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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amber Raiken

Brandi Glanville shares health update after learning cause of facial parasite

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Brandi Glanville is sharing an update on her facial disfigurement, revealing it was caused by a parasite that developed from ruptured breast implants.

Glanville, 53, first revealed in December 2024 that she had a suspected parasite on her face and paid $70,000 for treatment. However, her health challenges continued in the year that followed, with Botched co-host Dr. Terry Dubrow telling her in January 2025 that her facial disfigurement was actually from “an infectious process or a foreign body reaction to something she’s had injected.”

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