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Unlike Isaac Hayes, nothing could stop Star Jones from chewing through her hospital bed arm-restraints in order to deliver a first-person diffusion of her own widely rumored medical mishap. As she told her View co-hosts this morning, all the hubbub about her almost bleeding to death during a breast lift gone wrong was "overblown":

In a phone call today, Jones told her co-hosts on “The View” that she’s doing fine after her March 17th breast lift operation. And she says in addition to a lift, she got implants.

Jones says she turned 44 last Friday but her “boobs think they’re still 20.”

Jones says reports of complications from the surgery were overblown. She says there’s “nothing worse than” seeing a TV crawl saying you face death.”

We can imagine a few worse things: For example, seeing a TV crawl saying you face death, then looking around and realizing you're actually in a waiting room with a big sign above the reception that says "PURGATORY," and then having the receptionist call "Star Jones!" and direct you to the door with all the flames and screaming coming from behind it. Still, we're thrilled to hear Star has come through these events healthily, and, what's more, with a sexy new rack for husband Al Reynolds to grip mechanically as he goes through the paces of his bi-monthly lovemaking obligations.