Just weeks after giving birth to her third child, some social media users were accusing Cardi B of getting plastic surgery again—but the “Bodak Yellow” rapper is setting the record straight.
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The 31-year-old mom of three didn’t hold back. In a candid post on X, she explained that her appearance in a recent video was influenced by shapewear—not a surgeon’s scalpel. “Y’all really need to relax ..This is how my body REALLY LOOKS LIKE,” she wrote of the recent clip she posted to social media showing off her post-baby bod. “My body looks exaggerated in the other video cause I have a 5X faja on,” she said, referring to her shapewear garment.
The rapper went on to add, “I want yall to think wit yall brain ..Yall was just praising my body couple days ago …do yall think I went and got surgery in 2 days ?” Still, this clapback hasn’t stopped fans from making comments about Cardi B’s plastic surgery experiences. Keep on reading ahead to see what other procedures the “Up” singer has spoken about getting in the past.
Did Cardi B get plastic surgery?
As fans of the rapper know, this isn’t the first time Cardi has been open about body modifications. Just days before addressing the rumors that she got plastic surgery following the birth of her third child in September 2024, Cardi actually took to social media to share details about her journey with butt injections. In a recent Instagram Live session, she revealed that she had undergone a procedure in January 2024 to remove some of these injections, which she originally got back in 2014.
“I got some more butt injections removed because you know it takes rounds to get your butt injections removed, and I also went to fix certain things with my fibrosis,” Cardi explained to her followers.
The injections in question were biopolymers, a type of liquid silicone gel. Medical professionals have since warned about the potential dangers of butt injections, citing risks of serious health complications.
In a twist of fate, Cardi discovered she was pregnant with her third child around the same time of her procedure. The rapper, who shares two other children with her estranged husband Offset, expressed relief that her recent surgery didn’t affect her baby’s health.
Cardi’s openness about her cosmetic procedures isn’t new. She has previously confessed to having had breast implants, rhinoplasty, and liposuction. In 2019, she even had to postpone several performances to recover from a procedure after the birth of her first child.
When asked about her transparency about her plastic surgery procedures, Cardi once told E! News, “It was important for me because I don’t like lying about things.” She went on to explain the misconceptions about the recovery process, noting that it’s much longer and more involved than many people realize. “Like when you see somebody that had lipo you think that they just go into the doctor’s and like boop, you come out and you look amazing, but it’s actually like a very long process, recovery,” she shared. “It actually takes like a little bit more than three or four months.”
The Grammy winner has also used her platform to caution fans about the risks of certain cosmetic procedures. In a previous Instagram Live, she warned her younger followers about the dangers of getting butt injections, especially when done in non-medical settings.