Chrissy Teigen shares a nude selfie showing her surgery scars to celebrate self-love

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Chrissy Teigen encourages her fans to love themselves and their bodies.

Teigen, 35, celebrated Valentine's Day on Sunday by sharing a photo of her bare stomach on her Instagram Story, showing scars on her breasts and bandages on the cuts in her lower abdomen.

“Happy Valentine's Day. Love yourself! The bitch went through it,” Teigen wrote alongside the photo.

Last year, Teigen had surgery to remove her breast implants, and earlier this month she underwent endometriosis surgery to relieve the pain of the condition, which causes abnormal growth of uterine lining tissue outside the uterus.

The presenter said afterwards that the pain of recovery was bad – but not as bad as the pain of endometriosis itself.

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“I usually feel really good after [surgery]she said at the time. “This is a tough one. My whole stomach is numb. It's going to be numb for a couple of days. And hopefully it stays that way for the next few days.”

“Every little coughing fit and stuff makes it hard. But it's really still better than the contractions and pain of endometriosis,” she added.

Teigen's surgery took place the same week as the original due date for her third child with husband John Legend, a son named Jack, whom they lost at 20 weeks last September.

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In an emotional Medium essay published in October, Teigen recounted her unforgettable experience of being hospitalized with complications, including partial placental abruption, and enduring multiple blood transfusions.

In the months following the devastating loss, Teigen spoke openly about her grief and healing process. In December, she shared on Instagram that while she was “sad” that she would “never be pregnant again,” she was “lucky to have two beautiful little ones who are turning more and more into big little people every day.”

Teigen and Legend, 42, have a daughter together, Luna Simone, 4, and a son, Miles Theodore, 2.