Amber Tamblyn Opens Up About Having Ear-Pinning Surgery at Age 12
Amber Tamblyn is opening up about a personal experience.
The actress from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants revealed for the first time that she had cosmetic surgery to pin her ears back at the age of 12, a decision that still weighs on her mind today.
“As a young girl, I had protruding ears that I wished were flatter against my head,” Tamblyn shared in an opinion piece for The New York Times published on Oct. 20. “Some classmates in my Los Angeles school teased me about them, and I often wished they were different.”
The now 41-year-old actress explained that landing a role on General Hospital in 1995 at the age of 12 pushed her to address her insecurity about her ears.
“I chose to have surgery to pin my ears back, a decision I had not shared publicly until now,” Tamblyn wrote. “My parents witnessed my struggle with private embarrassment, but they knew I was resilient. However, the thought of being judged by millions of viewers worldwide on television, not just by kids on a playground, made a significant impact on me.”