Bristol Palin Reveals She's Suffered From Facial Paralysis For More Than A Year

“I feel like I should wear an eyepatch or something,” the daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palm joked in a video she recently posted to social media.

Bristol Palin is explaining why she hasn’t shown her face on Instagram in a while — and her reason is pretty solid.

In an Instagram story posted Monday to her account, the 35-year-old daughter of former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, told her followers she’s had facial paralysis for over a year and has a plan to get it fixed.

“I’m going to have a consultation today with a plastic surgeon in Austin,” she said in her video, which was recorded and uploaded to YouTube by Page Six. “I’ve read that she specializes in facial paralysis type stuff so we’ll see what she says.”

“Prayers because maybe she can help mostly with this eye,” she continued, pointing to her left eye and demonstrating what happens when she smiles.

“When I smile or when I’m expressive, it closes. I don’t really care about my crooked mouth, but my eye...” Palin said. “So embarrassing to me. I feel like I should wear an eyepatch or something.”