Throughout an interview with Alex Cooper, Amy shared that folks on the web have been immediately criticizing her look — particularly the way in which her face regarded.

“A yr in the past, the Web actually got here for me,” she stated.

At first, she brushed it off, “I used to be like, ‘Okay, everyone, like, chill out.’”

However issues acquired bizarre when docs started becoming a member of in on the dialog — to not be impolite, however to level out that one thing may truly be unsuitable, “Medical doctors have been chiming in within the feedback, they usually have been, like, ‘No, no … one thing’s actually up.’”

After seeing these feedback, Amy determined to get checked out. That’s when she discovered she had Cushing syndrome, a situation the place your physique has an excessive amount of cortisol, a stress hormone. It’s typically attributable to long-term steroid use and might result in signs like weight acquire, zits, and a really puffy face, typically known as “moon face.”

She came upon about this proper earlier than filming her Netflix film, Kinda Pregnant.

“I discovered I had this situation, and that I had one thing known as moon face, and I am starring in a film — and there is a digicam proper in my face.”

Amy ultimately realized the trigger: she had been getting steroid injections to deal with scars from her breast discount surgical procedure and C-section, “Wait, I’ve been getting steroid injections for my scars.”

Amy and her husband Chris Fischer welcomed their son Gene in 2019, and the injections have been a part of her restoration.

Fortunately, Amy says the situation cleared up by itself.