Alessandra Ambrosio Admits Plastic Surgery Mishap
Alessandra Ambrosio opened up about a traumatic experience with cosmetic surgery at a young age, admitting she is "freaked out" by plastic surgery today.
The Victoria's Secret model admitted that she underwent a unique cosmetic procedure at the age of 11 in order to ensure that her modeling career was met with success.
While speaking to Net-A-Porter's The Edit, Ambrosio explained that she had her ears pinned back since they "stuck out."
However, the doctor who performed the surgery in her hometown of Erechim, Brazil, botched the process, requiring Ambrosio to undergo dozens more surgeries.
"I found this doctor in my hometown in Brazil who had only done it once before, so I was a guinea pig," the model told The Edit. "The first few nights, it felt like someone had cut off my ears. For a year, I had to go back for mini-surgeries."
The experience left Ambrosio feeling dubious about cosmetic surgery, despite being one of today's most-recognized models.
"Doctors say they can fix them, but cosmetic surgery freaks me out now."
The model, who participated in this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, also went on to recount what it was like to hit the runway right after having a baby. Ambrosio is the mother of two children: daughter Anja, 5, and Noah, 19 months, with her fiancé Jamie Mazur.
"I knew that I had the show to do after having [Anja] and actually I was expecting my body to go back quicker," the lingerie model explained.
As a result gaining weight during pregnancy and having "really went for it with food," Ambrosio was forced to diet for the first time in her life.
After regaining target weight, Ambrosio once more reiterated her fear of plastic surgery.
"It's funny how casual you become about [your breasts]," the model told The Edit. "I mean, you breast-feed in front of your parents … Still, after two kids, they're not the same. I'm afraid of having anything done, though: there's too much of that in L.A."
"People kept telling me that I would bounce back straight away, but a week after giving birth I still had that balloon belly," Ambrosio admitted.
