Celebrities Who’ve Had Their Breast Implants Removed — and Why

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Celebrities Who’ve Had Their Breast Implants Removed — and Why

It’s no secret that many of Hollywood’s A-listers have breast implants. But what you may not know is that as popular as the cosmetic enhancement is, celebs also aren’t afraid to say goodbye to them for good. Dr. John Paul Tutela, a trusted NY and NJ board-certified plastic surgeon tells Us Weekly that the two main types of breast implants are saline and silicone. “They each have their own characteristics and percentages of certain complications that sometimes require the removal of an implant,” says the expert. He notes that there are many reasons why celebs and normal people alike end up getting rid of their implants. Some simply decide it’s time (see: Chrissy Teigen) while others develop complications ranging from malposition to breast implant illness (also known in the medical world as BII). Ruptures are another reason why people take out or replace their implants. He explains that when saline implants rupture, it’s like a water balloon popping and deflating. Since a silicone implant won’t deflate like saline, silicone ruptures aren’t as easy to detect. This type of complication requires an MRI to diagnose, an experience Yolanda Hadid has been through. While complications are certainly a big factor, Dr. Tutela says that the majority of breast implant removals are simply a cosmetic preference. From there, they either choose to get fresh implants or say goodbye to ‘em for good. Melissa Rycroft and Teigen are two of the most recent celebs to undergo breast implant removal surgery. The Bachelor alum posted a photo in a hospital gown on Tuesday, July 14, to announce that she’s “officially a member of the Itty Bitty Titty Committee again.” “Implants are OUT,” she added, going on to explain that the reason for the removal surgery was because one of her implants “refused to settle right.” Teigen’s reason for getting hers removed is different than Rycroft’s. “They’ve been great to me for many years but I’m just over it,” the mom of two wrote in an Instagram post on May 26. “I’d like to be able to zip a dress in my size, lay on my belly with pure comfort!” Keep scrolling to find out more stars who’ve had their breast implants removed over the years and why! [podcast_block]

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Genevieve Padalecki

The Supernatural alum revealed in April 2023 that she decided to have her breast implants removed after experiencing "some changes" in her body that didn't feel right. "I noticed that when I would get on the treadmill or I'd go outside and I would jog, I couldn't do it for more than two or three miles before my body would just be like, 'No, we're done.' That was super weird to me," she explained during an episode of the "Bathroom Chronicles" podcast. "But I was also like, 'Well, maybe I'm tired today. I have three kids, my husband, [Jared Padalecki], works like crazy hours.' I'm not even thinking it correlates."

The running fatigue wasn't her only symptom, however. "I started getting some weird pains in my joints and I would wake up with joint pain where I would like flex my fingers and they would hurt," the actress continued. "I could power through these symptoms, but it was enough where when I went to my checkup with my doctor." Her doctor told her that her lymph nodes were "really inflamed," so she decided to have the implants removed.

Since taking them out, Genevieve said she's been able to run again. "I have zero joint pain, and my brain fog [was] at a minimum. So, is it related? I feel very different," she said. "I feel like I'm in my body. My body is not inflamed. I feel normal. I feel like I can move the way I used to be able to move. So, for me, it was the right decision."

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Rhylee Gerber

The Below Deck alum had her 12-year-old implants removed in August 2022 after discovering one had been leaking “arsenic and other poisonous toxins” into her right breast capsule.

“More than likely this implant ruptured more than a year ago [and] slowly leaking toxins to the body,” she wrote via her Instagram Story at the time, sharing post-op photos. “Scar tissue to the top left and right aided in keeping the toxins from spreading too quickly, possibly helping to save my body from further damage.”

She continued: “[I’m] so glad the ruptured silicone implant is out. I had no idea it was ruptured but realize that’s likely why I had all the [sharp] pains.”

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Danica Patrick

The former NASCAR driver announced in April 2022 that she had her breast implants removed after a mysterious illness.

“I had tried for a year to resolve certain health issues and certain things going on that were outside of the norm and outside of what I thought there was a reason for it,” Patrick exclusively told Us Weekly one month later. “Um, and so it wasn’t like I thought I’ll get surgery and tell everyone, and it’ll be the magic fix to things. I had tried so many other things that I really had hoped would’ve been the fix, but it wasn’t. And so when I finally found something after so much searching and for a long year of a lot of testing and a lot of different protocols, it made a difference. … I feel amazing and it just keeps getting better.”

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Tori Spelling

“After needing to for many years I’m finally addressing my expired and recalled implants,” the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum wrote alongside a photo of plastic boobs in a jar at her doctor's office via her Instagram Story in November 2021. “Thanks for squeezing me in @drjplasticsurgery. Great consult! I adore you already ...”

One month prior, Spelling had discussed her plans after revealing that her implants had "expired."

“See, no one told me when I got mine done that, in 10 years, you would have to get them redone,” she said during an episode of the “Whine Down with Jana Kramer" in October 2021.

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Clare Crawley

The Bachelorette alum revealed in July 2021 that she is having her breast implants removed after doctors found that her high white blood cell count was due to “fluid sacks” behind the implants. “My body is fighting [my implants]. My body can’t heal. My body is in fight mode constantly,” she said via her Instagram Story, noting she’s had hives and other symptoms for months. “I love my health more [than my boobs]. I love my wellbeing more.”

Crawley continued: “I was talking to Dale [Moss] the other day and he said, ‘Your boobs are not what make you beautiful.’ And it’s the truth. For so long I believed that’s what it would take. To me this is the ultimate love story. Is Loving body enough to know this is not what makes me beautiful. My health and happiness is what matters.”

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Tamra Judge

The Real Housewives of Orange County alum revealed in June 2021 that she’d decided to get her breast implants removed due to “autoimmune issues.” When a fan asked her whether she would still have the surgery if she didn’t have health problems, Judge noted via her Instagram Story that she "probably wouldn't rush to have them removed," but was “so over having large breasts that seem to get bigger with age."

The California native aptly set *NSYNC’s "Bye Bye Bye" to play in the background of her announcement. "Bye bye bye boobies," she wrote alongside a topless photo.

In July 2021, the reality star said she was still healing after having her implants and capsules removed and was “feeling tired & a little sore as expected.” While she’ll miss working out for a while, she is focusing on “happy thoughts” as the swelling goes down. “I’m hoping I will continue to see health improvements as the weeks go on,” she added with a smiling emoji.

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Hayley Hubbard

The “Meaning Full Living” podcast host, who is married to Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard, got her breast implants removed in February 2021. A month later, she opened up about her decision, saying in an Instagram Story that she was nervous about possible breast implant illness because hers were a “gummy bear silicone” material. "I don't know that I was feeling badly; I've been pregnant for three years, so it could've been a number of things," she explained. "But, just the anxiety of having them in my body was not worth it, and I just kind of wanted a more natural look."

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Melissa Rycroft

The Bachelor alum posted a photo of herself in a hospital gown and a mask on July 14, 2020, to reveal that she’s “officially a member of the Itty Bitty Titty Committee again” after removing her implants. “After one reconstructive surgery, and one implant that refused to settle right (even after reconstruction), my body was telling me they didn’t want these implants in!”

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Chrissy Teigen

On May 26, 2020, the cookbook author announced that she was removing her breast implants. “They’ve been great to me for many years but I’m just over it,” she revealed in an Instagram post. “I’d like to be able to zip a dress in my size, lay on my belly with pure comfort!”

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Ayesha Curry

The Full Plate cookbook author commented on Teigen’s announcement in May 2020 to reveal that she went through the surgery as well in 2019. "Life-changing, you're gonna love it," she wrote. "I got mine out last year. They were making me so sick." 

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Crystal Hefner

In a lengthy Facebook post on July 19, 2016, the model went into detail about how her implants “slowly poisoned” her, causing intolerable pain and food allergies. After getting them removed in June 2016, Crystal said that some of her symptoms went away almost immediately.

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Yolanda Hadid

On an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2016, cameras followed the mom of three as she got the implants removed amid her fight against Lyme Disease. The Making a Model host learned that silicone from the implants was floating around her body and that was potentially making the infection worse.

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Adrienne Bailon

The Disney Channel alum spoke about her journey with breast implants on an episode of The Real in August 2013. She first got implants when she was 19 years old in Miami Florida. “I asked for a B and came out with a Double D,” The Cheetah Girls star explained. “I got my breast implants taken out because I looked crazy.”

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Pamela Anderson

The Baywatch star had implant removal surgery in 1999. She told the press, “It's something I've been wanting to do for a long time and I'm very happy with my decision.”

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Emily Simpson

The Bravo star revealed in August 2020 that she was planning to get her implants "evicted" as she continued on her fitness journey. At the time, Simpson showed off her 16-pound weight loss, telling her Instagram followers, "I feel lighter. Free. And Maybe someday I'll be brave enough to share the 'Before' photo with you all ... until then make YOU a priority ❤️❤️."