Brooke Shields was in shock after doctor carried out intimate operation without her consent
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Brooke Shields has explained why she turned against suing a doctor who performed a deeply invasive medical procedure on her without her consent. The 59-year-old American actress attracted shock and sympathy when she revealed that a doctor performed cosmetic surgery on her vaginal area while she was unconscious for another procedure - without asking or seeking her agreement. The star made the shocking admission as part of her biographical new book, titled Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman.
Brooke is proud mother to daughters Rowan, 21, and Grier, 18, who she shares with film director husband Chris Henchy, 60 - who she has been married to since 2001. The star has spoken of the fact that she welcomed both of her children via caesarean section but a doctor assumed she had given birth to her children naturally.
In a searingly honest segment of her book, the A Castle for Christmas star revealed that she had visited a gynaecologist who recommended her to a doctor to perform a surgical process on her labia. She agreed to have a surgical procedure to the intimate part of her body - but was horrified when she woke after the surgery to be told that the doctor had decided to perform other work on her body while she was unconscious.
She recounted the doctor telling her: "I tightened you up a little bit! Gave you a little rejuvenation!" and explained that he had tightened her vagina as well as reducing the size of her labia. She recalled: "I was shocked… There was a real 'I threw this in for free, little lady' vibe to his delivery" - and also explained that far from improving her body, it was "not good".
