Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris permanently changed her eye color through surgery. "A friend of mine mentioned that she had heard of a procedure where you could permanently change your eye color, and we looked into it. We researched it for a bit. Two years later, I spoke to the doctors and to patients who had it. I learned that there was no downtime, that it only took about 15 minutes plus its reversible. When I found out that you could reverse it, I was sold."
This 39-year-old woman, wife and mother of four, opened up a debate. Some fans view this as a sign of low self-esteem. What do you think?
Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris is breaking her silence and defending her drastic change in eye color.
Tiny spoke exclusively to People magazine and discussed her controversial decision to change her eye color from brown to ice gray.
Permanent eye color change procedure not worth the risk
I had been wearing colored contacts for a couple of years, and they were making my vision blurry, said Tiny. A friend of mine mentioned that she had heard of a procedure where you could permanently change your eye color, and we looked into it. We researched it for a bit, but I was nervous because its your eyes! But two years later, it came up again. I spoke to the doctors and to patients whod had it. I learned that there was no downtime, that it only took about 15 minutes plus its reversible. When I found out that you could reverse it, I was sold.
The 39-year-old mother of four revealed the procedure costs about $10,000, not including the plane ticket to Tunisia, one of the only countries where it’s legal to perform the procedure.
She also sent out a message to herhaters.
People are saying I must have low self-esteem, but if you really know me, I have no problems in the self-esteem department!,” she said. “You have to do what makes you happy. As long as youre being healthy and safe, just do what makes you feel good.”
Tiny also appeared on Good Morning America this morning and talked about her new eye colorand also revealed what her husband T.I. thinks about it.
What do youthink of Tiny’s new eye color?
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Written by Shirle Perkins
Shirle Perkins - Speaker, Teacher, Author, Certified Christian Life Coach and Business Coach. She is the Founder of LILY Ministries, a women's ministries designed to encourage and empower women through their transitions in life.
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