Paulina Porizkova bares deep surgery scars in racy snap after being hospitalized for double hip replacement
Former Sports Illustrated model, 58, showed off scars wearing bathrobe
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Paulina Porizkova is baring her scars following double hip replacement surgery.
Porizkova, 58, shared a health update with her fans a week after she announced that she had been hospitalized for the medical procedure.
"Going into this surgery, I couldn’t help but think about scars," she shared on Instagram. "The ones I have, I embrace. But I have no desire to make new ones."
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PAULINA PORIZKOVA, 58, HOSPITALIZED FOR ‘LONG OVERDUE’ HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY
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The Czech-born supermodel displayed her surgery scars in a racy mirror selfie, as she showed off her fit physique and wore nothing but a bathrobe and underwear. In the social media post, Porizkova also showed close-up photos of the scars she has on each hip after her surgery.
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She visited St. Barts with her boyfriend just before the surgery, and in her new post, she recalled some moments from the Carribean getaway, writing, "On our vacation, I kept saying goodbye to the smooth skin across my hip bones, even as I felt guilty for being vain."
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Porizkova continued, "I know the incisions will soon become a part of me. They will be a reminder of old pain and new victories."
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"And like all other scars on my outside and inside, I will accept them. I will be proud of them. But I have no intention of courting new ones," she concluded.
Last week, Porizkova revealed that she’d been hospitalized for the "long overdue" surgery, as she shared a photo of herself lying down in a hospital gown and a medical cap.
"From bikini to hospital chic… Long overdue now - hip replacement," she wrote.
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"It turns out I was born with congenital hip dysplasia- and because of that, the cartilage in my hips is worn out. And I don’t mean worn out as in ‘worn down.’ No. There is none left. The three doctors I’ve visited all recoiled when they saw my x rays."
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Hip dysplasia is the medical term for a hip socket that doesn't fully cover the ball portion of the upper thighbone. This allows the hip joint to become partially or completely dislocated, according to the Mayo Clinic.