Raven-Symone has spoken up about having surgery as a youngster, admitting that her father encouraged her.
The 37-year-old rose to prominence as a young child on The Cosby Show before getting the lead role in That’s So Raven, a Disney Channel sitcom.
During the most recent episode of the Best Podcast Ever, her initiative with wife Miranda Maday, she spoke for the first time about undergoing many cosmetic treatments, revealing that one of them caused her to have a seizure.
‘I had two breast reductions and lipo before I turned 18. I’ve never said it, I’ve never shared it…,’ she said, explaining that her father ‘suggested’ it.
‘There was paperwork involved. My dad suggested, strongly, that I should get my breasts reduced.
‘He was like, “So you don’t feel bad, is there anything that you want?” I was like, “Yeah, if I get lipo, will people stop calling me fat?” So I got a twofer.’
Before undergoing a second breast reduction, the Black-ish actress characterised her initial recuperation as “a catastrophe.”
‘That first one I had, I actually had a seizure when I woke up from the surgery,’ she continued. ‘I remember waking up and seeing everything, and then I just started to have this dry mouth and couldn’t breathe and went back under.
‘I disassociated. The recovery was a little painful, I have scars, I still have scar tissue to this day.
‘I gained weight after and had to go back for a little more out because they were still too big for others’ feelings…’
Despite the concerns, she emphasised that she does not regret having the surgery – but the popular reaction remained unchanged.
‘Even though I got the breast reduction, nobody knew at that age,’ she added. ‘I still got reemed through social media because I wasn’t as skinny as everybody else, and they still called me fat.
‘You get that done and it’s still not what everybody wanted to see.
‘What it did do is remind me how important it is that, if you want something changed in your body, live with it for a little bit longer to see if it changes. And get therapy before that happens.’
Source My Celebrity Life.
