TV star Brandi Glanville shares new photo of incredibly swollen face caused by 'parasite under skin'

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Brandi Glanville has begged Botched doctor, Terry Dubrow, for help with her swollen face and changing skin amid her worrying condition

Brandi Glanville has begged for help from plastic surgeon and Botched star Dr. Terry Dubrow amid her skin disfiguration on her face.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 52, left her followers in disbelief this week when she posted a photo of her face - and her fans didn't even recognise her.

In the photo, Brandi showed off the full effects of her mystery skin condition before revealing that she believes she has a parasite under the skin on her face.

Before this, Brandi had claimed her former employer - US TV network Bravo - was to blame for her facial disfigurement. During the summer, she took to X to announce that stress was causing havoc on her appearance. “This is why I’m miserable and depressed ” she wrote, sharing a selfie of herself that showed her left cheek severely swollen and bruised.

“I’m not even gonna share the picture of when it sinks in. Stress will kill you. How is your wealth? Take care of yourself people thank you Bravo. I couldn’t even work if I wanted to at this point.”

Brandi first began experiencing these symptoms around October 2023, when she had to be rushed to the hospital after her face blew up, eyes swelled shut and she collapsed. Since then, she has spent over $70,000 to try and rectify the situation.

After exhausting all other routes to the problem, Brandi has now begged for the help of Botched star Dr. Terry Dubrow. Issuing another update with her fans, the reality TV star shared an Instagram snap of her swollen face as she urged her followers to 'be kind'.

And after one of her followers suggested that she should reach out to Dr Dubrow - one of the leading plastic and reconstructive surgeons in America - Glanville replied: "I reached out already." Dr Dubrow then shared his opinion on her condition, telling TMZ that her misshapen skin and sunken cheeks were more likely the result of an infection.

The celebrity doctor suggested that there could well be a parasite under her skin. He also said the condition was a 'ticking time bomb,' as he urged her to get help from her doctors as soon as possible.

The doctor added that he was 'deeply concerned' that Brandi could be suffering from either an 'infectious process' or a 'foreign-body reaction to something she's had injected.'

He added that antibiotic treatments for mycobacteria or fungus could take six to 12 months, so it would be essential for her to get a solid diagnosis an a skin sample to determine what she was suffering from.

It comes after Brandi said: "I've been on meds this whole year. I don't socialize. I don't go out and I'm just spending all of my money on trying to figure out what's wrong with me, over $70,000.

"Honestly, I have so many doctors and I've had so many tests … I did lab work for $10,000. I ran every test under the sun.… They're like, it could be a parasite that's, you know, new."

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