Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

January 22, 2025

Brooke Shields Slams Surgeon for Adding ‘Little Bonus’ During Labia Procedure

Brooke Shields started a rather heated conversation when she recently spoke up on medical consent and women’s health. Just before the release of her memoir, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman, the actress spoke out and shared her very own shocking account. She went in recently for what seemed to be a simple labiaplasty, an additional procedure was performed without her consent.

Discomfort – A Personal Struggle

Just before the release of her memoir, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman, the actress spoke out and shared her very own shocking account.
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The 59-year-old reveals in her book how she faced personal challenges in her life that were caused by the length of her labia. She spoke openly about the extreme discomfort she experienced as a teen, bleeding and chafing. This led to her seeking medical advice.

things took a turn for her when she discovered what had actually happened when she awoke from surgery
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The gynaecologist Shields went to see was described as wonderful. She recalls them encouraging her to undergo a simple procedure known as a labiaplasty, which would reshape and shorten her labia. Broke agreed to the surgery. Unfortunately, things took a turn for her when she discovered what had actually happened when she awoke from surgery.

An Unwanted ‘Bonus’ Procedure

Brooke Shields spoke about how she was told that instead of the simple reshaping, they had performed 'vaginal rejuvenation'
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Labiaplast on its own is simple and non-invasive. Brooke Shields spoke about how she was told that instead of the simple reshaping, they had performed ‘vaginal rejuvenation’ – a far more invasive procedure that tightens and reshapes the vaginal tissue too. This procedure has been marketed as a way to enhance sexual satisfaction, but the actress explained that neither did she want, or consent, to the additional surgery performed on her.

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Left Dumbfounded, Violated

She described in her memoir how she felt absolutely violated and left in a state of disbelief.
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She described in her memoir how she felt absolutely violated and left in a state of disbelief. She used the term “a rape of some kind” and grappled with shame and understandable confusion. Left with an “irreversible invasion” that left her untrusting of her surgeon, she questioned their ethics on the matter.

Hiding From The Truth

Brooke Shields witheld this information from her husband Chris Henchy for quite some time.
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Brooke Shields witheld this information from her husband Chris Henchy for quite some time. Keeping things to herself was no easy task as she felt ashamed. It was only later on in life that she finally decided to confront herself, in the process, disclosing what had happened. Both to her husband and the general public.

Breaking The Silence On Women’s Health

Brooke Shields hoped to bring light to the uncomfortable realities women face daily by speaking to the press.
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Brooke Shields hoped to bring light to the uncomfortable realities women face daily by speaking to the press. “If we are to change the way we approach and talk about women’s health, then we need to bring up the uncomfortable but very real issues,” she said. She has since empowered women out there who may have been sitting in complete silence. Her own experience has brought forward candid conversations on women and their health and autonomy.

A True Call For Change

Brooke Shields has highlighted the importance of consent and respect throughout the medical practice.
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Brooke Shields has highlighted the importance of consent and respect throughout the medical practice. More particularly, when it comes to women and their bodies. Through her memoir, she hopes to encourage a more open dialogue on the matter. If we can learn anything, it’s clear that silence and shame are no longer acceptable – we need to speak out.

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