Selena Gomez was spotted splashing around at the beach in Cabo, Mexico wearing a black one piece swimsuit, but it wasn’t her swimsuit that had people commenting on her appearance. 

kidney transplant. scar. survivor. revival. it's all selena. i couldn't be more proud of her for facing all of this. she's strong as hell. pic.twitter.com/4Bh1sq5mbC

— julia (@writeilluminate) December 31, 2017

The ‘Bad Liar’ singer made a splash by showing off the scars from her recent surgery that involved a kidney transplant. 

A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Sep 14, 2017 at 3:07am PDT

For those not in the loop, a wave of concern rolled over the internet as people questioned why she had such a large scar and where it came from. 

Wait... why does selena have a scar on her leg? 💔

— Kevin (@kwfsimoes) December 31, 2017

Have y'all notice Selena's scar on her thigh? Bc yes I am 😭💔

— fear of god (@tastystratford) December 31, 2017

can see the scar on Selena in the thigh

— laris (@gomezkyIies) December 31, 2017

However, her fans have come out in full force to defend the singer and show their respect. 

that scar on selena's leg tho 😰 but im happy she's not ashamed of her body she's so beautiful

— babi (@jelenasfab) December 31, 2017

selena's not afraid to show her scar and it means so much, little things that warms my heart, she gives me so much strength daily, it's unbelievable

— mags (@selmilasnature) December 31, 2017

seeing selena's scar and knowing she's been through so much pain breaks my heart into million pieces I'm just so grateful that she's alive and doing well I love her so much

— magdalena; (@lovegomeznswift) December 31, 2017

It’s great to see Selena showing off her scars without a care in the world.