Singer Sam Smith reveals he got liposuction at 13

"They told host Penn Badgley: I had surgery on my chest when I was 13 years old because I had a growing chest. There was all sorts of reasons why, but mainly that I was just getting so teased. I couldnat go swimming in school, and getting changed in the locker room was hell. So I got liposuction when I was 13 years old."

"aIt was all a struggle with food and stuff, and the liposuction, it worked, but it was also a nightmare,a the Unholy singer confessed. aBecause they gave me a bandage which is like a bra a I was only meant to wear it for a month, but if I wore the bandage, it meant that I would get to the front of the lunch queue because everyone had to be sensitive about my chest. So I just kept this bandage on for nearly a year.a"

Sam Smith had liposuction at 13 to address a growing chest and bullying that made swimming and locker rooms traumatic. Parents supported the decision because the chest issue was severely affecting daily life. The surgery initially removed fat, but Smith's unchanged lifestyle and eating habits undermined long-term results. A post-surgery compression bandage granted daily advantages, such as front-of-queue access at lunchtime, which Smith used and which reinforced overeating. Smith described the experience as a nightmare despite surgical changes. Smith is 33 and from London, and uses they/them pronouns.

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