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Published 11:56 27 Feb 2019 GMT
We can all breathe again, folks: Mia Khalifa has given us all a much-needed update about the status of her chest, after a unfortunate incident caused the former adult film star - who was voted the most-viewed adult actress on the website Pornhub before her retirement - damage in one of her breasts.
While embarking on her new career as a sports podcaster, Mia Khalifa was struck by a rogue puck during a hockey playoff game back in the summer of 2018, and she revealed that her left breast had been 'deflated' as a result of the accident.
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"Also, I got hit in the boob with a puck during the game, and I’m 80% sure it ruptured an implant. But the good news is, I got a game used puck from a Capitals Stanley cup playoff game. Worth it," she explained in her post from May 2018, featuring the former adult film star clutching her chest, and holding a puck.
Fans of the former adult actress held their breath over the intervening months, holding out in hope of some news or update, and last Monday, our prayers were all answered: Khalifa shared with us a picture of her going under the knife on Instagram, telling us of her journey along the way.
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"I almost wish I could have surgery every month just to get to spend this down time with my favorite boys. I love y’all so much. Thank you for taking such good care of me in your own ways," said Khalifa in her post before she went under the knife, which featured her boyfriend, Swedish chef Robert Sandberg and her friend Jeffrey Solomon.
She also directed followers to the Instagram page of Dr Jay Calvert for some more science-y information: "if you want to know more about my surgery, it’s a permanent memory on my IG page, or check out @drjaycalvert’s page for fancy doctor verbiage about what happened to me."
Dr Jay Calvert didn't mention Khalifa by name (this would have been a breach of doctor-patient confidentiality), but he did give a couple of clues as to what Mia Khalifa would have experienced under the knife, using the hashtag #beautifulbreasts to ensure that we all were able to track Khalifa's surgery.
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"A patient’s own body fat is an amazing reconstructive tool," Dr Calvert began.
"Breast volume can be increased using fat as a graft material. It mimics the breast tissue and tends to survive very well over time. The percentage of graft survival can be variable but with good technique and post-op care, excellent results can be achieved. I am using fat grafting in a good number of my implant cases and a larger number of my revision breast implant cases."
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Thanks to the work of Dr Calvert that day, surgery was a resounding success. That photo above is from loyal boyfriend Sandberg, before Khalifa woke up and posted in her Instagram story: "that couldn’t have gone smoother." Rest easy, folks, Mia Khalifa's going to be just fine.
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Published 12:46 20 Nov 2025 GMT
Former adult star Mia Khalifa opened up about a painful injury she suffered while watching a game of hockey.
The 32-year-old previously opened up about the horrifying accident that occurred during the NHL playoffs in 2018 that resulted in her needing surgery.
Khalifa had shared a photo at the time, showing her standing in the viewing area for the Washington Capitals game against the Tampa Bay Lightning during a play-off tie in the Stanley Cup and holding a puck, while clutching her breast in pain.
She told her followers: "Also, I got hit in the boob with a puck during the game, and I’m 80% sure it ruptured an implant.
"But the good news is, I got a game used puck from a Capitals Stanley cup playoff game. Worth it."
The former adult entertainer later went on to confirm that her fears were correct and that she needed surgery to fix the damage caused.
She told the Daily Star at the time: "I was sitting behind the glass during a game, and it came shooting over the glass and it caught me so off guard and I had no idea it was coming.
"I grabbed my chest and I didn’t want to let go, because I felt like if I did let go blood was going to be everywhere."
Khalifa speculated that the puck, which she described as "really heavy" may have been flying at around 80MPH when it slammed into her chest.
She added at the time: "My left breast is slightly deflated now and I will be getting it fixed next year."
Khalifa went on to reveal that she'd had to undergo a four-hour "fat grafting" operation in Los Angeles to fix her damaged implant, performed by plastic surgeon expert Dr Jay Calvert.
She shared a snap of her in a post-surgery bra with bandages visible on her hips where fat was grafted from, as she told her followers: "You can say anything you want about me and my decisions, but one thing that no one can argue is my transparency on social media.
"I don’t hide behind filters or make things out to be better than they are. Sometimes things are ugly, and bloody, and boring, and covered in hormonal breakouts, but that is life and I will always embrace it.
"This was my decision behind sharing my surgery journey with @drjaycalvert, I could go on and on about what he did to fix my hockey puck breast injury, but i won’t because I could never be as eloquent as he is, just watch the video for yourself.
"WARNING: Extremely graphic, and not for the faint of heart. We shared as much of the actual surgery as YouTube terms and conditions would allow."
While the video appears to have been removed since, it showed Khalifa going through the consultation before going under the knife.
Thankfully, it seems she's avoided any other unfortunate sports spectating injuries since.
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Published 10:45 16 May 2019 GMT
Mia Khalifa has shared a video of her recent breast surgery, which has repaired the damage to her bosom after she was famously hit by an ice hockey puck which deflated one of her implants.
The former porn actress was watching the Washington Capitals play when she was struck by a stray puck, which flew into the crowd and hit her in the boob at high speed, instantly deflating her breast implant. Mia has now undergone reconstructive surgery to save her damaged breast, going under the knife of certified plastic surgeon Dr Jay Calvert.
Sharing footage from the four-hour-long February operation on her YouTube channel, things apparently "couldn't have gone smoother." Although most of the surgery has been censored, we can see some of her interaction with her surgeon before and after the procedure.
Check out Mia's surgery video below:
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After the operation was complete, Dr Calvert stated: "The implant is fine, I think it's intact, you know we had the MRI which showed that. So, the implant's fine. The pocket may shift, I think that this breast isn't done healing from that injury. I think it was a pretty bad injury."
Mia captioned the video: "This was my decision behind sharing my surgery journey with @drjaycalvert, I could go on and on about what he did to fix my hockey puck breast injury, but i won't because I could never be as eloquent as he is. WARNING: Extremely graphic, and not for the faint of heart. [sic]"
Mia added: "We shared as much of the actual surgery as YouTube terms and conditions would allow. I just want to say a quick thank you to @drjaycalvert and his team at @roxspanb and especially @jolene_aesthetics_roxspa for making my recovery so easy, checking in with me every day, and welcoming me with smiles and laughs whenever I came into the office. [sic]"
Man, I really hope that nothing happens to Mia next time she watches hockey. Maybe she should invest in some body armour?
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Published 10:24 30 Jul 2018 GMT
It would be safe to say that, as far as re-inventions go, you'd be hard pressed to find someone who has undergone one as dramatic as Mia Khalifa. The former-adult actress is now a sports presenter and Instagram celebrity - however, she still maintains her controversial nature.
Khalifa has the power to divide her audience like no other celebrity on the planet. Whether it's editing herself onto a picture of the Virgin Mary, or telling her fans to not get tattoos of her on their body, she knows how to cause a stir online.
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But, for all the controversy and the "I'm invincible" attitude, it turns out Khalifa can be dented. According to her, she will be going under the knife after she was hit in the chest by a hockey puck, which has left part of her chest ‘deflated’.
Mia claims that she was watching a Stanley Cup Playoff game when the six-ounce disk went flying into her, leaving her in pain and worrying about the implications that it would have on her breast implants.
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Despite the pain, the American-Lebanese presenter decided to keep the puck as a valued and much-loved souvenir.
Mia claimed that the puck – used in game four between the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning – was probably travelling at around 80mph when it hit her in the chest. The sports presenter was sitting right on the glass, making her a prime target for any rogue pucks.
"I was sitting behind the glass during a game, and it came shooting over the glass and it caught me so off guard and I had no idea it was coming.
"I grabbed my chest and I didn’t want to let go, because I felt like if I did let go blood was going to be everywhere.
"I got to take it home, it was the single greatest souvenir any hockey fan can get: a game-used puck that comes at you and hits you. They’re really heavy, it’s pure rubber, they go at about 80mph.
"My left breast is slightly deflated now and I will be getting it fixed next year."
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While this may sound like a pretty horrendous and painful experience, Mia, who presents Rooster Teeth’s sports video podcast Sportsball, said it wasn’t the most painful experience of her life:
"I’ve seen my team (Washington Capitals) lose before, that’s a lot more painful".
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Mia claims to have played hockey when she was growing up and, taking to her Instagram after the incident, she didn't seem to bothered by the whole ordeal, writing:
"I got hit in the boob with a puck during the game, and I’m 80% sure it ruptured an implant. But the good news is, I got a game used puck from a Capitals Stanley cup playoff game. Worth it."
Fair play Mia, if you think a circular bit of rubber is worth more than severe pain and a new implant, then good on you.
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Published 13:31 05 Mar 2019 GMT
Mia Khalifa fired back at radio host Drew Garabo on Twitter this week, after she injured her breast implant while watching a Washington Capitals game against Tampa Bay Lightning during the playoffs. Khalifa was injured by a hockey puck, which hit her at the chest at high speed. All in all, her recovery took more than seven months and required surgery to repair the damage.
Invited onto his radio show The Bone, Garabo introduced Khalifa by stating: "I’m gonna welcome to the show now a young lady who is an avid sports fan. Now it’s not every day you get to have someone on who is an avid sports fan who was also at one point in time the number one ranked adult film star on Pornhub … She has spoken and she has passion and a lot of knowledge. She’s supporting her team, the Washington Capitals against our team, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Then, out of nowhere, one of these damn pucks makes a beeline for her boob and ruptures her implant."
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However, Khalia seemed to take umbrage to Garabo referring to her work in the porn industry. She took to Twitter and stated: "I know the educational system in FL is sub-par, but if you request an interview from someone recovering from extensive surgery and they graciously accept to speak on it, maybe don’t introduce them by talking about a different vapid adult actress you once saw at a sporting event as cheap segue into the interview. I held back what I actually wanted to say to these Floridian inbred idiots, but damn, I hope the FCC sends you a check so high you’ll have to re-mortgage the caravan you and your cats sleep in."
On social media, however, the reaction to Khalifa's clapback was divided. For instance, Twitter-user My Info stated: "If you're going to mock the education system in Florida and call it 'sub-par' please know that subpar is one word.... like your sports show had subpar content and subpar viewership." Meanwhile, another Twitter user with the handle Dani Daley wrote: "I think she meant it in the "may I have my check please?" sense, like at a restaurant. Still dumb though. And, your reaction, Mia, to being introduced to an audience for the thing they would know you best, is **insulting** to every sex worker out there. Own your past."
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Shortly after undergoing surgery for her injury, Khalifa took to Instagram to thank her doctor and state: "I am so lucky to have these two amazing men taking care of me during my recovery. Between @robertsandberg's sweet touch and love, and @jerfsolo's comedic relief, I almost wish I could have surgery every month just to get to spend this down time with my favourite boys. I love y'all so much. Thank you for taking such good care of me in your own ways".
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Published 12:13 26 Sep 2025 GMT
Mia Khalifa was left in tears after a fan's girlfriend made a seemingly vile joke about her adult film career.
Speaking during an interview with YouTube star Anthony Padilla back in 2021, the 30-year-old former adult star opened up about an incident that left her in tears while she was out having dinner with her friends.
Khalifa, whose real name is Sarah Joe Chamoun, initially rose to fame after embarking on what she described to be an "abusive" career in the world of adult entertainment.
Despite only filming a handful of videos, one of the most controversial being a video in which she performed sexual acts while posing as a Muslim wearing a hijab, the actress immediately rose to fame - at one point she even became one of the most searched adult stars in the world.
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However, after leaving the industry following a short stint, Khalifa became vocal about the abuse she faced at the hands of those who "preyed" on her while she was "vulnerable."
Even after seemingly leaving the past behind, the social media personality opened up about how her former career still haunts her to this day.
"I was at a business meeting in London and I was there with a company that I had just signed with," Khalifa told Padilla during their time together. "It was the two men who were the heads of the company and my manager at the time. We were just sitting down celebrating having just done a great press tour for the project we were working on, and I get come up to [sic] by this guy and his girlfriend."
The man asked Khalifa for a photo, but she refused because she was eating lunch at the time in a professional setting.
While she did admit that she could have handled it better, she couldn't have prepared herself for what was going to come next.
After referring to the man as "rude", his girlfriend decided to throw a cheap and absolutely vile joke at her expense, saying: "I told you that wasn't her. There's not enough c*m on her face. Let's go, babe."
"I didn't really know how to handle it, especially because it came from a woman and especially because I was there for business," she said, telling the interviewer that she went to the bathroom to cry about the interaction.
Luckily the people she was doing business with were completely understanding of the situation and attempted to comfort Khalifa - and it didn't impact their working relationship.
The star also recently appeared on Steven Bartlett's Diary Of A CEO podcast where she talked in more detail about how she originally got into adult film.
"I got talked into eloping to Las Vegas four days after my 18th birthday," she said. "I didn't have a sense of self so I attached myself to someone who was more than happy to abuse that and someone who could see that and see someone easily manipulatable... but at the same time eager to please. It was just the perfect storm."
Mia Khalifa arrives at the 2022 Latin American Music Awards in 2022. Credit: Greg Doherty/Getty
However, things seem to take an even darker turn when her husband, who was in the US Army at the time, presented the adult entertainment industry to her.
"[He] put that whole [adult film] world in front of me and encouraged it," she said before also adding that she prefers not to refer to it as a "relationship."
"I even feel weird calling it a relationship, because the dynamic was not one of a relationship – it was more one of someone who saw a toy to play with," she said.