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Selena Gomez Flaunts Her Kidney Transplant Scar In Gorgeous Swimsuit Photo

Photo credit: Barcroft Media - Getty Images
Photo credit: Barcroft Media - Getty Images

From Seventeen

Through her candid chats about mental health, and her makeup company, founded on self-love and empowerment, Selena Gomez is doing the work to help others feel accepted. The singer always preaches positivity, but in her latest photo she goes one step further, embracing one of her greatest insecurities.

In a rare swimsuit photo, Selena flaunted an inches-long scar on her inner thigh – a reminder of the kidney surgery that saved (and almost ended) her life. Selena says that recently, she's started to feel proud of her scars and has stopped trying to hide them.

"When I got my kidney transplant, I remember it being very difficult at first showing my scar," Selena wrote of her 2017 surgery. "I didn’t want it to be in photos, so I wore things that would cover it up. Now, more than ever, I feel confident in who I am and what I went through...and I’m proud of that."

She finished the post, congratulating her friend Theresa Mingus on the launch of her new swimwear brand, La'Mariette. "T - Congratulations on what you’re doing for women, launching @lamariette whose message is just that...all bodies are beautiful."

Selena positively glowed in a powder blue one-piece swimsuit that was actually named in her honor (and shockingly, hasn't sold out yet). Shop her exact suit – the Selena One Piece – for $100 on the La'Mariette website.

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