Paulina Porizkova has revealed the scars from her recent bilateral hip replacement surgery in a racy new Instagram selfie – one week after undergoing the ‘long overdue’ operation.
The legendary supermodel, 58, posed in her bathroom mirror wearing only a robe and underwear to showcase the two diagonal incisions on her bikini line. She also included two up-close photos of her healing wounds.
Paulina explained that scarring was a huge concern for her so she sought out an orthopedic surgeon with experience using the bikini incision technique.
This technique only requires a small, diagonal incision at the front of the hip that can often be hidden with swimsuit bottoms, as per the American Hip Institute.
Paulina then had her incisions sewn up by a ‘skilled’ plastic surgeon, who worked closely with her orthopedic surgeon, to give her the best chance at discreet scars.
![Paulina Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 1 Paulina Porizkova has revealed the scars from her recent bilateral hip replacement surgery in a racy new Instagram selfie - one week after undergoing the 'long overdue' operation](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80761855-0-image-a-11_1706851037179.jpg)
Paulina Porizkova has revealed the scars from her recent bilateral hip replacement surgery in a racy new Instagram selfie – one week after undergoing the ‘long overdue’ operation
‘Going into this surgery, I couldn’t help but think about scars. The ones I have, I embrace. But I have no desire to make new ones,’ she began, admitting that she ‘felt guilty for being vain.
‘When I shopped for orthopedic specialists, I did factor in the way in which they made incisions,’ she wrote.
Paulina enlisted orthopedic surgeon Dr. Roy Davidovitch, who previously replaced one of Alec Baldwin’s hips, because he was ‘one who did the ‘bikini’ scar routinely.’
He also was ‘entirely game’ to let his trusted friend and NYC-based plastic surgeon Dr. Pierre Saadeh ‘close up the incisions.’
Paulina continued: ‘After surgery, the incisions were covered for three days. “It’ll look gnarly when you remove the dressings,” Dr. Davidovitch cautioned me. So pre-warned, I found the incisions mostly – interesting?
‘I studied the placement of the incisions, the way the stitches were made and admired the handiwork of two skilled doctors. It’s like they belonged to someone else…
‘Today is day 7 post op/ 1 week. I know the incisions will soon become a part of me. They will be a reminder of old pain and new victories,’ she wrote.
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![Paulina Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 5 She also included two up-close photos of her healing wounds](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80761851-0-image-a-14_1706851054068.jpg)
She also included two up-close photos of her healing wounds
![Paulina Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 7 Paulina explained that scarring was a huge concern for her so she sought out an orthopedic surgeon with experience using the bikini incision technique](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80761857-0-image-a-13_1706851051774.jpg)
Paulina explained that scarring was a huge concern for her so she sought out an orthopedic surgeon with experience using the bikini incision technique
‘They will join all of the other inscriptions on my body and mind – both visible and invisible – all of which, ultimately, will be the glue that holds me together, a netting of past fractures which have healed stronger.
‘They will become a part of what constitutes the map of me. And like all other scars on my outside and inside, I will accept them. I will be proud of them.
‘But I have no intention of courting new ones,’ the runway maven concluded.
Paulina was forced to undergo a bilateral hip replacement surgery after wearing out ‘all’ her cartilage due to congenital hip dysplasia. She made the reveal last Thursday.
‘The three doctors I’ve visited all recoiled when they saw my X-rays,’ the Czech-born beauty told her Instagram followers.
‘”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 Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 9 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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80493157-13036581-Paulina_Porizkova_announced_that_she_underwent_long_overdue_bila-a-15_1706852176075.jpg)
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
![Paulina Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 11 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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80493147-13036581-The_Czech_born_58_year_old_s_Instagram_post_received_supportive_-a-16_1706852178955.jpg)
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
![Paulina Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 13 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'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80493161-13036581-Before_going_under_the_knife_the_Model_CoOp_repped_beauty_and_Je-a-18_1706852197223.jpg)
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 Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 15 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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80493167-13036581-Paulina_first_discovered_St_Barts_when_she_was_16_in_1981_during-a-19_1706852205040.jpg)
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
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.’
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.
![Paulina Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 17 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'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80493171-13036581-Luckily_Paulina_also_has_plenty_of_support_from_friends_and_fami-a-17_1706852183047.jpg)
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’
![Paulina Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 19 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)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80493165-13036581-Porizkova_and_the_60_year_old_photographer_originally_connected_-a-20_1706852231231.jpg)
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)
![Paulina Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 21 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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80493459-13036581-Porizkova_went_on_to_marry_her_late_husband_The_Cars_frontman_Ri-a-21_1706852234892.jpg)
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
![Paulina Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 23 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)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80493155-13036581-The_six_time_Grammy_nominee_died_age_75_from_natural_causes_in_2-a-22_1706852238102.jpg)
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 Porizkova, 58, proudly displays hip replacement surgery scars in revealing selfie, shares details of plastic surgeon stitching up bikini line incisions 25 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)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/05/80493151-13036581-Paulina_has_introduced_Greenstein_to_25_year_old_Oliver_Orion_Ot-a-23_1706852246822.jpg)
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)
‘This is the first time back since,’ the pro-aging activist wrote last Wednesday.
‘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.