Brooke Shields admitted that a surgeon performed a vaginal rejuvenation procedure on her without her consent (2 photos)

The incident occurred back in 2014, but the actress never sued the surgeon.





American actress Brooke Shields, known for her roles in the films "Blue Lagoon" and "Endless Love", admitted in an interview with Us Weekly that ten years ago, during an operation, a plastic surgeon decided to do a vaginal rejuvenation procedure on her as a "bonus", although the actress did not give her permission for it. Shields also told about this story in her autobiography Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, an excerpt from which was published by People magazine.

The incident happened back in 2014, when the actress decided to have surgery to reduce her labia. According to Shields, she had suffered from bleeding due to their size since her teenage years, so she decided to follow the advice of her gynecologist.

However, after the surgery, the surgeon "proudly" told the actress that he "added a little bonus" in addition to the planned intervention. "I was in there for four hours, and you know what I did? I tightened you up a little! I made you look a little younger!" Shields recalls the doctor's words.



"It felt like an invasion, like a rape. There was nothing to indicate that I needed to be thicker, smaller, or younger, especially there," the actress added in an interview.

Although Shields was furious about what happened for a long time, she also felt ashamed. That's why she couldn't tell her husband about the surgery and didn't sue the surgeon. The actress also doubted that she was right. "I was horrified, but also confused. I didn't want to sue this man. Or maybe I did, but I didn't feel like I had the strength and I was afraid to read about my intimate area on the front pages of newspapers," Shields shared.

It took some time before she was able to come clean to her husband, Chris Henchy, and years later, write a memoir. Shields said that while she was "ashamed" to share her story, she believes it's important to "raise uncomfortable but very real questions" to change the way people think about women's health.