The Appeal of the Smaller Breast

For decades, breast augmentations have been one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries in the United States. But in recent years, a new trend has emerged: the breast reduction.

Lisa Miller, who covers personal and cultural approaches to health for The Times, discusses why the procedure has become so common.

Guest: Lisa Miller, a domestic correspondent for the Well section of The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Are women asserting their independence or capitulating to yet another impossible standard of beauty?

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