Alicia Witt received ‘a gold star’ from her doctor after undergoing breast reconstruction surgery

Alicia Witt is on the mend after undergoing breast reconstruction surgery last week.

The 47-year-old actress underwent an S-GAP procedure at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans, which uses tissue and blood vessels from the buttocks to form a new breast.

The Modern Persuasion star revealed in May that she had undergone a unilateral mastectomy after undergoing chemotherapy.

Recovery: Alicia Witt, 47, said she received a ‘gold star’ from her doctor a week after reconstructive breast surgery as she celebrates with her friend, Jennifer Howell, whom she called ‘the best caretaker a girl could wish for’ ‘

In an Instagram post on Thursday, the Fuzzy Head actress wrote: “Just got the gold ⭐️ from Dr. Dellacrose at @breastcenternola to try it out – a week post-surgery and I’m making a fast recovery.”

Alicia shared a photo enjoying avocado toast at Birdy’s restaurant in New Orleans with her friend, Jennifer Howell, whom she called “the best caretaker a girl could want.”

In the post, the actress rocked a healthy black and pink fleece jacket with short curls of her red hair peeking out from under a burnished yellow beanie.

Procedure: The Modern Persuasion actress underwent an S-GAP procedure at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans, which uses tissue and blood vessels from the buttocks to form a new breast.

Penguin Cap: Alicia wore a penguin cap during chemotherapy to keep as much hair as possible and allowed her to work on two different projects while undergoing treatment.

The author of The Small Changes: A Rules-Free Guide to Add More Plant-Based Foods, Peace and Power to Your Life he credited “all this love and all this clean food and all these walks” with helping his recovery.

He wore a Penguin Cold Cap during chemotherapy to keep as much hair as possible and allowed him to work on two different projects while undergoing treatment.

The Talk to You singer explained that she lost around 45 percent of her hair even with the cap on, but also credited using some vegan hair care products for helping thicken her mane.

Private: The actress and singer said she kept much of her treatment private as she needed time to recover after the sudden death of her parents last December

Last year was tough for the Sundance Film Festival award winner.

His parents, Robert and Diane Witt, passed away at their Massachusetts home last December. The coroner determined that the 87-year-old and 75-year-old men died of “probable cardiac dysrhythmia” due to the cold weather.

Alicia had just started chemotherapy at the time of her death and kept her condition private at the time, explaining on social media that keeping her diagnosis a secret was “a necessary part of my healing.”

The dates of their deaths were noted as December 20, 2021, which was also the day their bodies were found at their home. Neighbors said his house had not had a working heating system for some time.

Tragedy: Witt’s parents, who were found dead inside their dilapidated Massachusetts home in December 2021, died from exposure to cold