Brandi Glanville to get 'face taken off' for under-skin 'power wash'
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Key Points:
- Brandi Glanville, former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star, announced she will undergo an extensive facial surgery this Friday to address facial disfigurement caused by suspected fungal or parasitic infection beneath her skin.
- The procedure, described as an "exploratory surgery" involving a "power wash" under her skin, will be performed by Dr. Carlo Henrado, who agreed to do the surgery for insurance coverage plus $5,000.
- Glanville has been battling multiple diagnosed conditions, including resistant bacterial infections, Valley fever, Demodex dermatitis, and mononucleosis, and previously revealed a fungal ball moving under her facial skin.
- She has publicly shared her health struggles and theories over the past year, initially blaming Bravo, then suspecting a parasite, and later attributing symptoms to ruptured breast implants leaking silicone into her lymph nodes.
- Despite being scared as this is her first facial surgery, Glanville expressed cautious optimism about the procedure, which also involves platelet therapy to aid healing.
