That busty lady above, pictured with a guy who’s just here to party, is porn star Elizabeth Starr, and over her career she has had a number of breast augmentation surgeries that have increased her bust size to an incredible O, as in “OH MY GOD, THOSE BREASTS.” However, as the years have passed and the procedures have come and gone, Starr now finds herself in an incredible predicament – either she has a double mastectomy and gives up her trademark boobs, or she faces dire health consequences, possibly even death.
Starr’s first operation took place in 1999, when she underwent a controversial procedure that has since been banned in some countries, in which “string implants” were inserted into her breasts. Basically, these implants allow her breasts to absorb fluid and expand over time, but now they’ve led to the threat of fatal blood clots, due to scar tissue that has amassed after all of her cosmetic and corrective procedures.
According to Starr’s doctor, the solution is simple – have the double mastectomy surgery and live a healthy life with her two daughters. Unfortunately, to Starr it’s a matter of her career, and that’s why she’d apparently rather risk death.
“After 63 procedures on my right breast and fighting to keep my career and my breast, I honestly don’t think that I could,” Starr told The Sun. “A mastectomy would take away my livelihood and I don’t know what else I would do.
“It’s hard when you have been a victim of something and it’s even harder when you choose a path in life where people might look down on you and think, ‘She deserved it.’ But I wouldn’t wish this on anyone and I hope my story will act as a warning.” (Via the Sun and NY Daily News)
Indeed, this awful story should serve as a warning. You know what else should serve as a warning? The procedure being banned in the U.S. and England. Obviously, hindsight is 20/20 for someone like Starr, but anyone who does this now would just be asking for trouble. Fortunately, women today have moved on to much more logical cosmetic surgery procedures.
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