I Spent $100,000 on Plastic Surgery to Look Bigger—Now I'm Reversing It to Look Natural Again
Larissa Lima, a Brazilian reality star known for 90 Day Fiance, spent more than $100,000 on cosmetic surgery to reshape her body. Her transformation included 1500cc breast implants, a Brazilian butt lift, liposuction across her body, a nose job, and ongoing fillers and Botox. "I just wanted to go bigger because I thought bigger is better and they never told me no," she says. Today she has begun a radical makeunder to restore a more natural look, documenting the journey as she reverses years of changes.
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From Fame to Fixation: How a Reality Star Fell into a Plastic-Surgery Addiction
Lima says her addiction to fillers and Botox began after she first saw herself on TV. At the height of her 90 Day Fiance fame, a medspa owner topped her up with injectables weekly and supplied whatever she asked for—even when others warned she was going too far. Initially, she was happy with her look, but the exaggerated curves drew heavy public scrutiny. To reset, she turned to aesthetic expert Melanie Speed at Flawless Medspas to dissolve the fillers. The process required 13 vials of dissolvers to remove years of migrated filler from her lips, cheeks, jawline, and under-eyes. To numb the pain, Lima used laughing gas. "I'm so happy now. It's so much better," she later said after receiving fresh fillers in her lips, cheeks, and under-eyes, along with Botox.
Public Scrutiny and the Price of Attention
As Lima’s look grew more extreme, public reaction turned sharp. She began facing attention and suspicion in everyday life; at one point, the football-loving reality star started being thrown out of college games after staff mistook her for a sex worker. "What is she doing here?" onlookers would ask, while she recalls loving the US football scene but enduring stares because of her lips and breasts.
The Makeunder Begins: Dissolving Years of Work
Seeking a reset, Lima consulted Melanie Speed of Flawless Medspas to dissolve the fillers. The process required 13 vials of dissolvers to eliminate years of migrated filler from her lips, cheeks, jawline, and under-eyes, with laughing gas to cope with the pain. She later received fresh fillers in her lips, cheeks, and under-eyes, along with Botox. Her breast implants were reduced from 1500cc to 700cc, and she says she may remove them entirely in the future. “I'm not perfect, but I feel they are beautiful women who should find a new provider who could change them for the best,” she adds, expressing cautious optimism about the journey ahead.
A New Path Forward: Fitness, Education, and a Possible Return
Now toned down and focused on staying in shape through regular exercise, Lima aims to move beyond a life centered on procedures. She plans to study hospitality and pursue a long-term career outside reality television and OnlyFans, which she relied on to pay living costs and immigration fees. “I'm not gonna lie... through OnlyFans I could pay for my living and my immigration fees, but right now I'm looking for something more,” she says. She is also open to returning to the 90 Day Fiance universe someday, hoping to film with other cast members to show fans how much her life has changed.
