I’ve followed this one for awhile, have never been on the thread, can someone please fill me in on why she’s always having boob surgery ?
Edit: just noticed there’s a wiki with a bit of info on the boob stuff
it’s always been a bit weird tbh. It’s worth scrolling back through the threads actually, because it’s an interesting read.
If I remember right, her weight as a teen would fluctuate because of her bad relationship with food. Her boobs got big around that time (when she was skinny they were a lot smaller, she’s posted pictures of this time and someone else posted a bit of a timeline).
Nelly said that it was super uncomfortable and her bra straps would dig into her skin. In all honesty, it sounded like she gained a lot of weight really quickly and a lot of it went to her boobs, and she struggled to cope with the significant body change. A good bra would’ve mitigated any straps digging in.
anyway, around 18/19 she finds out breast reductions are a thing, and instead of going via the NHS her and her mum go to a private surgeon. Within two weeks she’s booked in and going ahead with the reduction.
after coming out, she noticed that her body has a bad reaction to the stitches and basically rejects them. She’s left with really bad scar tissue and she has a couple of ops to fix things, like putting her nipple in a better place, reshaping them etc.
This sounds awful, and maybe this isn’t a fair take at all. But the sheer amount of surgeries she has feels a little bit much. She goes into a lot of detail and it makes me feel.. a bit off. Initially a lot of it made sense, they needed to fix the scar tissue and they needed to reattach a nipple. But… She’ll have big stitches and then by her own admission, open up her bandages when she’s categorically been told not to do that. She’ll dance around a week after surgery and wear things like wired bras, only to book herself in for a surgery at a later point. Even now she’s openly admitting she doesn’t follow the advice she’s been given on dressings to the letter. After so much surgery, surely anyone sensible would be overly cautious..?
I kinda wonder if this could be a little bit self sabotaging, self harming and if she likes the attention she gets from having all these ops?
because on one hand, she loves her scars and is happy with her body - so why is she continually submitting herself to these surgeries over and over?
I listened to a podcast about Münchausen syndrome once, specifically the case where a girl called Megan had a big online presence and her medical history because a focal point and a way she got a lot of attention and validation online. I really hope this isn’t something that’s feeding Nelly because she uses her ops a LOT for content, she speaks about them in the news and on podcast etc. in other words, she’s built part of her online identity on these surgeries and it’s concerning