Queen Najia’s decision to be blunt about her plastic surgery was met with backlash when she was accused of normalizing the procedure for young women.
The singer-songwriter who is known for her bold personality and power vocals shared the video titled, “Revealing My New Body | One Week Post Op Tummy Tuck + BBL (Brazillian Buttlift)” on YouTube Friday (May 10). In a previous video, Naija vlogged her plans to get a tummy tuck while heading to the Billboard Music Awards where she was nominated for Top R&B Female Artist.
The singer previously went under the knife after the birth of her first child in 2017, leading to a case of bad fibrosis. “I’m really really happy about the results,” she said. “I basically got a tummy tuck and I got my hernia repaired around my belly navel, it would puff out because of my loose skin. I had really really bad fibrosis from the smart lipo I got two years ago.”
In her recap video, the singer seemed to be visibly happy with the results and additional unplanned surgery for the Brazilian Buttlift. “I’m just really really happy. I feel more confident with my body and being a mom with two kids and having two c-sections, and all the stuff going on with myself, I’m really happy,” she said Friday. “I will not be getting any more surgery. I won’t turn into one of those girls who gets lip fat added and all this stuff. I’m not touching my face. As yall know I got eye fillers and I’m never doing that again.”
But her joy was quickly met with criticism after The Shade Room picked up a portion of the video on their Instagram page. Naija responded in jest. “Now if I would have kept it a secret, like a lot of other women who’ve had surgery.. everyone would have saying “Liar, did you get surgery, why you hiding it?” she said. Lol, I tell the truth & it’s still an issue. Hilarious. Imma take my new booty and hide in a ditch.”
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The “Medicine” singer has been open with her journey to building her self-esteem and has shared why she decided to try surgery. “I do love myself but at the same time, you have to make your self happy,” she said in 2017. “You don’t have to look in the mirror and see what I see. At the end of the say, I’m the one who has to put up with my self-esteem. I tried to diet and workout but I didn’t see any results in my stomach area [because of c-section].”
The topic of surgical enhancement with women of color has been a controversial topic, with many women dying for trying under the table procedures. Standards of beauty have continuously changed with social media and influencers holding relevance over the youth but the singer hasn’t promoted the option to go under the knife to her fans.