Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham has clarified why she has had a puffy face after sparking fan concern months after backlash regarding her daughter.
The reality star – who turned 32 on Wednesday – took to her Instagram to explain her different appearance after a make-up free video sent tongues wagging.
She said: ‘Hey all as it is my birthday I just wanted to say I have been having a puffy face because I have sinusitis, which is a chronic debilitating situation.
‘So you get allergy shots, you get steroids in order to be diagnosed with sinusitis usually it takes a year for your doctor to understand that that’s what it is.’
Farrah went on to say that she is going to address the issue medically and also sent a defiant message to her haters.
Hitting back: Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham has clarified why she has had a puffy face after sparking fan concern
Interesting: The reality star – who turned 32 on Wednesday – took to her Instagram to explain her different appearance after a make-up free video sent tongues wagging
She continued: ‘So I’m actually going under surgery next week after my birthday.
‘So thank you to others who are saying negative things and not being educated on the matter and most of us suffer from sinusitis and do not know that that’s what is affecting our eyes, our cheeks, our whole nasal area, and so that is just what has happened. Our sinuses give out.’
The MTV reality star is currently enjoying a fun birthday vacation with 14-year-old daughter Sophia as they are currently in Amsterdam.
Farrah has certainly been focusing on self-improvement as back in March, the mother-of-one snapped a selfie of herself in her vibrant ensemble as she reflected on leaving a rehabilitation center last year.
‘One year after my trauma center & I’m back flourishing more than ever! Back to set! Thank you 12 steps!’ she captioned the image.
In 2022, the Nebraska-born influencer revealed she spent 28 days in a trauma treatment center to improve her physical and mental health, which she called ‘life-changing.’
In a video, uploaded to her Instagram account at the time, the TV personality announced her plans to go off grid to focus on herself and working toward a ‘brighter future.’
‘I am taking time for my healing. I have ignored people for over 11 months after having a sexual assault and having my whole body break down, my whole brain break down,’ the reality star told her three million followers.
She said: ‘Hey all as it is my birthday I just wanted to say I have been having a puffy face because I have sinusitis, which is a chronic debilitating situation. ‘So you get allergy shots, you get steroids in order to be diagnosed with sinusitis usually it takes a year for your doctor to understand that that’s what it is’
Farrah went on to say that she is going to address the issue medically and also sent a defiant message to her haters as she said: ‘So I’m actually going under surgery next week after my birthday. ‘So thank you to others who are saying negative things and not being educated on the matter and most of us suffer from sinusitis and do not know that that’s what is affecting our eyes, our cheeks, our whole nasal area, and so that is just what has happened’
Bond: The MTV reality star is currently enjoying a fun birthday vacation with 14-year-old daughter Sophia as they are currently in Amsterdam
Big day: She commemorated her 32nd birthday with this selfie
Abraham added: ‘No matter your traumas — whether they are physical or mental, people see them or don’t see them — I wanted to take the time and say I am grateful for my family for hanging with me this year in one of my hardest years.’
‘I am looking forward to understanding more medically what I can do for myself and transition,’ she concluded.
The My Teenage Dream Ended author also sent ‘love and light to those who want to improve their lives [and] un-traumatize themselves.’
In January, the MTV personality was arrested and taken into custody by the LAPD after allegedly assaulting a security officer at a club in Hollywood.
Abraham, who was issued a citation for the misdemeanor following the incident, addressed her brush with the law later in a statement to TMZ.
‘I’m tired of being maliciously battered, attacked, conspired against while having dinner at Grand Master Records, this was a private person’s arrest my lawyer is handling from here,’ she said.
‘It is terrifying and traumatizing that people attack me and I can not even enjoy dinner as I’m the only person out of 3 attacked and harassed when. I look forward to court as always, warning this place is a danger to public figures [sic].’
According to the publication, the 16 And Pregnant star said that staff members of Grandmaster Records assaulted her.
Stronger than ever: Farrah has certainly been focusing on self-improvement as back in March, the mother-of-one snapped a selfie of herself in her vibrant ensemble as she reflected on leaving a rehabilitation center last year
She also claimed that they had filmed the incident intending to leak it to new organizations.
Later in the week, Farrah posted video of the altercation to her Instagram Stories, though she left it without audio.
The man held her leg and back down, and she appeared to have something tied around her wrists that kept them behind her back.
‘Never again,’ she captioned the first clip.
Rough night: Last year, Abraham was arrested for allegedly slapping a security guard following a confrontation in an LA club
‘What a horrible dining experience being battered and assaulted by your staff. Such an unsafe, disturbing environment,’ she continued in the next video, which also tagged Grandmaster Records.
‘The staff yet again attack a paying customer and hold me against my will and hurt me,’ she continued. ‘The only 1 out of 3, woman abuse must stop. The staff @grandmasterrecords should be in jail.’
Farrah continued her quest to get the employee who had held her down fired in a subsequent video filmed before police arrived.
‘Why is a male on top of me holding me down when I was walking. This is scary and he should be fired and in jail for batterment [sic].’
Traumatic: During an interview with In Touch magazine back in 2014, the 16 and Pregnant alum was ‘drugged and raped more than once’ following the release of her sex tape (seen in 2021)
She claimed that the events leading up to her arrest were part of a pattern.
‘I’m tired of people harassing me, holding me down, hurting me and lieing about me and selling things to tmz it’s scary, it effects mothers, it is traumatizing and I’m hurt [sic],’ she wrote.
Farrah has previously had physical altercations with staff.
Doing her best: As a single mother to 13-year-old daughter Sophia, whose father died in a car accident weeks before her birth, Abraham has worked hard to provide for her little girl and is currently focusing on becoming a lawyer; seen 2020
In 2018, she was arrested for allegedly hitting an employee of the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge, which resulted in her being banned as punishment.
During an interview with In Touch Weekly back in 2014, the 16 and Pregnant alum reflected on her personal trauma, including getting ‘drugged and raped more than once’ following the release of her sex tape.
‘It was a dark time,’ Abraham, who has previously spoken about being abused as a child, told the outlet. ‘Violence has been a big part of my life.’
As a single mother to 14-year-old daughter Sophia, whose father died in a car accident weeks before her birth, Abraham has worked hard to provide for her little girl and is currently focusing on becoming a lawyer.
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