So What's Up With Amy Winehouse's Face?
Amy Winehouse has been spotted out and about in recent days with a mysterious lump on her face and a funky rash on her cheek. Her spokesman has said she has impetigo, but many aren't convinced. Some people have speculated that she's returned to her past druggie lifestyle, and caused her own problem by possibly falling into something:
Expert and broadcaster Dr Hilary Jones told the News of the World: "I think the most likely explanation is a direct blow, either accidental or deliberate. A skin complaint wouldn't cause swelling."It could be she's walked into a door or fallen over—which is very likely with her drug habit."
But a spokesman for Amy insisted this was not the case.
He said: "Amy has been diagnosed with impetigo which she's been told can be highly contagious.
"Because of that she's been put on antibiotics and may have to stay home alone for the next few days."
Impetigo is an infection of the skin caused by a bacteria which causes a blistered crusty rash. But it does not cause swelling.
I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on teh internets, but I will say this...when my son was little, he had a nasty case of impetigo, and while it did get scabby and nasty it never swelled up, not even a little. I also had occasion to observe a case of impetigo last winter on a teenage friend, and again while it was scabby it was not swollen.
However, a new story has emerged that states something far more gross than falling into a wall:
The troubled star was with pals when she was asked THREE TIMES by staff to put out her Marlboro Light because of the smoking ban.
As she received her final warning, Amy stared straight into the waitress’s eyes and pushed the burning tip of the fag into her own face.
A source at the diner said: “She hardly flinched because she was so high. The whole place was open-mouthed in horror.â€
Amy tried to conceal the wound with foundation — but it has now apparently become infected, causing the swelling on her cheek.
While this report is from The Sun (the Brit's version of the National Enquirer), it can explain the swelling. The type of facial infections which create a pocket of infection--from skin, teeth, gums, cysts, etc--can cause the face to swell up fairly quickly, since the skin on our face is not as thick as the rest of our body, plus it usually doesn't have the layer of fat covering it that the skin elsewhere on our body does. Add Amy's attempts to cover the problem with makeup, and you've now introduced germs...if she has been picking at it, that will definitely make things worse. And falling into a wall or onto something will cause bruising and possibly bleeding and/or swelling, but won't cause a rash or burn blisters. Of course, a tooth or gum abcess will also cause swelling, but not the rash. Whatever it is, it isn't ordinary.
And if you look closely at the first photo above, she seems to have a sore nose...which could be drugs, could be from falling, could be lighting. But it's not the first time Amy has been spotted in recent weeks with something strange in her nose.
Also, The Sun is saying that Blake Incarcerated-Junkie isn't doing so hot either:
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