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Courtney Stodden revealed she had a breast reduction after getting “huge implants” when she was “barely 18”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
The 31-year-old model said she her “body feels like mine” two weeks post-op<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Stodden previously opened up to PEOPLE about why she publicly discloses her cosmetic procedures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Courtney Stodden<\/a> is reclaiming her body.<\/p>\n In a candid Instagram post<\/a> shared on Thursday, June 11, the former\u00a0Celebrity Big Brother<\/em><\/a>\u00a0star, 31, revealed that she underwent a breast reduction after getting “huge implants” as a teenager.<\/p>\n “Introducing the new girls \ud83e\udd0d,” Stodden wrote alongside a snapshot of herself wearing black lace lingerie. “I got huge implants when i was barely 18. today, at 31, i finally feel like i\u2019m making decisions for me.”<\/p>\n She explained that the procedure “wasn’t just about going smaller, it was about taking my body back.”<\/p>\n “I\u2019m only about 2 weeks post-op and still healing, but already i feel lighter,” she said. “for so many years, my body felt like it belonged to everyone but me. now it feels like mine.”<\/p>\n Stodden also shouted out her doctor. “Thank you Dr. Linder and everyone at his clinic for taking such amazing care of me,” she wrote. “my back is happier, my body feels like mine, and honestly\u2026 so do i \ud83d\ude0a also how gorgeous is this @honeybirdette set? i couldn\u2019t resist \ud83e\udd0d”<\/p>\n After sharing a photo of her bandaged nose<\/a> following a septoplasty procedure in 2025, Stodden opened up to PEOPLE about why she chooses to publicly disclose her cosmetic procedures<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s really important to not gatekeep,\u201d she said, having spoken in the past about getting a breast augmentation and since-dissolved lip fillers.<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cSo many celebrities are getting plastic surgery every day, and then they say, \u2018Oh, hey, I’m drinking a lot of green juice,\u2019 and I just think it’s unhealthy for people, young girls especially.\u201d<\/p>\n Stodden said that her life had improved since having the septoplasty. \u201cI have been eating so much food,\u201d she shared, \u201cbecause not only can I breathe better, I can actually taste food.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don’t think I’ve realized how good food is,\u201d added the star, who\u2019s vegan. \u201cMy septum was so deviated, and it got worse after my first septoplasty.\u201d<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<\/strong>PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n In the caption of Stodden\u2019s Instagram post about the procedure, she shouted out Los Angeles surgeon Dr. Gary Motykie and claimed it had \u201cbeen the easiest recovery process.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI feel so amazing just one week post-op,\u201d she wrote at the time. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to get the cast off for the big reveal. I can breathe so much better I literally can smell everything so everybody better smell really good if you\u2019re around me.\u201d<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n