Overview

• The 52-year-old posted a hospital-gown photo on Sept. 24, tagging plastic surgeon Dr. Tim Neavin and announcing the procedure on Instagram.
• She wrote that she is releasing “false narratives” and letting go of a body she says was sexualized and abused during her career.
• Milano said she hopes the decision helps free her 11-year-old daughter, Elizabella “Bella,” from similar body-pressure expectations.
• She later edited the caption to report she was recuperating at home and thanked followers for their supportive messages.
• She emphasized the choice was right for her but not prescriptive, crediting Michelle Visage’s openness as inspiration as Visage and other celebrities offered encouragement.