After Facial Nightmare, Brandi Glanville Smiles Again — Tori by Her Side

   

Brandi Glanville flaunted her improving skin while out and about on Monday with pal Tori Spelling - amid her facial disfigurement battle.

The star, 52, glowed as she stepped out with Tori, wearing a pair of pink and orange tinted sunglasses. 

Her skin looked to be improving; the star also appeared upbeat.

Her sighting comes just weeks after a horrific health update, with Brandi revealing that she has painful lumps and drainage from her face to her mouth that's 'acidic' and 'foul tasting.'

In March, Brandi revealed in a tweet that she's been 'f*****g miserable' and that her 'face is worse than ever,' adding that it's 'literally melting away.'

Brandi has consulted with five plastic surgeons to fix her face and spent $70K on it.

''I have painful lumps - one in jaw bone area [and] one on side of neck [and] one in back of neck,' she wrote on her X account last month.

I have chills and a constant oily foul-tasting drainage from face into mouth. It's acidic [and] is eating away at my teeth. Plus all of my lymph nodes in head [and] neck are swollen. Doctors at Kaiser [Permanente] say I'm fine. Help me!' 

Two days prior, she wrote that she's been 'faking it' with her seemingly happy demeanor, noting that she's 'f*****g miserable.'

'My face is worse than ever. It's literally melted away,' Glanville wrote.

'When doctors at [Cedars-Sinai Medical Center] put me on IV antibiotics [and] fungal medication I was getting better. I looked normal, but I couldn't afford to stay on them. I was forced to see doctors outside my insurance because the doctors at Kaiser had no clue. I need my life to change. That is my real life health update.'

The star, 52, glowed as she stepped out with Tori, wearing a pair of pink and orange tinted sunglasses
 

The star, 52, glowed as she stepped out with Tori, wearing a pair of pink and orange tinted sunglasses

In mid-December, Brandi shocked fans when she posted of her face, claiming that her recent facial disfigurement may be caused by a 'parasite.'

The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills alumna — who previously revealed she had diagnosed with stress-induced angioedema — shared a photo in which she looked unrecognizable, particularly due to her deflated, mottled cheeks. 

Months earlier, she had the opposite issue when she shared a photo of herself with significantly swollen cheeks. 

In December, Dr. Dubrow had told TMZ that he didn't think it was a 'parasite,' but instead thought her misshapen skin and sunken cheeks were more likely the result of an infection. 

The plastic surgeon emphasized that Glanville's condition could be a 'ticking time bomb,' and had urged her to get help from her doctors as soon as possible. 

The cosmetic surgeon — who is married to Real Housewives Of Orange County star Heather Dubrow — said he was 'concerned' that Glanville could be suffering from either an 'infectious process' or a 'foreign-body reaction to something she's had injected.' 

Dubrow also clarified that Glanville isn't at 'fault' for not being certain about what is plaguing her, and he instead blamed her doctor for not having a solid diagnosis and treatment plan.

Her sighting comes just weeks after a horrific health update, with Brandi revealing that she has painful lumps and drainage from her face to her mouth that's 'acidic' and 'foul tasting; she is pictured April 25, 2024 in West Hollywood

Her sighting comes just weeks after a horrific health update, with Brandi revealing that she has painful lumps and drainage from her face to her mouth that's 'acidic' and 'foul tasting; she is pictured April 25, 2024 in West Hollywood

In mid-December, Brandi shocked fans when she posted of her face, claiming that her recent facial disfigurement may be caused by a 'parasite'

In mid-December, Brandi shocked fans when she posted of her face, claiming that her recent facial disfigurement may be caused by a 'parasite'

However, he seemed fairly certain that whatever was going on with her is 'not a parasite' and is 'not from something she ate.'

Instead, he suggested the issue is 'something that got into her bloodstream and seeded some foreign body.'

He noted that she could have been infected with either mycobacteria or fungi, which could be 'very difficult to treat.' 

Dubrow concluded the interview by offering the services of himself and his Botched costars.

One day later, Brandi shut down any rumors that both she and Dr. Dubrow were feuding - and explained on X that they have already been 'in touch.'

'I have zero drama with @DrDubrow I appreciate all the help I can get. we have been in touch and plan to talk thank you for all the love.'

She then revealed to her followers, 'All fillers that were in my face have been dissolved. I have seen all the best doctors at cedar Sinai,&all the doctors they referred me to.'

In January, Dr. Dubrow took 'four tiny biopsies' from her face and neck.

The biopsy took place after steroids, antibiotics, and antiviral medication failed to help.

In December, the cover girl also spoke with Entertainment Tonight 's Brice Sander about her issue with her face;  seen in a recent Instagram video

In December, the cover girl also spoke with Entertainment Tonight 's Brice Sander about her issue with her face;  seen in a recent Instagram video

At the time, when asked by a follower on the results from the biopsies, Brandi said that while its not cancer, it takes six weeks to grow the culture so 'no news yet.' 

Brandi later shared that she had a consultation with Dubrow, but had decided to get a second opinion.

Brandi explained that Dubrow told her it might take five years for her to be 'totally fine.'

'Five years is way too long for me to wait,'  the reality beauty said on her Brandi Glanville Unfiltered podcast, while also revealing she has not had sex in a year due to her health issues.

In December, the cover girl also spoke with Entertainment Tonight's Brice Sander about her issue with her face.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills veteran told Brice that she thought it could be a potential face parasite from Mexico.

During the time of the interview, the ex-wife of actor Eddie Cibrian said she treating it with a 'cell sound procedure' and the help of Dr. Nicholas Nikolov.

Before, she has claimed to have stress-induced angioedema and said she has lost five teeth.

'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,' she told ET.

Glanville has been going to the hospital to see a variety of doctors.

'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.'

Brandi thinks she knows how she contracted the potential parasite.

'I mean, we had food sitting out for hours on end and some of it was meat. In Morocco,' she offered.

'Six months after I got back from [filming in] Morocco, I started having this speaking thing and the swelling up thing, it started in July and we're still here trying to figure it out.'

Earlier this month, she shared an image of her swollen complexion over the summer.

She wrote on X: 'What happened? I wish I knew I've been in and out of the hospital this passed year 1/2 spent almost every dollar I have trying to figure it out.

'Some Dr.'s say I have a parasite that jumps around my face. Some say it's stress induced edema. I personally say it's Bravo.'

Earlier this year, Brandi took to Twitter to blame the channel for her 'stress induced angio-edema' which she claimed had left her unable to work.

She wrote on X: 'I read that I wasnt punishment4the false allegations in Morocco. Um I was fired,removed from the cast held hostage in a hotel in Morocco for days! The cast rallied on my side didnt want to continue without me.

Glanville claims to have spent over $70,000 trying to figure out what has caused her facial disfigurementBrandi in 1998
 

Glanville claims to have spent over $70,000 trying to figure out what has caused her facial disfigurement; (R) pictured in 1998

Cuz of the bad untrue press Ive been canceled from all jobs.

'I've been left no choice but to sue Bravo.I have receipts 4days.This stress has ruined my health.I have uncontrollable stress induced angio-edema I havent worked for a year half.Im to depressed to do my podcast to swollen 4cameo or OF. IM BEING USED AS A FALLGUY.

'I WANT SO DESPERATELY TO TWEET ALL OF MY RECEIPTS BUT MY LAWYERS WONT LET ME. I DO APPRECIATE ALL OF UR SUPPORT MORE THAN YOU KNOW. MY CAST FROM MOROCO HAS BEEN SO AMAZING AND SUPPORTIVE I LOVE THOSE GALS! (sic)'