Eva Amurri is narrating her arduous journey through a series of Instagram posts, chronicling the mental health repercussions she experienced nearly nine months after undergoing breast reduction surgery. As the lifestyle blogger—daughter of Susan Sarandon and Franco Amurri—she candidly shared her struggles in an end-of-year post, focusing on the "lowlights" of 2025.
"A completely unexpected mental side effect of my reduction surgery occurred once the healing process was complete," Eva wrote on December 31 alongside a photo from May. "I struggled with body dysmorphia and a constant hyper-focus, fear that my breasts would grow back."
The 40-year-old further elaborated that it took "a lot of work" on herself and "months of time" to regain comfort with her body. "The hardest parts of healing were over," she continued, "and I suddenly felt like I was in the right body for me since I hit puberty. It was like starting a whole new chapter of life."
Eva, who shares three children with ex-husband Kyle Martino, also reflected on the "peaks" of 2025 in a December 30 Instagram post, noting that May was when the results from her surgery "finally settled in."
In an October blog post, the Saved! actress—who wed chef Ian Hock in 2024—vented about her emotions, writing that as someone who had experienced body dysmorphia in the past, "it took me many years to be kind to myself and appreciate my body."
"After my reduction," she wrote, "I suddenly had an immense anxiety and fear about getting bigger."
"I’m someone who gains weight in my chest first," she explained. "It’s always been like that, and I would experience great size fluctuations in my breasts whenever I would gain or lose weight. ‘Growing my boobs back’ after my reduction was always a fear in the back of my mind before my surgery."
However, amidst the constant scrutiny and analyzing of her breasts at all times, Eva reached out to her doctor, who assured her that what she was seeing was likely tied to hormonal changes within her body.
"She encouraged me to notice the hormonal pattern when I felt like my chest was 'big'," she shared. "And lo and behold, it would correspond perfectly with getting my period and those minor bloating fluctuations."
Eva added, "I’ve begun to worry less about the size of my bra and pay more attention to how balanced my body feels in its new state."
