HEARTBREAKING NEWS: RHOBH star Brandi Glanville has revealed the official diagnosis of her alarming facial swelling, which has been causing concern among fans
For nearly two years, Brandi Glanville has lived inside a medical mystery that stole her confidence, reshaped her face, drained her bank account, and pushed her to the brink of emotional collapse.
Now, after countless dead ends, 20 doctors, a spiraling health crisis, and more than $130,000 spent on desperate attempts to reclaim her appearance, the 53-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum says she finally has the truth.
Speaking to TMZ on Friday, Brandi revealed that she received a formal diagnosis just one day earlier — a turning point she described as both “thrilling” and “overwhelming.”
She did not share the details publicly yet, promising she will reveal the condition soon, but she confirmed one devastating detail:
“There are multiple things happening.”
And the road to recovery, she admitted, is going to be long.
Two Years of Horror: From Parasite Panic to Total Isolation
Brandi’s ordeal began in 2023 after filming The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Club in Morocco, where she became convinced she contracted a parasite that caused the sudden and dramatic distortion of her facial features.
Doctors dismissed her fears. Insurance refused coverage. Specialists contradicted each other. Fans speculated wildly online. And Brandi — once a fixture of glamorous red carpets — retreated into silence.
“I’ve become an introvert,” she confessed.
“Leaving my house gives me the worst anxiety. I’ve been isolating for two years.”
She says the lowest point came when the physical pain merged with mounting medical debt and emotional exhaustion:
“Sometimes I sit down and I can’t get up. It terrified me. I didn’t want to live like this.”
Brandi describes moments where she felt she was losing herself — mentally, physically, financially.
$130,000 Lost — and a String of Failed Attempts to Fix Her Face
The reality star says she spent well over six figures traveling between specialists who could offer little more than theories.
She tried medications, injections, creams, drainage, imaging — anything that might halt the worsening swelling and lumps.
At one point, in a moment of absolute desperation, she applied hair removal cream to her face, attempting a home remedy that left her with chemical burns.
She consulted Botched star Dr. Terry Dubrow, who gently told her that parasites were unlikely but warned that she might be suffering from:
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an infectious disease,
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a severe immune reaction,
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or complications from old cosmetic fillers.
Still, no one could give her certainty.
Insurance dismissed her case as “inflammation.”
She began falling behind financially.
“I used to be so together. Great credit, stable, strong. Now I’m scared of every little thing.”
A Doctor on Twitter Changed Everything
In July, Brandi’s emotional late-night posts on social media finally caught the attention of Dr. Michael R. Scoma, an infectious disease and immunology specialist in New York.
He reached out to her directly.
She flew across the country.
What followed, Brandi says, was the first real breakthrough in two years.
She began posting photos of her improving face in his clinic — cautious but hopeful.
In August, she showed a dramatically clearer complexion, calling the progress “slow but real.”
Her new diagnosis — delivered just this week — came from Scoma’s team.
And for the first time in a long time, Brandi can see a path forward.
“My Mom Cried”: A Family Finally Gets Answers
The first person she told was her mother.
“She cried when she heard,” Brandi said.
“Just relief. Finally, relief.”
Her sons Mason, 22, and Jake, 18, have watched her suffer through frustration, pain, and fear — all while their mother tried to shield them from how bad things truly were.
Brandi says the new diagnosis hasn’t solved everything, but it has given her something she hasn’t had in two years:
certainty.
And that alone, she says, is “life-changing.”
A Fresh Start—Literally
In recent months, Brandi decided to relocate to a new home and restructure her life around peace, healing, and simplicity.
“It feels like a fresh start,” she said.
“A calmer, more positive environment. I finally have some peace.”
She is still deep in debt.
Still rebuilding her life.
Still dealing with the physical impacts of her condition.
But she is no longer lost.
What Comes Next?
Brandi says she will publicly reveal her diagnosis after final consultations — but clarified that several overlapping issues contributed to her facial disfigurement.
She emphasized:
“It’s going to be a long road to fully get better.”
But for the first time, she believes she can get there.
After two years of fearing she would be disfigured forever — or worse — Brandi Glanville is finally stepping back into the light.
And this time, she is walking with answers.
