Lili Elbe’s body statistics and plastic surgery facts are all here! Check whether she has undergone cosmetic surgery!
Introduction
Danish painter who became one of the first recognized people to under sex reassignment surgery, transitioning from a man to woman. She was believed to have been born intersex.
As Einer Wegener, her birth name, she established a fairly successful career as a painter. She married Gerda Gottlieb in 1904 and moved to Paris, where Elbe could live openly as a woman and Gottlieb as a lesbian.
She underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1930, which was highly experimental at the time, although she was not the first to undergo it. She died in 1931 following complications from a uterine transplant.
After transition and becoming legally a woman, her marriage to Gottlieb was made invalid. She then entered a relationship with Claude Lejeune, but died shortly after.
Her story was the subject of David Ebershoff’s novel The Danish Girl, which was adapted into a movie by the same name starring Eddie Redmayne.
Plastic Surgery Facts
Lili Elbe, her full name being Lili Ilse Elvenes, actually underwent a series of four surgical procedures over a period of two years. Her first operation, being only a few weeks after Dora Richter’s operation. The first procedure was to remove the patient’s testicles, whilst retaining the scrotum sack.
Take a look at the table below. It shows whether or not Lili Elbe went under the knife for different kinds of plastic surgery procedures.
| Rhinoplasty (Nose Job) | N/A |
|---|---|
| Breast Augmentation | N/A |
| Breast Reduction | N/A |
| Facelift | N/A |
| Lips | N/A |
| Fillers | N/A |
| Botox | N/A |
| Liposuction | N/A |
| Butt Implants | N/A |
| Butt Lift | N/A |
| Eyelid Surgery | N/A |
Plastic Surgery Pictures
Can you tell from the photos whether Lili Elbe's body and face are natural?
