| Armpit liposuction | Told 2017 | ”No regrets except it clearly came back.” | Beauty-outlet interview and tweet, 2017 |
| Implant removal | June 2020, age 34 | ”I’m getting my boobs out!… I’m just over it.” | Instagram, May 2020 |
| Breast lift (three breast surgeries in total) | Not stated | ”I’ve had a lift, put in, take them out.” | Watch What Happens Live, January 2024 |
| Buccal fat removal | September 2021 | ”I did that Dr. Diamond buccal fat removal thing.” | Instagram Story, 2021 |
| Eyebrow transplant | November 2021 | ”Teens: do not pluck them all off like I did!!” | Instagram Stories, 2021 |
| Hairline lowering | May 2025, age 39 | ”Lost a lot in the front from babies.” | Instagram Stories, May 2025 |
She named her buccal fat surgeon herself: Dr. Jason Diamond.
What she hasn’t said
- Her implant size, brand or type. She has said only that she kept her cup size.
- When the lift happened. Only that it was one of three breast surgeries.
- Who did her hairline lowering or how. She hasn’t named a surgeon or technique.
The bigger picture: implant removals keep rising
The year Chrissy had hers out, ASPS member surgeons performed 36,367 cosmetic breast implant removals. In 2024 it was 41,271, more than double 2009.
Thinking about implant removal or a lift? Compare breast implant removal surgeons and real patient-reported prices on NavMDs. This page reports what Chrissy Teigen said publicly. It is not medical advice.
Sources
- Chrissy Teigen on Watch What Happens Live, E! News, January 2024
- Chrissy Teigen plastic surgery and breast surgeries, NewBeauty
- Chrissy Teigen reveals she’s having her breast implants removed, Entertainment Tonight, May 2020
- Chrissy Teigen admits to liposuction on her armpits, Now To Love, 2017
- Chrissy Teigen’s buccal fat removal, Access Hollywood, September 2021
- Chrissy Teigen responds to backlash over eyebrow transplant, Entertainment Tonight, November 2021
- Chrissy Teigen reveals photo from hairline lowering procedure, E! News, May 2025
- ASPS Plastic Surgery Statistics Reports, 2020 and 2024
Frequently asked questions
What plastic surgery has Chrissy Teigen had?
In her own words: breast implants at about 20, armpit liposuction, breast implant removal in 2020, a breast lift (three breast surgeries in total), buccal fat removal in 2021, an eyebrow transplant in 2021 and hairline lowering in 2025. She has also posted about Botox in her armpits for sweating.
When did Chrissy Teigen get her implants removed?
In June 2020. She announced it in May 2020: "I'm getting my boobs out! They've been great to me for many years but I'm just over it." Her friends' cake read "RIP 2006-2020."
Who did Chrissy Teigen's buccal fat removal?
She named him herself in her September 2021 Instagram Story: "I did that Dr. Diamond buccal fat removal thing." That is Dr. Jason Diamond.
Does Chrissy Teigen regret her implants?
She said they were "more for a swimsuit thing" when she was about 20 and later said she was "just over it." After the removal she said they were "still huge" and that she would do it again and have them made smaller.
How many breast surgeries has Chrissy Teigen had?
Three, by her own count on Watch What Happens Live in January 2024: "I've had a lift, put in, take them out." She has not said when the lift happened.
What size were Chrissy Teigen's implants?
She has never said. She told Glamour UK she kept her cup size.
Are more women having breast implants removed?
Yes. ASPS member surgeons performed 36,367 cosmetic breast implant removals in 2020 and 41,271 in 2024, more than double the 2009 figure.
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