What Star Lost Her Belly Button? She Has Admitted To A Tummy Tuck

She's 50 years old as of last week, spent years on a hit sitcom, and has four sons. She openly had a breast lift and tummy tuck, and wrote about the experience:

Her breasts, she says, were "horrifying." And her stomach was a mess. "I had a big ridge of scar tissue. My belly button was herniated. Then there was that skin that hung there. It didn't work to suck it in. It wouldn't have mattered if I had done 1,000 sit-ups. "

The tummy tuck was like having another C-section, she says. "I would recommend it to anyone."

She's Patricia Heaton, and she's in Hawaii on a family vacation. More pictures here

Comments

[wheelskeepturning]

How many more days are you going to show this picture?

[bibimimi]

her hands are kinda scary, too.

[JoeLosFeliz]

I don't want to be mean or anything (because I sort of like Patricia Heaton), but the scariest part of the picture is her hands. They look like paws.

Maybe it's the nail polish.

[nammy50]

WHY is this woman's belly on the front page of Huffpo?

Good god, let it go. Her politics aside- who gives a damn about her body image problems?

[AlmostLiberal]

For the love of God - it's been 3 long days - can you take this picture down now???

[paixa3]

Gawd, that is GROSS.....­...YUKS...­....

[lunadove]

Please take this picture off the homepage.

[Lisette]

I think her body looks disgusting. Ugh!

[Atascadero]

Please, can we age gracefully? That is, not pointlessly kicking and screaming about it.

Sure, tuck here, nip there, yet still out pops the chronologically appropriate feature and EEEK!

In this case, the hands. The Shining comes to mind.

Accept yourself. Accept others. Consumerism demands superficial judgmentalism. Reject it and the expensive and pointless "procedures" that go with it.

[bmermaid]

You know what? 50 doesn't look like 20. Especially if you've had 4 kids. I've only had 2, and I don't look that good.
But at almost 50, I wouldn't wear a bikini, even if I had had a tummy tuck.

[wadenelson1]

I watched "I love Raymond" more than I ever intended to.

All the acting I ever saw her do was acting disgusted at Raymond's antics.

When they gave her an Emmy, I just about fell over. I asked myself "Is this whole thing a farce? Do they give awards to the actor everyone agrees is the absolute worst?"

Mind you, asides from her continual sneer and endless expressions of contempt for Raymond, I always thought she was pretty hot.

I hope she can land some roles where she can show what she can really do.

[IronMikeHouston]

I watched the show one time and decided not to ever watch it. In fact I really don't watch any TV now except for sporting events (I quit watching news because I can get the news I want of the net faster, I don't care about Aruba or Anna Nicole Smith).

This woman is a great example of what happens when you don't get any exercise. I will turn 50 this July. I work out 10-12 hours a week (lifting weights and riding a bicycle). She probably didn't do any exercising for years and then goes down and gets more than a tummy tuck. She probably had to get lipo first. You can look at the upper arms and see the fat there. A woman that exercises regularly will look far better than this woman. Everyone wants to take the lazy way out. This is America today, a bunch of lazy people and we aren't good examples for our children.

[donttreadonme2008]

This photo is "Ripley's" kinda scary...bu­t now that it's been posted for so many days, i'm thinking differently. There are sooo many people out there butchering their bodies, why hide? It's hot damn it!

[dattexas]

I can't stomach this woman, but I don't think it's fair to make fun of her body. We all age, and I'm sure most people on this blog don't look as good as she does.

[lisangela]

The woman is 50 and she looks great. Why is this even of concern to anyone?

[BetterAmerica]

Don't be mean. She looks fine.