Queer Eye star Karamo Brown has finally opened up about his plastic surgery. In a new interview with People, he set the record straight about the cosmetic changes he has made and the severe health issues they caused.
The 45-year-old explained that he underwent a buccal fat removal procedure in 2021, which left him in chronic pain from scar tissue buildup that blocked his saliva from draining.
"For years, people have been like, 'Karamo's had plastic surgery. He has so much filler in his face,'" he explained. "I was like, 'You know what? I can't say anything because you can't get into fights with the trolls.' But I was suffering for years in pain and no one knew."
The culture expert told the outlet that he decided to undergo the procedure after gaining around 70 pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I was a big boy, and everyone online liked to tell me how much of a big boy I was," he said. "So, I was like, 'Okay, maybe if I slim out my face, I'll be cute.' It turned into a year-and-a-half of pain."
The surgery forced saliva to accumulate in each cheek before the scar tissue hardened it. "There'd be times you'd see me smile, and it was tight," he says. "My cheeks would be big because they were full of saliva, full of scar tissue. I was in the worst pain."
The issue became more prominent when the reality star launched his own talk show, which ran for four seasons between 2022 and March this year. "I would shoot six episodes a day, and there'd be times when I was filming my show that my mouth would get so dry and it would be so swollen."
During series two of his talk show, Karamo lost 70 pounds and realized "the more weight I lost, the less scar tissue you could see," which encouraged the The Real World: Philadelphia star to stop eating.
The experience had a significant effect on Karamo, especially when it was noticed by a former Queer Eye castmate. "He was like, 'Oh, look how handsome he used to be.' I was like, 'Okay, girl, I caught your little dig, but whatever.' Those types of things affect you. They hurt your feelings." This statement comes amid rumors of tension between the cast of Queer Eye.
Karamo has kept quiet about this whole ordeal because he was "embarrassed" and admits he would do it now. Recently, Karamo underwent a procedure to fix his salivary glands and remove the scar tissue from his cheeks. He thanks his doctor and says he feels much better these days.
"I'm so thankful because I was in pain every night, every day. It was horrendous. Thanks to this doctor, I feel so much better. I'm smiling better, there's not saliva collecting, the scar tissue's gone. It's good."
Karamo told the outlet he never sued the doctor who preferred his buccal fat procedure, but he does want to be transparent and help others who are suffering from chronic pain. "I was fortunate enough to have the resources to find somebody who could help me, but I want to tell people that you don't have to suffer alone. I wish I would have told people what I was going through and not allowed myself to just stay quiet," he added.
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