It's been three years since Selena Gomez received a kidney transplant from her friend Francia Raisa after she suffered organ damage caused by lupus.
Selena Gomez attends the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 24, 2019 in Los Angeles.received a kidney transplant from her friend Francia Raisa after she suffered organ damage caused by lupus. Now, the star is done hiding her scar, and instead is embracing it as a sign of strength.
Gomez shared a photo to Instagram on Thursday in a sleek blue swimsuit from her friend Theresa Marie Mingus' new swim line, La'Mariette. Her scar is visible on the inside of her thigh."When I got my kidney transplant, I remember it being very difficult at first showing my scar," she captioned the stunning snap."I didn’t want it to be in photos, so I wore things that would cover it up. Now, more than ever, I feel confident in who I am and what I went through...
She also shouted out Mingus for making a company"whose message is just that...all bodies are beautiful."
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