Teddi Mellencamp revealed she underwent plastic surgery to remove excess skin from her eyelids as she continues to undergo treatment for stage 4 cancer.
The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum shared she went under the knife for an upper blepharoplasty via her Instagram Stories Tuesday.
“Of course, it was fine with my cancer doctors, that’s why I agreed to do it,” she reassured viewers before detailing how she “was awake” during the procedure.
“I get my stitches out Thursday,” Mellencamp, 45, continued. “I have immunotherapy Wednesday.”
The Bravo alum also gave a peek at her recovery, showing herself with a bag of ice over her eyes during immunotherapy.
Additionally, Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon Dr. Sarmela Sunder shared a behind-the-sceneslook at the reality star’s procedure, including before and after shots.
“Teddi had noticed that the skin of her upper lids had been weighing heavily on her over the past couple of years,” Sunder captioned a video via Instagram.
“For a lot of people, fluctuations in weight (due to natural causes, pregnancy, prolonged steroid use, medications) can lead to skin laxity,” the surgeon continued, explaining that Mellencamp was eyeing the procedure for a while but “wanted to wait until she was medically cleared for it by her oncologists.”
“She got the ‘all-clear’ and we were able to perform the procedure under local anesthesia,” Sunder added. “Just like everything else in her life, Teddi handled it like a true champ!”
Mellencamp, meanwhile, was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma in 2022. The Bravolebrity’s cancer progressed to stage 4around March 2025 when doctors discovered it had spread to her lungs and brain.
Over the years, she has undergone several surgeries, including to remove brain tumors.
In October 2025, the reality star gave an update on her health battle, revealing the cancer was “gone,” but it would take time for her to be in remission fully.
“The way the [doctors] said it works, it’s like one year, then two years, then at three years you’re allowed to be considered … in remission,” she said. “But that was huge news.”
Since then, Mellencamp has been focusing on her mental recovery in therapy, trying to find peace, happiness and joy, she told Page Six in February.
Mellencamp has also candidly shared the reality of recovery, admitting in a vulnerable Instagram video in June that she has found herself paralyzed by anxiety at times.
“They added in a new medication on Monday and I guess it’s just hitting me really weird,” she said.
As she recovers, Mellencamp has started dating an “older” man after her separation from her estranged husband,Edwin Arroyave. The exes, who are not yet divorced, share kids Slate, 13, Cruz, 11, and Dove, 6.
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