Retired model Tyra Banks once briefly considered breast reduction surgery, but couldn't stand the idea that her boobs might be left scarred.

The former catwalk stunner-turned-US TV personality had to tape down her C-cup bust when she started modelling - because her chest was bigger than the norm.

Appearing on CNN anchor Larry King's show last night, Banks revealed, "When I was a fashion model, a high fashion model - this was like 15 years ago - certain designers would bind my breasts down with Ace bandages. It didn't fit the clothes. They made clothes that were a certain size and it didn't fit in my chest."

She briefly toyed with cosmetic surgery but thought better of it when she realised she could be scarred for life.

She added, "That's (cosmetic surgery) something I've thought about. I look at young women that... wear their tank tops in the mall and they don't have to wear a bra, and that's absolutely fabulous. I look at that, but I don't want that if it would leave scars."

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