Rock Icon’s Daughter Makes Surprise Update Amid Cancer Battle

Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images Rock legend John Mellencamp’s daughter is revealing details of the surgical procedure she underwent by choice amid her cancer battle.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Teddi Mellencamp, 45, revealed on her Instagram stories on Monday, Oct.

12, that she underwent a blepharoplasty, commonly known as an eye lift.

In a set of videos, Mellencamp explained that she was visiting Dr.

Sarmela Sunder for an upper eyelid lift.

She underwent a jawline lift and neck lift in 2022 with the same doctor.

“Upper bleph day with best doctor out there, she wrote in her stories.

“And yes, I got the OK from my cancer doctors…” Mellencamp was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma in her back in 2022, and underwent 17 surgeries, including for tumors in her brain .

Still, in March 2025, she revealed that the cancer had progressed to stage 4 and metastasized to her lungs and brain.

On Sept.

8, she told Extra that she was doing better after regular immunotherapy.

“I’m not allowed to say that I’m in remission, but I’m allowed to say that I’m cancer-free for right now,” she said, adding that she was still undergoing treatment.

In the first videos, Mellencamp was in a car on her way to the clinic.

Mellencamp showed her eyes to the camera, lifting the skin of her upper eyelids with her finger and modeling possible outcomes.