It's absolutely real, been all over the media from around the world. Now, it's not mentioned in this exact article, but Burge actually became obsessed with plastic surgery after she was beaten almost to death by her ex-husband. So, after the beating, she just had to have a the surgery in order to make her look like a normal human being again. So, I guess it left a deep psychological scar on her, which is why I think she actually has a mental condition...Sadly, it's gone over to her kids now...Life is not always fair, is it?