Brandi Glanville says doctors are 'taking my face off' in exploratory surgery after years of health issues

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Bashian, L. (2026, October 25). Brandi Glanville says doctors are 'taking my face off' in exploratory surgery after years of health issues. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/brandi-glanville-says-doctors-taking-my-face-off-exploratory-surgery-after-years-health-issues

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Brandi Glanville, a 53-year-old reality TV star and podcaster, is scheduled for exploratory facial surgery on Friday to address persistent health issues that have included fungal infections and parasites. The procedure, costing $5,000, involves Dr. Carlo Honrado removing tissue under her skin in hopes of identifying and eliminating the cause of her prolonged suffering which has led to financial strain, including depleting her savings and 401(k). Glanville also participated in the show "Special Forces" to raise funds due to the high medical costs she incurred despite having insurance.
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“Both articles describe Brandi Glanville undergoing an exploratory surgery on Friday, where Dr. Carlo Henrado will perform a procedure to remove potential parasites under her skin.”
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🔮 While she is nervous, Glanville is hopeful the surgery will be a success, as facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Honrado, "comes highly recommended."
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Cedars-Sinai Fox News Digital Glanville Morocco

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Glanville ORG · 5× Brandi Glanville PERSON · 1× Carlo Honrado PERSON · 1× Cedars-Sinai ORG · 1× Fox News Digital ORG · 1× Honrado PERSON · 1× Morocco GPE · 1×

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In September, she revealed she had been diagnosed with highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, Demodex dermatitis and mononucleosis, noting her treatment includes daily IV treatments which she estimated would cost $3,300 to $6,000 a month.
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🔮 While she is nervous, Glanville is hopeful the surgery will be a success, as facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Honrado, "comes highly recommended."

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Brandi Glanville is taking a major step in her ongoing health battle by going under the knife. asserted
Glanville → take → knife
During an episode of her "Brandi Glanville Unfiltered" podcast, shared on Thursday, Oct. 22, the 53-year-old reality star went into detail about the "exploratory surgery" she is scheduled to have on Friday. asserted
she → share → Friday
"Dr. Carlo Honrado is taking my face off on Friday and going to do an exploratory surgery to kind of do a power wash under my skin," she said. asserted
she → take → skin
"And then he knows where there's two definite spots, like either fungal balls or something alive. asserted
he → know → balls
I think it's alive personally cause it moves when it wants." asserted
it → think → ?
She explained that after four years of dealing with the issue, she is "super excited" but also "scared to death" because she has "never had facial surgery" and has heard the procedure is "more intensive than a facelift. asserted
procedure → explain → facelift
While she is nervous, Glanville is hopeful the surgery will be a success, as facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Honrado, "comes highly recommended." asserted
surgeon → come → ?
She noted that she is "okay" with the $5,000 price tag, telling herself, "what if he actually does take it out and it's done?" asserted
it → note → it
"It started in my face, my cheek and my jawbone, and then it went over my head back in my neck. asserted
it → start → neck
Now it's down my spine," she explained. asserted
she → explain → spine
She went on to say that the doctor told her if he is able to "cut that head off the beast", getting rid of the rest of it will be more manageable. asserted
he → go → it
Glanville previously shared that she believed she picked up a parasite after visiting Morocco in 2023. asserted
she → share → 2023
She suffered from facial paralysis and was initially diagnosed with stress-induced angioedema. asserted
She → suffer → angioedema
In September, she revealed she had been diagnosed with highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, Demodex dermatitis and mononucleosis, noting her treatment includes daily IV treatments which she estimated would cost $3,300 to $6,000 a month. asserted
she → reveal → 6,000
During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" alum revealed she agreed to compete on the current season of "Special Forces" because she needed the money after years of spending on medical treatments. asserted
she → reveal → treatments
"The medical system here is broken," Glanville explained. asserted
Glanville → break → ?
"So I have, like, from 8 a.m. on, I have creditors from, like, medical things calling me, like from Cedars-Sinai. asserted
I → have → Sinai
Like I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars that I had saved. asserted
I → spend → that
I emptied my 401(k). asserted
I → empty → 401(k
And I had insurance, and they told me nothing was wrong. asserted
nothing → have → me
You know, going into my mid-fifties I had a cushion and that's gone. asserted
that → know → cushion
In addition to her financial situation, Glanville explained she agreed to participate on the show because she was in a place in her life where she "needed to prove to myself that I could do it again. uncertain
I → explain → it
"I just want this s--- out of my body," Glanville wrote in September. asserted
Glanville → want → September
"I want my health back. asserted
I → want → health
I want my life back. asserted
I → want → life
I want to feel like me again." asserted
I → want → me
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