Raven-Symoné recalls suffering a seizure from anesthesia after undergoing first breast reduction at 15

Raven-Symoné got candid about having suffered a seizure at age 15 due to the anesthesia from her breast reduction.

While appearing on Thursday's episode of her Tea Time with Raven & Miranda podcast, the 38-year-old former Disney Channel star she explained that she felt pressured to change her body to fit beauty standards when she was just a teenager.  

The actress said that the first two breast reductions that brought down her bust from a DDD cup to a B cup was at the discretion of adults around her who influenced her decision.

'I went from a triple D all the way down to a B. Someone said I needed to do it in order to get a show,' she said, adding that her father also 'suggested strongly' the idea.

In an effort to keep the public from shaming the actress for her weight, Raven said she turned to Liposuction. 

'I was like, "Yeah, if I get lipo, will people stop calling me fat?" And so, I got a two-fer,' she said.

Recalling her breast-reduction horror story, Raven claimed she suffered a seizure when she awoke due to the anesthesia, noting that she still had visible scarring from the procedure.

She said: 'I have scars. I still have scar tissue to this day. And I gained weight after and had to, like, go back for a quick little, like, [get] a little bit more out ‘cause [my breasts] were still too big for others’ feelings.'

Now, she is grateful that society and Hollywood has been more open to body positivity for the younger generation.

'There’s this beautiful embracing of the body now that I didn’t get as a young girl,' the That's So Raven alum said.

When she was a child star, Raven said she continuously felt same pressure from society to be perfect for the camera and fans. And coming out as gay in August 2013 was added to her fears of social rejection.

She told E! News in 2023: 'There were a lot of challenges. There was the crumbling of the wall that I had put up for so many years. And I felt very vulnerable.

'It was an interesting wound that was opened up in public,' she said. 'I want to make sure I'm creating content that reflects the community that we're a part of. Respectfully and with dignity.' 

In June 2020, Raven and her girlfriend Miranda Maday tied the knot after five years of dating.

The were first linked back in 2015 at a gay bar in West Hollywood.

In 2021, Raven credited her social media manager wife for being her inspiration to lose weight in an interview with E! News. 

 'I want to make sure I am there for her in the best health possible,' the Strut singer said.

In a later interview with Good Morning America, she said that she maintains a diet that is 'low-carb as much as I can be' to maintain a balanced diet.

She also revealed that she follow 'a minimum of a 14-hour fast between dinner and break-fast' — also known as intermittent fasting.  

'I'm not over here trying to be a little twig,' quipped in response to fans who worried for her.

'I want to make sure that my body is healthy and prepared to deal with old age,' she said.