Back in January, Amy Schumer revealed on Instagram that she’d had liposuction following her endometriosis surgery. “I feel good. Finally,” she wrote in the caption of her viral beach pic post. Now the Life & Beth star is in the news again, for sharing her experience with Chelsea Handler, according to a new report in Us Weekly.
“I got liposuction. I never thought that I was going to do anything like that. Like, when I would hear, ‘liposuction,’ I was just like, ‘That’s so crazy to me.’ I would say that I’m not ever going to do anything,” Schumer told Handler on a recent Dear Chelsea podcast.
The sentiment was reminiscent of her January post, where, alluding to plastic surgery, she wrote, “Never thought I would do anything, but talk to me after your uterus doesn’t contract for 2.5 years and you turn 40.”
Famous for her transparency, Schumer has previously copped to getting cheek filler—injected and later dissolved—and CoolSculpting CoolMini, to reduce fat under the chin. She’s also spoken candidly about her difficult pregnancy and the complicated C-section birth of her now 2-year-old son, Gene, as well as her lifelong struggles with endometriosis and chronic pain.
Last fall, she underwent surgery to remove her uterus, appendix, and other tissues ravaged by the condition. “I healed well, and I was like, ‘Can I get lipo?’ And I got lipo, and I’m feeling really good,” Schumer told Handler during their conversation.
The actress/comedienne had liposuction with board-certified New York City plastic surgeon Dr. Jordan S. Terner. “She wasn’t feeling so confident about the way she was looking,” Dr. Terner tells RealSelf. Chronic-pain conditions, like endometriosis, can render patients sedentary, causing them to gain weight. “Amy hadn’t been able to work out, she was in pain, she was feeling bloated—and she wanted a kickstart to get back in shape,” he says.
While lipo is not a weight-loss method, “it can really shape you by targeting certain trouble spots,” Dr. Terner adds. “It’s not about being the skinniest—it’s just about having a nice shape and feeling good about yourself.”
Patients like Schumer, who are rebounding from pregnancy and abdominal surgery, can often benefit from “some reconstructive or aesthetic addressing of their abdomen and flanks,” Dr. Terner says, be it via tummy tuck surgery and/or liposuction. “Everyone’s anatomy and needs are different,” he explains. “In Amy’s case, she did really well with lipo alone. She’s comfortable in her own skin, and she likes who she is—she just wants to be the best she can be.”
Indeed, Schumer once posted: “Confidence is an ongoing forever negotiation.” And for many, plastic surgery is simply part of the deal.
