Carrie Bickmore Discloses Need for Plastic Surgery After Severe Head Injury
Carrie Bickmore, one of Australia's most prominent media figures known for her extensive television and radio career, has publicly revealed that she requires plastic surgery following a distressing head injury sustained at her home. The 45-year-old personality described the aftermath of the accident as resembling a "crime scene" and has been navigating a slow and agonizing recovery process ever since.
The Incident: A Midnight Mishap Turns Painful
On Monday, April 20, Bickmore took to Instagram to share details of the harrowing event, explaining that she had "blood spurting" from her forehead after accidentally walking into the corner of a wall. "Looked like a crime scene," she wrote in her post, adding that medical professionals "got it glued back together" so she could proceed with a planned family holiday the following day.
During an episode of her popular radio show 'Carrie and Tommy', Bickmore elaborated on how the injury occurred. She recounted that in the middle of the night, she "misjudged" the corner of a wall in her home while walking. "I walked into it with such force that as I fell, I collected a lamp with me that was on the bedside table," she said. "I was catching it with my hand and it dripped all down my eye."
The injury imposed significant restrictions on her daily life, as she was unable to wash her hair or swim for ten days. Bickmore believes the wound "popped open" during her subsequent trip to Sri Lanka, where she was photographed on the beach with the injury covered by a medical dressing, maintaining a cheeky pose despite the discomfort.
Why Plastic Surgery Has Become Necessary
Returning to Instagram, Bickmore revealed that her condition had deteriorated significantly. "Healing terribly. And hurting. Also randomly had a lady drop her carry on suitcase on my head. God it hurt. Now gotta have it fixed properly by a plastics surgeon," she wrote in a follow-up post.
She later discovered that she had "hit a nerve," resulting in ongoing pain. According to Bickmore, a plastic surgeon informed her that the glue used initially needs to be removed from the wound before the nerve and layers of skin can be properly sewn together. "It was so deep that the glue has done absolutely nothing," she explained, highlighting the severity of the injury.
Maintaining Humor Amid the Ordeal
Despite the painful and challenging situation, Bickmore has kept her signature sense of humor intact. She quipped on Instagram, "Scars are hot yeh? Face for radio, except tonight when I am back on TV for Celebrity Intervention on Channel 7!" Her post garnered over 500 comments, with many of her 794,000 followers expressing support and wishing her a speedy recovery.
This incident underscores the unexpected nature of household accidents and their potential long-term consequences, even for public figures. Bickmore's openness about her experience sheds light on the realities of injury recovery and the medical interventions sometimes required for proper healing.
