Larsa Pippen, star of Real Housewives of Miami, has once again sparked a firestorm of speculation with a recent Instagram photo alongside her close friend and co-star, Stephanie Shojaee. The image, which surfaced on September 8, left fans and followers reeling, with many claiming the reality TV veteran looked “unrecognizable.” The buzz quickly spread to Reddit, where user u/Hungry_Ad_3439 voiced the collective confusion: “I’m so confused. There’s no way this is Larsa!! What’s going on with her face? Not trying to be mean, but how is this her!?”
The comment section erupted with reactions, as fans piled on with their takes. “Dang what filter is that. 20x?” one user quipped. Another remarked, “Both of them look like different people.” Others didn’t hold back, with comments like “Holy facetune” and “Larsa went overtime with the face tune,” suggesting heavy photo editing or cosmetic enhancements were at play.
This isn’t the first time Larsa’s appearance has stirred controversy. Just last month, the reality star faced a wave of criticism over another photo, with fans speculating she’d gone overboard with plastic surgery or fillers. At the time, Larsa clapped back, attributing her altered look to an allergic reaction from PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injections. She even hinted that the image might have been digitally altered. However, her explanation was met with skepticism, particularly from medical professionals unaffiliated with her.
Dr. Jennifer Armstrong, a cosmetic dermatologist and former Real Housewives of Orange County star, was quick to debunk Larsa’s claims. In a pointed Instagram post, she stated, “This is not an allergic reaction. The ever-changing face … Her face keeps changing, and she stated that she had an allergic reaction to PRP, which is actually impossible because PRP is when you take your own blood, spin it down, and put the growth factors back into your face. It just came out of your bloodstream, so you can’t be allergic to something that just came out of your bloodstream.”
Dr. Armstrong didn’t stop there. She called out the visible changes in Larsa’s appearance, asserting, “You don’t get PRP in your lips. This is filler. This is so much filler. It’s just like widening her face, creating this nasal labial fold … When you put all this filler in the mid face, it creates a nasal labial fold … It’s too much filler in the wrong place.” She also speculated that Larsa likely had Botox on her forehead, adding to the dramatic transformation.
The latest photo with Stephanie Shojaee has only fueled the debate, with fans and critics alike dissecting every detail. Whether it’s filters, fillers, or something else entirely, Larsa Pippen’s evolving appearance continues to captivate and confound her audience, keeping her firmly in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.