Nicole Richie has always been a tad too slim for many people’s tastes. In fact, rumor has followed her around for the past few years – rumor that she has had eating disorders. As the year 2006 draws to an end, however, Nicole Richie seems to have found something to help her look – and maybe become – healthier.

So what is behind Nicole Richie’s new “healthy” look? She paid the professionals a visit – plastic surgeons, that is. This, in fact, is nothing new. Different people have a variety of reasons for seeking the services of plastic surgeons. We all know that. Many times, though, what we hear of are celebrities who do so to have some extra cellulite taken off. In Nicole’s case, it is quite the opposite – she had breast augmentation done. Come to think of it, it is not so unusual either. I mean, who has not had this procedure done?

Her new look is not all based on plastic surgery, though. It has long been known that this controversial figure has been undergoing medical treatment to add a few pounds here and there – thus the speculation that she had an eating disorder. As such, her weight gain could be attributed to her natural efforts to become rounder. Yet plastic surgeon Dr. Anthony Youn of Detroit states that her breasts could not have been a result of something natural. He says that her breast size have increased from AA to B – based on pictures – and that this sudden increase in such a short period of time cannot possibly because of her natural weight gain.