Teddi Mellencamp revealed that she has had plastic surgery to remove excess skin from her eyelids as she continues treatment for Stage 4 cancer.
The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum shared via her Instagram Stories on Tuesday that she went for upper blepharoplasty.
“Of course, it was OK with my cancer doctors, that’s why I agreed to do it,” she reassured viewers, before detailing how “awake” she was during the procedure.
Mellencamp, 45, added, “I got my stitches taken out on Thursday.” “I have immunotherapy on Wednesday.”
The Bravo alum also gave a glimpse at her recovery, showing herself with an ice pack over her eye during immunotherapy.
Additionally, Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon Dr. Sarmela Sundar Shared behind the scenes Check out the reality star’s process, including before and after shots.
“Teddy had noticed that the skin on his upper eyelids was taking a toll on him over the last few years,” Sundar captioned a video via Instagram.
“For many people, weight fluctuations (due to natural causes, pregnancy, long-term steroid use, medications) can cause skin laxity,” the surgeon said, adding that Mellencamp had been eyeing the procedure for some time, but “wanted to wait until her oncologist medically cleared her for it.”
“He got the ‘all-clear’ and we were able to perform the procedure under local anesthesia,” Sundar said. “Like everything else in his life, Teddy handled this like a true champ!”
Meanwhile, Mellencamp was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma in 2022. The Bravo celebrity’s cancer reached Stage 4 around March 2025 when doctors discovered it had spread to her lungs and brain.
Over the years, she has undergone several surgeries, including the removal of a brain tumor.
In October 2025, the reality star gave an update on her health battle, revealing that the cancer is “over” but that it will take time for her to fully recover.
“Whatsoever way [doctors] That said, it works, it allows you to consider a discount in one year, then two years, then three years,” she said. “But that was big news.”
Since then, Mellencamp has been focusing on her mental recovery in therapy, trying to find peace, joy and happiness, 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’s found herself paralyzed by anxiety at times.
“They added a new medicine on Monday and I think it’s having a very strange effect on me,” he said.
As she recovers, Mellencamp has begun dating an “older” man following her split from her estranged husband Edwin Arroyave. The exes, who are not yet divorced, have children Slate, 13, Cruz, 11, and Dove, 6.