Karamo Brown opens up about botched surgery

Karamo Brown is telling all on his plastic surgery procedures following the cancellations of both his makeover show Queer Eye and his syndicated daytime talk show this year.

The 45-year-old reality star just revealed he underwent a buccal fat removal procedure - which takes one hour and costs around $4,000 - in 2021 after packing on 70lbs during the pandemic.

'I was a big boy, and everyone online liked to tell me how much of a big boy I was,' Brown told People on Tuesday.

'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 two-time winner suffered from chronic pain and experienced trouble speaking after scar tissue buildup began blocking his salivary glands.

'There'd be times you'd see me smile, and it was tight,' Brown said.

'My cheeks would be big because they were full of saliva, full of scar tissue. I was in the worst pain.'

The Kē Wellness founder continued: 'There'd be times when I was filming my show that my mouth would get so dry and it would be so swollen.'

'I felt embarrassed that I did this to myself. I would never do it now,' Brown added.