Did Victoria Silvstedt have a breast augmentation? Yes — she says so herself

She was direct about the effect it had on her working life: “Plastic surgery helped my career.” She described how, after the pageant, she was working in Paris as a lingerie model while the bras never fitted her properly — and she told the doctor exactly what she wanted: “I went to a doctor and said: gimme boobs!” After the operation, she said, her workload increased significantly.

She was equally clear about the limits of her own advice. In the same interview she stressed that she was “not saying: everyone, go out and get boobs” — and she revealed that her agents had once suggested a breast reduction so she could be considered for more serious acting roles. She declined: she preferred, in her own words, to use what she had to her advantage.

Nearly a decade later she repeated the story in Swedish. As Expressen reported in September 2013, she said she had faced setbacks because her breasts were considered too small: “Jag fick mycket motgångar för att jag ansågs ha för små, så jag gick till en läkare och sa: ‘Give me bigger boobs.’” She added that she had the operation in secret, and that her mother was not delighted when she discovered the change.

That is what this article relies on: her own words in two interviews. Neither report names the surgeon or the clinic, and neither gives the exact year of the operation, so none of that is guessed here. What follows describes breast augmentation in general, not her treatment.

A breast augmentation decided that way — calmly, for oneself, with a clear goal — is exactly the kind of decision surgeons ask patients to think through before booking anything.

The second point is the long game. A breast augmentation is not a one-time event that is never thought about again: implants are durable but not lifetime devices, and their typical lifespan is measured in years, after which replacement or another correction is discussed. Silvstedt has carried her decision through a career of decades — which is a reminder that the operation should be planned with both the near future and the far one in mind.

The right combination is chosen at the consultation, not from a magazine interview.

• Bring your medical history, including previous operations and the medicines you take; the surgeon decides which tests are needed.
• Stop certain medicines in time: aspirin-containing drugs and some hormonal medicines 1–2 weeks before surgery, oral contraceptives at least a month before.
• After pregnancy, wait at least 6–12 months and until breastfeeding has ended.

Compression garments are worn for 4–6 weeks; swimming and fitness usually return then, strength training after about three months. Implants typically last 10–15 years, after which replacement or another correction is discussed. The timeline below shows the usual stages.

More details are on the breast augmentation page and the page for patients from Stockholm.

To be clear: City Medical Centre has no connection with Victoria Silvstedt or her treatment. Her words are quoted here only because she chose to speak about her operation openly.