Teddi Mellencamp surprised fans by revealing that she recently underwent a cosmetic procedure while continuing her battle with stage four cancer.
The 45-year-old television personality, who was diagnosed with melanoma in 2022, opened up about the decision in her Instagram Stories on Monday. Mellencamp shared that she had undergone a blepharoplasty, commonly known as an eyelid lift.
She emphasized that her oncology team had approved the procedure before she moved forward with the surgery.
Mellencamp explained that her phone had been ‘blowing up’ after her surgeon Dr. Sarmela Sunder shared behind-the-scenes footage of the procedure to her own Instagram page this week.
“One thing I can tell you so I don’t have to keep answering it is that, of course, my cancer doctors were fine with it. That’s why I agreed to do it,” Mellencamp explained.
The mother of three added, “I was awake. I get my stitches out Thursday, and I have immunotherapy Wednesday.”
Teddi Mellencamp, 45, surprised fans by revealing that she underwent an eyelid lift during her stage four cancer battle; seen in Hollywood in March
The television personality discussed her blepharoplasty in a candid Instagram Stories update on Monday; (Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram)
Dr. Sunder shared a video montage showing Mellencamp arriving for her appointment and having the skin around her eyelids examined.
The clip then moved to footage taken after the procedure, when stitches had been placed.
“Although this was a procedure she had wanted for some time, we waited until she received medical clearance from her oncologists,” Sunder wrote in the caption.
Sunder explained that Mellencamp eventually received the “all-clear,” allowing the procedure to be performed under local anesthesia. She praised the reality star for handling the experience “like a true champ,” just as she has approached other challenges in her life.
Supportive fans quickly filled the comments, with one person writing, “Her eyes instantly look even brighter.”
Another commenter called the result “so good,” while Mellencamp’s podcast co-host, Tamra Judge, responded with red heart emojis.
Mellencamp, the daughter of singer John Mellencamp, also posted an update from inside her car. “Under Bleph day with the best doctor out there,” she wrote.
She added, “And yes, I got the OK from my cancer doctors,” while gesturing toward her eyes.
John Mellencamp’s daughter shared an Instagram Stories update from her car, writing, “Under Bleph day with the best doctor out there”; (Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram)
She was later photographed inside the vehicle with stitches visible above her eyes; (Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram)
Mellencamp shared an image from the appointment and wrote, “I hear all of you saying I don’t need this… But I want it!”; (Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram)
In a later image, Mellencamp appeared in the car again, this time with stitches above both eyes.
She also praised Sunder, thanking the doctor for being “the best.”
The media personality included an image of her eyelids being checked as she penned, ‘I hear all of you saying I don’t need this… But I want it!’
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And while relaxing in the car following the surgery, Mellencamp showed off a pink ice mask that she donned for the ride home.
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Back in 2022, the star previously underwent a neck lift and partial lower face lift surgery, which had also been done by Sunder.
On Wednesday, Mellencamp took to her Instagram stories again to take followers along as she got immunotherapy and had scans done.
While waiting for a nurse to pick her up, the star said in a selfie video that she was ‘nervous’ due to not having scans done in four months.
‘So, I’m getting my MRI and my CT scans – or cat scans – I’ll never remember the names, no matter how hard I try.’
And while relaxing in the car following the surgery, Mellencamp showed off a pink ice mask that she donned for the ride home; (Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram)
On Wednesday, Mellencamp took to her Instagram stories again to take followers along as she got immunotherapy and had scans done; (Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram)
She also shared a video as she awaited the results of her scans before undergoing more immunotherapy treatment; (Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram)
She added, ‘But yeah, that’s today. Key to being comfy in treatment: Cozy clothes and a sweater that can pull up over arm so they can easily find your vein.
‘Well, some people can easily find vein,’ Mellencamp expressed with a laugh.
She also shared a video as she awaited the results of her scans before undergoing more immunotherapy treatment.
‘Awaiting results time,’ the star wrote. ‘Then immunotherapy. This is when I am the most anxious.’
The next slide was a positive update given by Mellencamp.
While still in the hospital, she penned, ‘All the cancer scans came back good. Immunotherapy time and ice time for blephy [t]oo.’
The next slide was a positive update given by Mellencamp; (Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram)
Back in 2022, she was diagnosed with stage two melanoma and revealed last year that the cancer had reached stage four and metastasized to her lungs and brain; (Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram)
Back in 2022, she was diagnosed with stage two melanoma and revealed last year that the cancer had reached stage four and metastasized to her lungs and brain.
But after being given a 50/50 chance of survival, Mellencamp revealed in October 2025 that her cancer is now ‘undetectable.’
A few months earlier in August, the star shared that she had nine months of immunotherapy treatments left.
She also called immunotherapy ‘the worst’ and was feeling ‘sick’ at the time as she asked fans to recommend comedies she can watch while recovering.