Hugh Hefner’s wife Crystal shows off new look after removing breast implants that were making her sick

Crystal Hefner, wife of Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner revealed on Tuesday how she had secretly undergone an operation after discovering she had a condition called Breast Implant Illness, which she had previously mistaken for Lyme disease. She revealed that her breast implants were causing a lot of discomfort and brought about infections, fatigue, memory loss and “brain fog”. Pictured above (left) is Crystal before the surgery, (right) after the surgery.

Having the implants removed in June, Crystal revealed she is now feeling much better as she is “happier and healthier”.

She showed off her new breasts in a series of bikini shots and wrote in a caption:

“The new me. Happier and healthier. Using 2016 to reclaim my health and embrace and love myself for the real me. Thank you for the overwhelming support on my post yesterday, I love you.”

She also opened up in a lengthy post in which she wrote about the scary side effects that led her to take out her implants:

My Breast Implants Slowly Poisoned Me Intolerance to foods and beverages, unexplained back pain, constant neck and shoulder pain, cognitive dysfunction (brain fog, memory loss), stunted hair growth, incapacitating fatigue, burning bladder pain, low immunity, recurring infections and problems with my thyroid and adrenals. The mildest of those symptoms started a few years back. The aches, the bladder pain, brain fog, fatigue. I ignored it, labeling myself a hypochondriac, despite truly worrying that there was something wrong with me. I joked about losing my memory to age, and about getting "lazy". I began to cancel appointments and shoots because everything exhausted me. Before everything went downhill I was at the gym five days a week, and always shooting and working.

I've had days in 2016 when I couldn't get out of bed. I’ve felt such despair knowing life was happening all around me but I couldn’t participate. I had to miss my Summer DJ residency at my favorite Vegas spot, the Rehab pool at The Hard Rock Hotel. The fatigue was so severe that I could barely leave the house or drive. I was afraid to get up there in front of a crowd and go blank with brain fog. I had a bunch of spare photos that have enabled me to stay active on social media for the last six months. I’ve tried to keep a facade of normalcy while working to figure out what was going on with my body. Once I became allergic to most every food, had intolerable pain, developed stomach issues and night sweats, I began to research.

I found a holistic doctor (Dr. Farshid Rahbar) and was tested for everything. After I was diagnosed with Lyme disease and toxic mold, I posted about it on social media. I began to receive comments saying that my symptoms resembled "Breast Implant Illness." I found a Breast Implant Illness website and Facebook group with almost 3,000 members. My symptoms matched theirs. Over time, implants (both silicone and saline) break down and wreak havoc on your body. The shell on silicone and saline implants is comprised of silicone and over 40 other toxic chemicals..

She went on to thank her fans for their support, Crystal wrote:

“I’m feeling so much better and thank you for the overwhelming response.The most rewarding part has been hearing from you and feeling like we’ve brought some awareness to Breast Implant Illness. I love you guys…”

More photos of Crystal after the surgery below...