Overview
- Smith says teasing over weight and a “growing chest” made school activities like swimming and locker rooms unbearable, prompting chest liposuction at 13.
- They say their parents were “hugely supportive” because the situation was crippling their day-to-day life.
- Smith recalls wearing a post-op compression bandage for nearly a year to gain lunch-line priority, concluding the operation “never really worked.”
- Coverage notes Smith previously described similar surgery in 2019 but then recalled being 12, creating a minor discrepancy in reported age.
- Major outlets amplified the podcast remarks this week, and online reaction ranges from criticism of surgery for minors to messages of sympathy and support.