Danica Patrick has opened up about her decision to get breast implants in 2014, during the height of her NASCAR career.
Patrick is a racing icon, opening the doors for women in motor sports with her years on the IndyCar circuit and stock-car racing.
Even as the only woman to win an IndyCar series race, she expressed her regrets in making that decision, among a much bigger health scare.
In 2022, Patrick suffered from breast implant illness, leading to them being removed.
Patrick detailed the layered decision involved in both getting them and removing them.
‘I was always been a tiny little thing. I was curious about them when I was much younger. The news would make you think that there was nothing wrong with them. They were safe. It wasn’t like, a concern,’ Patrick said to Navwell
‘I wasn’t like, “Oh, wow. I wonder if this will make me sick. Many people have them,”‘ Patrick continued. ‘I was super lean and in shape and early 30s, and I remember thinking that I don’t want to wait until I’m done racing. I don’t know when that’s going to be to get implants. I want the whole package now.’
‘I didn’t even look at two doctors. I just went to one and I got that done,’ Patrick added. ‘And I also thought it made me feel more feminine and sexy. … But in the end, I realized that one totally didn’t work either, because anytime they would be touched, I’d be thinking to myself, “They’re fake!”‘
‘Quickly, all those things, faded when, I was struck with the many, many things that slid into effect over time,’ Patrick concluded.
Patrick told MedPage Today that she felt relief within hours after getting her breast implants.
However, she was still not back to full health six months afterwards. In the video release on Saturday, Patrick looked to be in great spirits.
