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Brandi Glanville's Facial Disfigurement Linked to Ruptured Implants

2/19/2026

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Brandi Glanville identified ruptured breast implants as the cause of her facial disfigurement.
The implants had been in place for nearly 20 years, allowing silicone to leak into her lymph nodes and cause a facial infection.
She underwent an emergency procedure to remove the implants.
She is recovering.
She said, "You really should change your breast implants after 10 years."

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Brandi Glanville identified ruptured breast implants as the cause of her facial disfigurement.
The implants had been in place for nearly 20 years, allowing silicone to leak into her lymph nodes and cause a facial infection.
She underwent an emergency procedure to remove the implants.
She is recovering.
She said, "You really should change your breast implants after 10 years."