Mirna Košanin and her breast implants: what she said herself

In her own words: “Išla pod nož jer sam svoje dete dojila godinu i po dana, otišla sam sa roditelja na VMA, imala sam 21 godinu. Telo je počelo da mi odbacuje implante.” (“I went under the knife because I'd breastfed my child for a year and a half; I went with my parents to the Military Medical Academy, I was 21. My body started rejecting the implants.”)

She went on to describe a reconstruction procedure that left her temporarily paralysed: “Uplatila sam rekonstrukciju implanata i ostala sam u bolnici, probudila sam se potpuno nepokretna, nisam mogla da pomerim ni mali prst.” (“I paid for implant reconstruction and stayed in hospital; I woke up completely unable to move, I couldn't move even my little finger.”) She said the whole ordeal, including several further procedures, lasted years: “Agonija je trajala od 2011. do 2018. godine.” (“The ordeal lasted from 2011 to 2018.”) It ended, she said, when a doctor who finally resolved the problem operated on her again; she also said she stepped back from performing for a time because of harsh comments about her surgeries.

That is what this article relies on. Košanin did not name the clinics or doctors involved beyond saying the first surgery was at a military hospital, and we do not add details she did not give. Where the text below explains techniques and recovery, it describes breast augmentation in general, not her treatment.

She also spoke about the toll of public comments on her appearance, which is why this article does not discuss or speculate about how she looks now; the point of her story, in her own words, is the medical ordeal and how long it took to fix, not an assessment of the result.

Possible complications — the kind Košanin described — include bleeding, infection, capsular contracture (the body forming excess scar tissue around the implant), a change in sensation and, rarely, implant rejection requiring revision. A careful pre-operative work-up and surgical technique are what the field relies on to keep these risks low; they cannot be removed completely from any operation.

Surgeons generally advise waiting at least 6–12 months after childbirth and after breastfeeding ends before having the operation.

Compression garments are worn for 4–6 weeks, after which fitness, swimming and the pool are usually back on the table, and the breasts take on a more natural shape and softness around the one-month mark. Strength training generally resumes after about three months, once inflammation has settled and a stable pocket has formed around the implant.

To be clear: City Medical Centre has no connection with Mirna Košanin or her treatment. Her story is simply a well-known example of a singer who spoke at length and openly about a difficult experience with breast-implant surgery.