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Did Bridget Maasland have breast implants? Yes — and she had them removed
Bridget Maasland, the Dutch TV presenter, has always been open about cosmetic procedures — and in 2023 she revealed the biggest decision of all: her breast implants were removed. Her words about feeling lighter, physically and emotionally, turned the removal into a public conversation. Here is what she said and what implant surgery and removal involve.
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- Back to work7–14 days
- Stay in clinic1 day
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Bridget Maasland
- Country
- Netherlands
- Who
- Dutch TV presenter
- Quote source
- Utopia Nieuws, 22 August 2023
What did Bridget Maasland say about her breast implants?
Bridget Maasland had her breast implants removed, and shared the decision with her followers. As Utopia Nieuws reported on 22 August 2023, her relief was the headline of her own story: “Ik voel me zo bevrijd nu alles wat niet van nature bij me hoort uit mijn lichaam is” — she feels so liberated now that everything that was not naturally hers is out of her body.
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WhatsAppThe double release she described was physical and emotional: “Fysiek en emotioneel voel ik me lichter sinds de implantaten zijn verwijderd” — lighter since the implants were removed — and the burden of possible problems, leaks and psychological doubts “is verdwenen”: gone. She called it “een last die van mijn schouders is gevallen, letterlijk en figuurlijk” — a weight off her shoulders, literally and figuratively. And she framed her story as a cautionary one, saying she wants to inspire other women to avoid impulsive decisions about implants.
That is what this article relies on: her quoted words in the report. Everything below describes breast implant surgery in general, not her treatment.
Why her story matters
Bridget Maasland's account covers the full life cycle of breast implants: the placement, the years of carrying them, the worries about leaks, and the removal. Her warning against impulsive decisions cuts both ways — the same care that should go into placing implants goes into deciding to remove them, including the possibility that a lift will be needed to reshape the skin afterwards.
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Her mention of “mogelijke problemen, lekken, en psychologische twijfels” — possible problems, leaks and psychological doubts — is also the honest risk list that belongs in every consultation. Implants are long-term devices: they are checked over the years, and removal or exchange is a normal later chapter, not a failure. A patient who hears that up front makes calmer decisions at every stage.
How breast implant surgery is done today
A breast augmentation restores or adds volume with implants and can correct shape and asymmetry. Implant size, profile and shape are chosen with the surgeon based on anatomy and the result the patient wants. Implants differ in material (silicone looks most natural), shape (round or anatomical), surface and profile; incisions are placed in hidden areas and scars fade over 6 to 12 months.
Removal — alone or with a lift — and exchange are established follow-up operations planned around the tissue's condition.
Breast augmentation with implants
- Main goal
- More volume, shape correction
- When it is considered
- Volume lost after pregnancy or weight loss, asymmetry
Breast lift with implants
- Main goal
- Volume plus lifted position
- When it is considered
- Volume loss together with marked skin laxity
Implant removal, with or without lift
- Main goal
- Returning to the body's own tissue, or smaller implants
- When it is considered
- A considered decision to end having implants
The right combination is chosen at the consultation, not from a celebrity story.
Who is a candidate and how to prepare
A candidate is an adult in stable health whose weight has settled. Contraindications include active infection, pregnancy and breastfeeding, severe heart or lung disease, blood clotting disorders and anything that rules out safe general anaesthesia.
- Make the decision for yourself — whether it is implants in, exchanged or out, as Bridget Maasland modelled publicly.
- Bring your medical history, including previous operations and medicines; the surgeon decides which tests are needed.
- Think in decades: implants are checked over the years, and removal or exchange is a normal later chapter.
What recovery looks like
The patient spends a day in the clinic after surgery. Moderate discomfort in the first one to three days is normal and eases clearly by day 5–7. Most people go back to work without physical strain after 7–14 days. For three weeks there is no lifting over 3 kg and no raising the arms above shoulder level.
Compression garments are worn for 4–6 weeks; swimming and fitness usually return then, strength training after about three months. Swelling settles in about a month, and full recovery takes 3–6 months. The timeline below shows the usual stages.
How recovery after breast implant surgery usually goes
- Day of surgeryGeneral anaesthesia; one day in the inpatient ward under round-the-clock care.
- Days 1–7Moderate discomfort, relieved with painkillers; clearly easier by day 5–7.
- Days 7–14Return to work without physical exertion.
- 3 weeksSwelling goes down; no lifting over 3 kg, arms below shoulder level.
- 4–6 weeksCompression garments are no longer needed; swimming and fitness.
- 3 monthsDiscomfort is gone and the tissue has settled; strength training is possible.
Breast augmentation at City Medical Centre
City Medical Centre performs breast augmentation for international patients under general anaesthesia, including patients from Rotterdam. The first consultation with the plastic surgeon is free and can begin online with photos: the surgeon discusses size, shape, existing implants and whether a lift or removal is needed, and the price is fixed in the contract before a date is booked.
The price is $4,700 and covers result modelling, anaesthesia, the inpatient stay with meals, dressings and check-ups for a full year. More details are on the breast augmentation page and the page for patients from Rotterdam.
To be clear: City Medical Centre has no connection with Bridget Maasland or her treatment. Her story is quoted here only because she chose to speak about her implants openly.
Frequently asked questions
Did Bridget Maasland have breast implants?
Yes, and in 2023 she had them removed. She told Utopia Nieuws she felt liberated once everything that was not naturally hers was out of her body.
What did Bridget Maasland say after the removal?
She said she feels lighter physically and emotionally since the implants were removed, and that the burden of possible problems, leaks and psychological doubts has disappeared — "a weight off her shoulders, literally and figuratively."
Why would someone remove breast implants?
For comfort, health worries about leaks, or simply outgrowing a decision made years earlier. Removal, with or without a lift, is an established operation planned around the tissue.
When should implants be reviewed?
Implants are not lifetime devices; a review after roughly 10–15 years is common, and any changes in shape or comfort deserve a prompt check with the surgeon.
How much does a breast augmentation cost at City Medical Centre?
The price is $4,700, including anaesthesia, the inpatient stay with meals, dressings and a year of check-ups. It is confirmed in the contract after a free consultation.
Sources
What the article says about the celebrity is based only on these public statements.
- Utopia Nieuws, 22 August 2023
Medical background and further reading
General information about the procedure from health authorities and medical societies. It is not advice for any individual patient.
- PubMed / NCBI — Recognizing and Managing Breast Implant Complications: A Review (Int J Womens Health, 2025)
- PubMed / NCBI — Outcomes in primary breast augmentation: 1539 consecutive cases (Plast Reconstr Surg, 2015)
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons — Breast Augmentation
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration — Breast Implants
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