Katrina Velarde removes nose implant after suffering complication

Katrina Velarde. Image: Instagram/@katrinavelarde24; Facebook/Katrina Velarde

Katrina Velarde revealed that she canceled her recent public appearances as she had to undergo a nose implant removal surgery due to a complication.

The singer disclosed this as she gave an update on her condition through a video on her Facebook page last Friday, June 6.

“I posted earlier that I wouldn’t be able to attend the concert of 98 Degrees and that I had to cancel some commitments where I was supposed to perform,” she said, referring to the two-night Manila concert of the American group last May 30 and 31 where she was supposed to be a guest performer.

“It was because I needed to have my nose implant removed as soon as possible, and it had taken a while for me to recover. I suffered from a complication, years after the silicone implant was put in my nose,” she said.

Velarde noted that this was the second time she had her nose implant removed. Prior to having her silicone implant, she had Gore-Tex implant which her body rejected, prompting her to have it removed.

“I did a very good recovery but my face was very swollen at first that I could not really attend the 98 Degrees concert,” Velarde further explained.

She then thanked her doctor as well as her fellow singer Jona, who performed in her stead at the 98 Degrees concert.

“I still feel pain and pressure in my nose whenever I sing… But it did not affect my voice,” she said, adding that she is continuously healing from the surgery.

“Thank you to all those who reached out and expressed concern for me. I’m okay,” she assured fans.  /ra