Paulina Porizkova announced that she underwent ‘long overdue’ bilateral hip replacement surgery on Thursday after wearing out ‘all’ her cartilage due to congenital hip dysplasia.
‘The three doctors I’ve visited all recoiled when they saw my X-rays,’ the Czech-born 58-year-old – who boasts 1.1M Instagram followers – wrote.
‘”Well, it’s bone on bone!” they exclaimed. “At least we know you’re good with pain tolerance!” It’s so bad, in fact, that doing one hip at the time is pointless. It would actually impede the healing and mobility.’
According to the Mayo Clinic, ‘hip dysplasia is the medical term for a hip socket that doesn’t fully cover the ball portion of the upper thighbone, which allows the hip joint to become partially or completely dislocated.’
Paulina (born Pavlína Pořízková) was just grateful it was ‘a fixable problem’ and she found a doctor she ‘really trusts, one who specializes in anterior hip replacements.’
Paulina Porizkova announced that she underwent ‘long overdue’ bilateral hip replacement surgery on Thursday after wearing out ‘all’ her cartilage due to congenital hip dysplasia
Porizkova’s post received supportive comments from her celeb pals Brooke Shields, Angie Harmon, Helena Christensen, Nigel Barker, Ali Wentworth, Ricki Lake, and Marla Maples.
Luckily, the Model CoOp-repped beauty also has plenty of support from friends and family ‘volunteering to come and bring me soup’ as well as ‘my love’ Jeff Greenstein ‘at my side.’
Paulina and the 60-year-old photographer originally connected on a dating app January, 3 2023 – and the inseparable couple will officially celebrate their first anniversary on February 3.
Before going under the knife, Porizkova and Jeff enjoyed ‘one last vacation with [her] old hips’ on the Caribbean isle of Saint Barthélemy, which was ‘glorious and sometimes bittersweet.’
The silver-haired model-writer first discovered St. Barts when she was 16 in 1981 during a work trip – most likely for Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue which she covered numerous times.
Paulina went on to marry her late husband – The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek – in St. Barts in 1989 and they took annual vacations there with their two sons Oliver and Jonathan in tow.
The six-time Grammy nominee died, age 75, from natural causes in 2019 – two years after legally separating from Porizkova and disinheriting her in his will after 27 years of marriage.
‘This is the first time back since,’ the pro-aging activist wrote on Wednesday.
The Czech-born 58-year-old’s Instagram post received supportive comments from her celeb pals Brooke Shields, Angie Harmon, Helena Christensen, Nigel Barker, Ali Wentworth, Ricki Lake, and Marla Maples
Luckily, Paulina also has plenty of support from friends and family ‘volunteering to come and bring me soup’ as well as ‘my love’ Jeff Greenstein (R, pictured January 15) ‘at my side’
Porizkova and the 60-year-old photographer originally connected on a dating app January, 3 2023 – and the inseparable couple will officially celebrate their first anniversary on February 3 (pictured January 11)
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Before going under the knife, the Model CoOp-repped beauty and Jeff enjoyed ‘one last vacation with [her] old hips’ on the Caribbean isle of Saint Barthélemy, which was ‘glorious and sometimes bittersweet’
Paulina first discovered St. Barts when she was 16 in 1981 during a work trip – most likely for Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue which she covered numerous times
Porizkova went on to marry her late husband – The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek (R, pictured in 1990) – in St. Barts in 1989 and they took annual vacations there with their two sons Oliver and Jonathan in tow
The six-time Grammy nominee died, age 75, from natural causes in 2019 – two years after legally separating from the silver-haired model-writer and disinheriting her in his will after 27 years of marriage (pictured in 2017)
Paulina has introduced Greenstein to 25-year-old Oliver Orion Otcasek (R, a software engineer) and 30-year-old Jonathan Raven Otcasek (L, a video game designer)
‘So many memories. And now, @sjeffgreenstein and I have added new ones…Much has changed. Both for the island and me. But the essence is the same. In both of us, I hope.’
Ocasek (born Otcasek) was still married to his second wife Suzanne when he cast the then 19-year-old Paulina in his Drive music video back in 1984.
Porizkova has introduced Greenstein to 25-year-old Oliver Orion Otcasek (a software engineer) and 30-year-old Jonathan Raven Otcasek (a video game designer).
Jeff – originally from Atlanta – co-hosts a podcast called I Dream of Cameras and he’s also an Emmy-winning producer-writer of sitcoms like Friends, Will & Grace, and Desperate Housewives.
