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Brooke Shields reveals painful experience with non-consensual surgery in her new memoir

Credited from: NPR

  • Actress Brooke Shields reflects on aging and womanhood in her memoir, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old.
  • Shields shares her experience of undergoing a labiaplasty, only to wake up to discover she had undergone vaginal rejuvenation surgery without her consent.
  • She expresses her horror and disappointment, revealing she felt pressured not to publicly sue the doctor out of fear.
  • Shields emphasizes the importance of self-advocacy for women in medical environments to ensure informed consent.
  • Despite her traumatic experience, she reflects on how her early media exposure has shaped her resilience throughout her career.

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