- Ashley Tisdale just revealed why she had her breast implants removed.
- She said she started struggling with "minor health issues" after she first got the implants.
- She eventually got the implants removed last winter.
Yesterday, Ashley Tisdale opened up about her decision to have her breast implants removed due to persistent health issues.
"Years ago I underwent breast enhancement surgery," Ashley wrote in the caption. "Prior to the surgery, I constantly felt my body was less than, and thought this change would make me feel more whole and more secure about myself. And for a short period of time…it did. But little by little I began struggling with minor health issues that just were not adding up—food sensitivities as well as gut issues (full story on @frenshe) that I thought could be caused by my implants. So, last winter I decided to undergo implant removal."
"This journey has been one of growth, self discovery, self acceptance and most importantly self-love," she wrote, noting that the photo was taken two months after the removal, and she hopes it shows "how happy I am to finally be fully me."
There's a name for what Ashley may have been experiencing: Breast Implant Illness.
The symptoms of Breast Implant Illness (BII) vary, but the most common ones are numbness and tingling in the extremities, joint and/or muscle pain, hair loss, memory loss/cognitive problems, dry eyes and/or blurred vision, chronic fatigue, breast pain, rashes and/or hives, food sensitivity/intolerance, flu-like symptoms and/or low-grade fever, and difficulty breathing.
"Women have been complaining of issues with their implants since the '90s—but social media has allowed them to connect to amplify their voices and concerns," Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the National Center for Health Research, Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund, told WH.
In the United States, there are roughly 400,000 breast augmentation surgeries done every year, 75 percent of which are for cosmetic purposes. Even though the surgery's popularity declined 14.9 percent between 2018 and 2019, it's still the country's most popular plastic surgery.
Ashley is the latest celeb to talk about explant surgery, months after Chrissy Teigen admitted she was "over" her implants. "I’d like to be able to zip a dress in my size, lay on my belly with pure comfort!" Chrissy said.
