*Supermodel Anok Yai has disclosed a congenital lung defect diagnosis that’s been “overworking my heart and slowly destroying my lungs.”
The 28-year-old shared her medical journey in an Instagram post featuring footage from her hospital recovery. “For the past year I’ve been dealing with this silent battle,” she wrote. Yai explained she had shown no symptoms throughout most of her life until a persistent cough emerged.
“[The cough] turned to chest pains, bouts of coughing up blood, then at times struggling to breathe,” she explained. “I chose to work through this while trying to find the right doctor and the right time. I quickly realized there was never going to be a ‘right time’ —my health would continue to worsen.”
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She initially believed she could “outwork or outrun” her problem, but soon realized that “the universe has a way of slowing you down and waking you up.”
The model underwent robotic thoracic surgery. Per the American Lung Association: “Robotic thoracic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery used in thoracic procedures for some lung cancer cases. Also called robotic-assisted thoracic surgery, it can be used to remove diseased lung tissue and possibly surrounding lymph nodes.”
In the IG post, Yai explained to fans and followers, “So, yesterday I had a successful robotic lung surgery thanks to Dr. Robert Cerfolio and his gracious and talented team who I am forever indebted to for giving me more time.”
She expressed gratitude to medical professionals, stating, “I am forever grateful for Dr. Harmik Soukiasian and everyone at the @beverlyhillsconciergehealth for discovering my condition,” and added, “For now, I’m healing … but I’ll be back.”
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