Shaughna Phillips spoke candidly about the liposuction she received after being diagnosed with lipoedema, an abnormal accumulation of fat in the legs.
The former Love Island star, 26, revealed she had almost three litres of fat removed from her legs during the cosmetic surgery.
Speaking in a YouTube video on Sunday, the reality star gave fans a detailed account of her journey with the condition.
What a difference: Shaughna Phillips spoke candidly about the liposuction she received after being diagnosed with lipoedema, as she showed off before and after pics
Shaughna also shared a collection of before and after photos to her Instagram where she penned in a heartfelt caption that her ‘biggest insecurity’ before Love Island was her ‘abnormally large legs’ which she didn’t realise was a condition.
She said that trolls’ comments during her stint on the show only ‘heightened her insecurity’ and that she could have ‘cried with relief’ after her diagnosis. Shaughna added that it has been a ‘long and painful recovery’ since her liposuction.
During the Q and A, one fan asked: ‘Does lipoedema get progressively worse over time?’ to which Shaughna replied: ‘It does, unfortunately.
It is a progressive illness and there are four stages of lipoedema.
‘I was stage one to two on my legs when I had my surgery. It can get progressively worse over time. That was probably the biggest thing for me, it was such a relief finding out this is what’s causing this problem.
Stunning: Shaughna revealed she had almost three litres of fat removed from her legs during the cosmetic surgery in a YouTube video on Sunday
Painful: She underwent liposuction after being diagnosed with lipoedema, an abnormal build up of fat in the legs, and revealed she felt like ‘time was ticking’ as they’d ‘get bigger’
Before and after: Shaughna also shared a collection of before and after photos to her Instagram where she penned in a heartfelt caption that her ‘biggest insecurity’ before Love Island was her ‘abnormally large legs’ which she didn’t realise was a condition
‘But then I almost felt like “oh my God, the clock’s ticking. If I don’t have this surgery quickly then my legs are just going to keep getting bigger and bigger”.’
The reality star looked stunning as she chatted with fans, sporting a white vest top and adding a lick of makeup to highlight her features.
One fan asked how much weight she had removed from her calves, and she replied: ‘I believe I had just under three litres taken out of my calves.
I think it was about 2.5 litres.’
She then shared an image of three bottles filled with red liquid to show viewers how much weight was removed.
Shaughna went on to talk about her struggles with the illness from an early age, when a fan asked: ‘How did you know for sure that you had lipoedema?’
She said: ‘There isn’t really a test that answers the question and goes “you have lipoedema” but I’ve known from a very very young age that my legs were different to everyone else.
‘Even more so when I did lose my four stone in weight and my legs didn’t change.
So I always thought this is just my thing.’
Removal: One fan asked how much weight she had removed from her calves, and she replied, ‘I believe I had just under three litres taken out of my calves.
I think it was about 2.5 litres’
Helping: The TV star, 26, ?? ???? revealed her mother had to help her and ?? ???? ‘change her adult nappy’ as she spoke candidly about the recovery process
Last September, the blonde underwent liposuction on her calves to combat a medical condition and previously revealed it’ll take her up to three months to fully recover.
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