Lil Tay claims she went through open-heart surgery after “life-threatening” tumor diagnosis
17-year-old influencer Lil Tay has allegedly been diagnosed with a heart tumor and is undergoing open-heart surgery, as per a post on her Instagram account.
On July 14, 2025, Lil Tay’s Instagram account posted a video of an ultrasound supposedly showing the influencer’s heart beating.
In the imagery, viewers can spot what the narrator describes as a “bubble” inside her heart.
“Tay has been diagnosed with a life-threatening heart tumor,” the post’s caption reads. “We ask kindly for everyone’s love and prayers.”
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Her account updated fans on September 13, revealing that Tay was going into surgery to get the tumor removed.
“Tay is about to undergo major open-heart surgery to remove her heart tumor. This is a critical procedure, we ask for your prayers for a successful operation,” reads the message.
This latest newsfollows several cryptic postsabout the young internet star that were published on September 11, which claimed that the poster had “devastating news regarding Tay.”
we have devastating news regarding tay
The next day, a photo taken inside of a hospital was shared to a private chat on Tay’s Instagram account showing signs directing patients to the pediatric intensive care unit.
“Tay is currently in the ICU in serious condition,” a message in the chat claimed.
Since then, images of Lil Tay in a hospital bed have been uploaded post-op, dispelling a lot of the skepticism around her surgery and health condition.
We are overjoyed to share that Tay’s open-heart surgery was a great success! We are deeply thankful to her surgeon, cardiologist and the team who are the best in the world!Thank you for the love, prayers, and positive energy you have all sent her way. Thank you for your…pic.twitter.com/RyX38UbC2u
However, even with this posted, people remain skeptical of her due to her social media accounts being taken over by other people in the past.
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Tay’s Instagram account was hacked in 2023 withclaims that both she and her brother had died.Later, Tay regained control of her account and denied these rumors, saying both she and her brother were alive andclaiming that her father was behind the viral ‘hoax.’
Since then, Tay has made a comeback on social media and launched a budding music career. Due to the past hoax, though, fans are remaining staunch about taking the ultrasound with a grain of salt.
“I can’t tell if this is bait or not,” one commenter admitted.
“Bruh, who hacked her now?” another asked.
“Show us her name on the thing then,” yet another demanded.
Since posting the ultrasound video, Lil Tay’s X account has also retweeted a post from a fan, which shows a photo of a written statement supposedly created by the influencer.
Can we PLEASE stop accusing lil tay of lying? you literally gain nothing from accusing her of lying and theres evidence supporting the fact that shes in the ICU… this was from her merch drop a few months ago, please stand with taypic.twitter.com/37pNE2lmOT
“The news hasn’t broken yet, but I’ve also been diagnosed with a heart tumor,” the writing says. “The future is unknown, and it’s been a rocky six months.”
