Amy Schumer says she 'never thought' she was going to get liposuction until after the birth of her son and turning 40

• Amy Schumer spoke to Chelsea Handler about her recent decision to get liposuction.
• She made the decision after the birth of her son and the removal of her uterus and appendix.

Amy Schumer has opened up about her recent decision to get liposuction after the birth of her son and surgery to alleviate her endometriosis pain.

Speaking on Chelsea Handler's podcast Dear Chelsea, the comedian and 2022 Oscars co-host said that she had never considered the procedure until "cut to turning 40 after having a C-section" (the conversation starts around the 25:30-minute mark).

"I got liposuction," she told Handler. "I never thought that I was going to do anything like that. Like when I would hear 'liposuction' I was just like, that's so crazy to me, and I would say, 'I'm not ever going to do anything.'"

Schumer says her decision was triggered by her long-term endometriosis — an often painful condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus — and the birth of her son, Gene, in May of 2019.

After she got her uterus and appendix removed in September of last year to treat her endometriosis pain, Schumer decided to have liposuction.

"I healed well, and I was like, can I get lipo? And I got lipo and I'm feeling really good," she said.

The comedian previously revealed her decision in an Instagram post in January when she tagged her plastic surgeon.

"It's been a journey," she wrote at the time. "Thanks for helping me get my strength back @seckinmd (endo) @jordanternermd (lipo)."

Schumer's conversation with Handler was her first time speaking publicly about the surgery.

"I just wanted to say that, because if anybody sees me in pictures or anything and they're like, she looks thinner, and whatever: it's because I had a surgery," Schumer said. "It's too hard, and I just want to be real about it."

"I appreciate your truth," Handler said. "It's always good to be honest with the world and with women, especially. Women need our honesty more than ever now. And I'm glad that you're healing well and I'm glad that I know you."

You can listen to the full episode of Handler's podcast here.