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Brandi Glanville tearfully revealed on her Unfiltered podcast that she’s embarrassed to ask for help as a friend-started GoFundMe helps cover about $7,000 a week in medical bills amid an ongoing facial health battle with multiple diagnoses, a fungal ball in her face, and ongoing treatment, with creditors calling and no clear path to recovery in sight.
Brandi Glanville says she receives about 18 hours of IV infusions daily at home to manage facial disfigurement, with a nurse visiting four hours a day; she details treatments (including Imipenem) and sleep disruption from overnight IVs, while noting a facial parasite and a benign facial tumor as part of her health journey, and that she has spent hundreds of thousands on medical care in recent years.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Brandi Glanville reveals she has a benign tumor in a facial lymph node after three years of health struggles, including facial paralysis in 2024, a hunt across 21 doctors, and roughly $200,000 spent on tests to explain her mysterious disfigurement.
Brandi Glanville revealed she’s been coping with facial disfigurement since July 2023, which she attributes to a facial parasite, and has consulted multiple medical and dental specialists. She posted a selfie thanking plastic surgeon Dr. Nicholas Nikolov for helping prepare her for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and to attend related events, following prior costly efforts to address the issue.
Facial disfigurement has historically been used across cultures as a form of punishment and social control, often to humiliate, mark deviance, or signify moral transgressions, with motivations evolving from symbolic hostility in ancient times to revenge and humiliation in modern contexts.
Dr. Terry Dubrow, known for his role on the show 'Botched,' has commented on Brandi Glanville's facial disfigurement, which she suspects is due to a parasite. Dubrow disagrees, suggesting it is more likely an infection and emphasizes the need for a proper diagnosis. Glanville has spent significant money on tests and is seeking answers for her condition, which has caused swelling and other symptoms. Dubrow has offered his assistance to help diagnose and treat her condition.
Sebastian Stan corrected a journalist for using insensitive language to describe his character's transformation in the movie "A Different Man" at the Berlin Film Festival, emphasizing the importance of using the right vocabulary when discussing sensitive topics. The film, directed by Aaron Schimberg, features Stan as an aspiring actor undergoing a reconstructive procedure to transform his disfigured appearance, with co-stars Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson. Stan's intervention highlighted the film's aim to challenge preconceived ideas and educate audiences about such experiences.
Sebastian Stan corrected a journalist at the Berlin Film Festival press conference for using insensitive language to describe a character with facial disfigurement in his new film "A Different Man," emphasizing the importance of using the right vocabulary. The psychological thriller follows a man fixated on a stage production based on his former life after undergoing facial surgery. The film, well-received at Sundance, challenges preconceived ideas about normalcy and features a character with a facial disfigurement portrayed by Adam Pearson, who has neurofibromatosis.
Krysta Carson, a woman from Seattle, Washington, got dermal filler injections to hide her smile lines but suffered a botched procedure that caused her nostril to fall off. The injection into a major blood vessel led to necrosis and the melting of her flesh, leaving her permanently disfigured. Despite her doctor's reassurances, Krysta experienced severe complications, including the detachment of her nostril. She now wears a prosthetic nostril and is sharing her story on TikTok to raise awareness about the potential dangers of dermal fillers and the importance of choosing a qualified doctor.