If you look at a particular decade, or a particular era, in isolation, it may seem that each time period is unique, and to some degree that may be true. Certainly, women of today are far more likely to visit a cosmetic surgeon, or to consider other, non-surgical cosmetic procedures, than ever before. The cultural standard of feminine beauty has gone through a host of drastic changes over the centuries, although if you look hard enough, you’ll see that many older styles and trends have a habit of showing up, albeit in a modified form, years, and even decades, after they first appeared.