US EditionAngelina Jolie Shares Her Mastectomy Scars More Than 10 Years After Procedure
Angelina Jolie publicly shows scars from her preventive double mastectomy and oophorectomy, surgeries she underwent in 2013 and 2015, reflecting her health journey.
- In a magazine feature, Angelina Jolie revealed mastectomy scars in Time France, a piece published via AFP's doc.afp.com distribution.
- Jolie previously announced in 2013 that she had undergone a double mastectomy and a 2015 double oophorectomy, explaining her visible surgical scars.
- The publisher identified in the item was AFP via doc.afp.com, and the feature formed part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange distribution.
- Jolie's openness about her surgeries has drawn wide interest due to her high-profile status and past public medical disclosures from 2013 and 2015, AFP reported.
- The magazine piece places Angelina Jolie's visible scars in the context of earlier disclosures, following her 2013 double mastectomy and 2015 double oophorectomy, AFP reported via doc.afp.com.
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Angelina Jolie Details Decision to Reveal Double Mastectomy Scars For the First Time
Angelina Jolie is revealing her double mastectomy scars for the first time -- and reflecting on her decision to speak out about undergoing the preventative surgery in 2013. In a cover story for the first issue of TIME France, 50-year-old actress unveiled her surgical scars over 10 years after she had the procedure, and explained why she decided to share them publicly. "I share these scars with many women I love. And I'm always moved when I see o…
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