A TikToker has taken to social media to discuss the regret she experienced after her boob job in a bid to discourage other women from making the same mistake.
Gen Zer Alyssa McKay publicly aired her grievances after getting the medical procedure, which set her back $7,000, at just 21 years old.
The Kardashian fan shared a poignant message about rushing into the breast enhancement with an army of 10.3 million followers on TikTok – urging them not to do it.
In a conversation with the New York Post, the 23-year-old admitted she struggled to love her new appearance for an entire year after the surgical procedure.
She explained: “When I got my boobs done, the beauty trend was all about having the Kardashian look – big boobs and a big butt.
“I wish I would have waited and thought about whether surgery was something I really wanted to do. Or if I just thought I needed a certain look.”
She went on: “For the first year and a half, I hated my boobs. They looked fake, ginormous, and made me feel uncomfortable.”
It comes as Kylie Jenner recently came clean about having plastic surgery at the age of 19, before finding out she was pregnant with her first child Stormi.
With hindsight, the mother-of-two says she had “beautiful breasts” that were the “perfect size” and wishes she “never got them done, to begin with”.
Jenner has now also discouraged aspiring mothers from getting their breasts enhanced until after they’ve had children.
Like the celebrity, McKay has used her platform to encourage other women to prioritize self-love over and avoid chasing unrealistic beauty standards.
A growing number of women are echoing this advice on TikTok, where they openly discuss breast explant surgery, using the hashtag #explant.
One woman named Courtney Bowman recently took to the platform to weigh in on the debate and raise awareness of the dangers of breast implants.
The content creator, who posts from the handle @courtneyandcoco, showed viewers what her implants looked like after carrying them in her body for 13 years.
“The saline water itself is not poisonous,” she explained. “But this casing is full of […] heavy metals, a bunk of cr** ad it was leeching into my body.”
She went on to suggest that the implants may have been responsible for the development of her autoimmune disease, saying: “I don’t know. But I’m just glad to have plastics out of my body.”
