Danica Patrick Explains Why She Had Breast Implants Removed

Plastic surgery gone wrong.

Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick was forced to take drastic measures after realizing she was unable to shift into top gear. Following two years of serious health problems, it was time to remove the breast implants she’d had for more seven years. Patrick said on Instagram that she started putting on weight she couldn’t lose and noticed her hair seemed unhealthy.

Then in 2020, “the wheels came off” when those problems got worse, her cycles became irregular and her famous face took on a “different shape.”

“I wasn’t sure I was ready to share this…. but then I remembered that true vulnerability is sharing something you’re not really ready to. So here it is.

I got breast implants November of 2014. I got them because I want to have it all. I was really fit, but I didn’t have boobs. So I got them. Everything went well, and I was happy with them.

 

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“I had them removed on Wednesday. The picture is a snap shot of a couple hours before and a couple hours after. Within hours after surgery this is what I noticed – my face had more color and less dark circles (no food before the second pic), my face started producing oil again, I could take a 30% deeper breath into my chest already, and I had so much energy when I woke up (and surgery was at 230pm).”

Patrick continued:

“The condition that is not universally recognized is called breast implant illness. Leave it up to the good folks at these drug companies who are selling them to say they are safe. Look it up if you are struggling or know someone that is. The common denominator is you have conditions that can’t be resolved. For me this is true. I have tried 3 drs and 6-8 levels of thyroid meds, a 90 day gut protocol, and chelation to get rid of heavy metals and up to 30 pills a day…. with no resolution. I haven’t felt or looked any different.

Props to Danica for airing a very uncomfortable topic, if it even helps out one person it was totally worth it.

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