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Did Niurka have breast augmentations? Yes — she named every reason herself
Few television personalities talk about plastic surgery as openly as Niurka, the Cuban-Mexican vedette and reality-show fixture. On the Imagen Televisión programme De Primera Mano she walked through her operations one by one, including three breast augmentations, and gave a reason for each. Here is what she said, and what a breast augmentation involves today.
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Key facts about the procedure
- Back to work7–14 days
- Stay in clinic1 day
- AnaesthesiaGeneral
- Fixed price$4,700
Profile
Niurka
- Country
- Mexico
- Who
- Cuban-Mexican vedette and TV personality
- Quote source
- SDP Noticias, 11 April 2020
What did Niurka say about her breast augmentations?
As SDP Noticias reported on 11 April 2020, Niurka listed her operations without a hint of embarrassment on De Primera Mano. The breast augmentations came with her own explanation of where they started: she had no bust naturally. “Para tener aunque sea, era de no bubis. Yo no tenía ni granos” — there was nothing there, as she put it; she joked that with her natural size she looked like she had “dos huevos, pero fritos” — two fried eggs.
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WhatsAppShe gave a reason for each of the three augmentations. The first was her second aesthetic operation ever, after a semi-lipectomy to remove a caesarean scar. The second she made, by her own account, “para presumir” — to show off — when she arrived in Mexico. The third came after the birth of her son Emilio: she breastfed all her children for five months, and her breasts, in her words, “se cayeron como un centímetro y medio” — dropped by about a centimetre and a half. She was equally emphatic about what she has not had done: her backside is natural, “soy nalgona” — no implants there, a point she settled on air with the show's hosts.
That is what this article relies on: her own words in the interview. She did not name the surgeon, the clinic, or the exact years of the operations, so none of that is guessed here. What follows describes breast augmentation in general, not her treatment.
What her honesty tells future patients
The useful part of her story is that a breast augmentation can have several different motivations across one life — a body one wants to change, a career moment, a body reshaped by pregnancy and breastfeeding — and each deserves its own calm decision.
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Naming the reason out loud, as she does, is exactly what a good consultation asks a patient to do before choosing an implant size.
The other practical lesson is hers by experience: pregnancy and breastfeeding change breast tissue. Volume drops, skin stretches, and the result of an earlier augmentation may look different afterwards — which is why surgeons advise waiting six to twelve months after breastfeeding ends before operating, and why an augmentation planned after children is a different conversation than one planned before them.

How a breast augmentation 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.
Breast augmentation with implants
- Main goal
- More volume, shape correction
- When it is considered
- Low volume, 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 replacement
- Main goal
- Renewed volume, updated implants
- When it is considered
- Ageing implants, rupture, capsular contracture, a change of size
The right combination is chosen at the consultation, not from a television interview.
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. Patients who already have implants should tell the surgeon what was placed and when.
- Bring your medical history, including previous operations and the medicines you take; the surgeon decides which tests are needed.
- Stop certain medicines in time: aspirin-containing drugs and some hormonal medicines 1–2 weeks before surgery, oral contraceptives at least a month before.
- After pregnancy, wait at least 6–12 months and until breastfeeding has ended.
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. Implants typically last 10–15 years, after which replacement or another correction is discussed. The timeline below shows the usual stages.

How recovery after breast augmentation 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 Mexico City. The first consultation with the plastic surgeon is free and can begin online with photos: the surgeon discusses size, shape and whether a lift 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 Mexico City.
To be clear: City Medical Centre has no connection with Niurka or her treatment. Her words are quoted here only because she chose to speak about her operations openly.
Frequently asked questions
Did Niurka have breast augmentations?
Yes. On De Primera Mano she said she has had three breast augmentations and explained the reason for each, from having no natural bust to changes after breastfeeding her children.
Why did Niurka have a third breast augmentation?
In her words, after the birth of her son she breastfed for five months and her breasts dropped about a centimetre and a half, so she had a third augmentation.
Does pregnancy and breastfeeding change the result of breast implants?
It can. Breast tissue changes during pregnancy and breastfeeding: volume drops and skin stretches, so the earlier result may look different. Surgeons usually advise waiting 6–12 months after breastfeeding ends before surgery.
How soon can I go back to work after a breast augmentation?
Most people return to work without physical exertion after 7–14 days. Sport and swimming usually come back after 4–6 weeks, strength training after about three months.
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.
- SDP Noticias, 11 April 2020
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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