Reality TV mom Lisa Gastineau has undergone cosmetic surgery to rebuild her nose, after doctors were forced to remove part of it due to cancer. The socialite's daughter and Gastineau Girls co-star Brittny broke the news of her mother's condition at the launch of her new jewelry line in Los Angeles on Thursday.

And Brittny has revealed the ops to remove cancerous cells in October left her glamorous mom feeling "ugly," so she put her beauty in the hands of Hollywood surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan, who cosmetically overhauled fellow reality TV star Heidi Montag earlier this year.

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Reality TV mom Lisa Gastinaeu has been diagnosed with skin cancer. The socialite's daughter and "Gastineau Girls" co-star Brittny broke the news at the launch of her new jewelry line in Los Angeles on Thursday.

She told HollyScoop.com, "My mom can't be here right now. She has skin cancer so just had surgery."

And Brittny insists the family has been left stunned by the news: "My mum was diagnosed with Melanoma in 2006. Since then she has always had to check her skin. She had her basil cell removed from her nose in October so her surgery is reconstructive. She is fine, everyone is good. She...