Simone Biles Revealed Her Plastic Surgeries So Others Would Feel "No Shame"

"Biles shared specifics about her cosmetic procedures with in a Nov. 13 interview. As the magazine noted, the gymnast recently revealed on TikTok that she's had three plastic surgeries in total. "And two of them, you would never be able to tell," she said. Now, she's letting fans in on the details. Biles told People that she's had a breast augmentation ( colloquially, a boob job), lower blepharoplasty, and earlobe surgery - something she got "fixed" after a childhood earring injury."

"The lower blepharoplasty, a type of eyelid surgery, was Biles' way of addressing what she calls her family's hereditary "Biles eye bags." The trait would often come up during photoshoots, she explained. "And I was like, 'Oh, baby, I had 12 hours last night, these aren't going away.' Her breast augmentation, Biles shared, was about "feeling good about yourself and loving yourself, and I've always been very vocal about that.""

"Biles hopes her transparency helps people navigate the throes of comparison. "I also think it shows young girls that they have the right to their own choices, whatever they are, and that's no shame added as well," she said. "I feel like nowadays with social media, you see everyone and you're like, 'Oh my God, how does she look so good?'""

Simone Biles has undergone three cosmetic procedures: a breast augmentation, a lower blepharoplasty, and earlobe surgery to repair a childhood earring injury. The lower blepharoplasty addressed hereditary "Biles eye bags" that frequently showed up during photoshoots. The breast augmentation was pursued to feel good and to promote self-love rather than to correct dissatisfaction. The transparency about these procedures is intended to help people manage comparison driven by social media. Young girls have the right to make choices about their bodies without shame, and loving oneself should guide personal decisions.

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