Teddi Mellencamp, who is best known for her appearance in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, has been going through the toughest phase of her life ever since she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. The television personality recently underwent plastic surgery to remove excess skin from her eyelids. The Bravo alum also gave a sneak peek into the procedure.
Teddi Mellencamp defends her plastic surgery amid stage four cancer
Teddi recently underwent the knife for an upper blepharoplasty and updated her fans through her social media handle. Her fans were worried about the procedure since Teddi has been under heavy medication for cancer. Taking to her IG stories, Teddi defended her decision and wrote:
“The things that I can tell you, that I don’t need to keep answering, is, of course, it was fine with my cancer doctors; that’s why I agreed to do it. I was awake. I get my stitches out Thursday. I have immunotherapy Wednesday.”
Beverly Hills-based Dr. Sarmela Sunder shared Instagram footage that captured Mellencamp undergoing upper blepharoplasty. Sunder explained what exactly happened with Teddi and penned:
“Teddi had noticed that the skin of her upper lids had been weighing heavily on her over the past couple of years. For a lot of people, fluctuations in weight (due to natural causes, pregnancy, prolonged steroid use, medications) can lead to skin laxity. Teddi wanted to wait until she was medically cleared for it by her oncologists.”
Teddi Mellencamp’s cancer journey
Teddi Mellencamp was diagnosed with cancer in 2022. Her diagnosis came after she got a patch on her back checked, and it turned out to be stage 2 melanoma. It is considered the deadliest form of skin cancer due to its aggressive nature. Since her diagnosis, Teddi has had multiple surgeries to remove over 17 cancerous spots on her skin.
Doctors had initially given her a “50/50 chance” of survival. In April 2025, she shared a health update and disclosed to her fans that her cancer had progressed to stage 4. But in October 2025, she shared good news about her health.
Unfortunately, by late 2025, doctors had found multiple tumors in her brain, a “direct result” of her melanoma, followed by two more tumors in her lungs. Months later, her cancer progressed to stage 4. Teddi’s father, John Mallencamp, spoke about his daughter’s ongoing cancer battle and current condition. During an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, he said that Teddi was suffering a lot after the cancer came back.
Teddi opened up about her struggles on her podcast, Two T’s in a Pod. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum revealed that she has been struggling with massive Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). She mentioned that she has been doing a lot of therapy and is also getting a lot of rest. She was quoted as saying:
“I’ve been doing a lot of therapy, a lot of rest, a lot of hanging with the family. A lot of trying to get myself together because, apparently, I’m struggling with massive PTSD … from everything that happened. And I didn’t really realize it.”
What do you think about Teddi Mellencamp’s cosmetic surgery amid her stage four cancer battle?
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