Overview

• Sheyla Tadeo’s decade-old interview about losing nearly 60 kilos and donating her excess skin trended across social media platforms on July 21.
• The entertainer underwent a partial lipectomy with reconstructive surgeon Dr. Alejandro Andrade after her significant weight loss.
• She donated 8.5 kilos of removed skin for graft procedures benefiting children with burns and patients with diabetic foot.
• Tadeo recounts enduring harsh gordofobia online and now uses her story to challenge body-shaming culture.
• She selected her surgeon based on trust and safety and continues to advocate publicly for body-image acceptance.