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Health and Wellness
In “My Killer Body”, K. Michelle wants to tell the “whole truth” about plastic surgery
When K. Michelle recalls what led her to inject silicone into her buttocks over six years ago, the singer and tv personality says she felt it was something she needed to reach music.
“I had just signed a new record deal and I felt like the bigger the butt, the bigger the career,” she tells ESSENCE. “I already had a big butt. It was just ridiculous.”
The star couldn’t have predicted that she would talk about how the injections almost killed her. After trying to remove the silicone, she discovered it had spread throughout her body and was having harmful effects, including on her ability to walk. It took the singer years and multiple surgeries to get to where she is now, claiming she’s “probably the healthiest I’ve ever seen her.”
After going through this ordeal, K began working on making a program to help individuals with similar experiences. The result’s a brand new series, the official premiere of which can happen on February 3.
“Several people have gone through this and are just starting to feel the effects,” he says of the people in the series who want to correct mistakes after plastic surgery and whom he tries to help. “You even have women who have recently had this procedure and are feeling the effects right away.”
As the popularity of plastic surgery continues to grow, K says more conversations need to be had about the proven fact that many trips under the knife don’t end as planned.
“You only see beauty and you only see stories… after they photoshopped their bodies to death outside of surgery,” he says. “I wanted to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth about this.”
The series may even feature her ongoing journey towards health and happiness together with her body. Because silicone won’t ever be completely faraway from the body, she pays attention to her body, including what she introduces through her food plan, in a way she hasn’t in the past. When it comes to accepting where she is physically now, she truthfully admits that she struggles with the desire to undergo plastic surgery in the future.
“I am faced with a difficult decision. My doctor thinks I will probably need two more reconstructions, and they will be for cosmetic reasons, not health reasons. That’s why I fight,” he says. “Sometimes I think, ‘I’ll never come back to this table!’ But then I can put something on and then the reconstruction dent appears and I say, “I’m going to fix it.” I am human. I go back and forth.”
She adds: “I like the way I look. I feel pretty. I feel hopeful and comfortable that I’m healthy and able to function. I believe this brings one other beauty. I believe I actually have a grown woman inside me and I believe she’s beautiful, so I’m on the right path to what I believe about myself.”
However, that does not stop social media from claiming that she already had the job done, which the star only addressed in the comical way she could.
“You know how people dressed you? They subjected me to surgeries,” he says. “I had a facelift on Monday and on Wednesday I have a new face. Let them tell them, it’s always something.”
That being said, despite what people might imagine or expect from watching , K is against plastic surgery. He just wants everyone to concentrate on the risks and do their research before deciding to go on the operating table.
“I’m all for what you want to do with your body. It’s something we have to do called research, and even within the research we can still decide that we don’t expect the result. It’s just surgery and it’s something you just have to mentally prepare for and understand,” he says. “Know your medical history and what you’re going through. How does your body react to things before you go under the knife? It’s really a self-study. It’s nothing quick, you just get up and do it. Similar to researching When you want to buy a car, you should definitely consider what you are going to do with your life and body, because you only get one.”
Read more of our conversation with K. Michelle about her health journey, recent music (including her latest R&B album and first country album), her debut movie role on Lifetime’s and why you’ll be able to’t put a star in a box.