Tori Spelling has finally chosen to open up about a topic that's close to her heart — literally. Like many celebrities, she opted to get breast implants during her career.
The 90210 alum shared a photo from a surgeon's office. "After needing to for many years I'm finally addressing my expired and recalled implants," she admitted. The picture itself was unforgettable, as she showcased a tub of foam breasts.
She hasn't made it clear as to whether or not she's going for the full removal, but it's something that plenty of others are opting for these days.
Tori has been thinking a lot about the procedure, mentioning that when she initially had it done, she wasn't fully informed on what came next. Appearing on an October episode of Whine Down With Jana Kramer, she admitted the information on maintenance wasn't available at the time.
"See, no one told me when I got mine done that, in 10 years, you would have to get them redone," she said.
It is possible that she is going for the full removal, as the topic came up a few years ago on her television show True Tori. She admitted that around that time, one of her daughters, Stella, was baffled to realize that part of her mom's body was enhanced through surgery. She learned it only after it appeared on the short-lived 2014 series.
She talked about the moment more in Lena Dunham's Lenny Letter newsletter, per Entertainment Tonight. "[Stella] overheard and said, 'Huh, your boobs aren't real?' I was like, 'Oh my God,'" Tori said. "It was like Santa Claus. I didn't know what to do."
Stella was around 7 at the time of the inquiry. "Her world was just shattered," Tori admitted. "It hit me hard, and I felt so guilty. I thought, 'I can't believe it.' Why was I even talking about getting my breast implants removed in True Tori? I shouldn't have been talking about that."
But it opened up a topic worth discussing. "I explained it to her, and she was fine. Now she asks questions," she continued. "She says, 'Are you going to get them replaced because you said they're recalled and you need to get a new one?' She's very mothering, my 7 year old."
Tori's implants have been an issue for some time. Even back in 2014, she admitted they had expired. Back in 2014 during her series, she had reportedly visited a doctor who said she already had "stage-3 hardening." Even back then, they were well overdue to be replaced, but Tori seemingly pushed it off year after year.
When addressed on the series, Tori's husband, Dean McDermott — whom she's had a tumultuous relationship with — reportedly told her that he'd support having the implants come out. "I'm all for taking a boob break. Your body needs a break," he said on the series.
Tori even admitted on the show that the process scared her. "If someone had said to me when I was 20 years old, 'by the way, every 10 to 15 years you're going to need to get these suckers replaced' I wouldn't have done it," she admitted. Tori is currently 48, meaning they likely should have been replaced twice by now had she wanted to keep them and avoid any big concerns.
"I have the biggest fear of going under for surgery," she then added. "I'm so scared of being put to sleep. Now I’m all riled up, I just want to stick a knife in there and cut them out myself." So, what happens when you don't replace breast implants?
Saline and silicone implants can deflate or rupture. When this happens, a woman will feel an uncomfortable tightness in her chest.
"The most common cause of breast implant rupture is simply time," states JD Greer Plastic Surgery. "Breast implants wear out over time: eventually the shell cracks, causing a rupture. The rupture rate does start going up after 10 years, which is where that number comes from."
It's possible that if Tori decided to be done with them, she'd feel a lot better overall. Since she's had a challenging year with her marriage, maybe this is the first step toward a little bit of self-care. It's good to know that after all this time, she's making time for herself — everyone deserves that.
