Model Brandi Glanville getting ‘face taken off’ after breast implants cause parasite
Brandi Glanville is set to have her ‘face taken off’ today following her ongoing battle with facial disfigurement.
The reality star, who was on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for four seasons, shared the ‘great news’ on Thursday’s episode of her Brandi Glanville Unfiltered podcast.
“Dr Carlo Henrado is taking my face off on Friday and going to do an exploratory surgery to kind of do a power wash under my skin,” the 53-year-old – who claims breast implants was the cause of her facial parasite – said.
She told her co-host, James Maas, that her doctor had identified two spots beneath her skin that he believes could be either ‘fungal balls or something alive’.
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“I think it’s alive, personally, because it moves when it wants,” she said, adding that Dr Henrado agreed to perform the procedure for whatever amount her insurance would cover, as well as an additional $5,000.
“But I’m OK with that. He’s like, ‘If I can cut the head off the beast, the snake, then the other stuff we’ll be able to get.”
“He’s, like, literally going in there with a power washer, basically, and knives and all this ****. And then he’s spinning my blood and doing this platelet thing on the inside of my face.
“We might not want my blood at this point.”
Last month, Glanville said she felt ‘embarrassed’ after her close friend Gina Rodriguez set up a GoFundMe to help pay for ongoing treatments, costing ‘approximately $3,300–$6,000 every month’.
“For the past three years, RHOBH Alum, Brandi Glanville has been fighting an illness that has completely changed her life. She has gone from doctor to doctor searching for answers while her health continued to decline. Now, after years of uncertainty, she finally has diagnoses and a treatment plan, but the road ahead is long, painful and incredibly expensive,” the fundraiser reads.
“Brandi has been diagnosed with highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), Demodex dermatitis and mononucleosis.
“Doctors have also identified a fungal ball in her face that needs to be removed. Her treatment plan requires months of daily IV medication through a PICC line, and she is expected to remain on treatment for at least 4–6 months, possibly longer depending on how her body responds.”
Taking to her podcast, Glanville said: “I’m embarrassed, honestly, because I don’t like to ask for help.
“I never thought I would do this.”
Anish Vij