Mischa Barton: Dental surgery to blame for celebrity's 'rock bottom'

Mischa Barton red-flagged herself with yo-yo weight loss and gain, but blames two bad
dental surgeries as the reason behind her wreckage. Photo: ABACA|PA & Matrix Photos
 

Fall is upon Mischa Barton. A new show, The Beautiful Life. A new season. And a chance to leave the dreary days of summer behind her. But one last look ar her summer days, leaves Mischa Barton giving one last statement in her defense.

"Really, it was blown out of proportion," the star told Whoopi Goldberg and the rest of The View crew in an interview.

Mischa shared how her time spent in the psychiatric ward had less to do with personal issues and more to do with too many needles used in a dental procedure - Two dental procedures to be exact.

The 23-year-old Londoner told the ladies at The View, "It's kind of silly now to be talking about it because I'm so fine now, but it was just a really bad time for me. It was sort of one of those things. It was like a perfect storm - everything happened at once."

Barton explained with her workload making her completely overwhelmed, the surgeries for her wisdom teeth put her over the edge. After having four teeth removed, the second surgery was the worst for the star.

"They had to drill into my jaw and I was just in excruciating pain. 'I was having Novocaine shots every day to minimize the pain."

For Mischa, it was "rock bottom". And the public couldn've guessed.

Mischa Barton's snapshots sent her fans in a frenzy when the star was shot looking gaunt and boney. Then, months later, Barton was seen looking overweight and distressed.

And as the weather changes, Mischas is looking to fall into a better season with her new show, The Beautiful Life, to which Mischa plays a pill-popping drug addict. The show is produced by Ashton Kutcher and is set to air on Wednesday, September 16, 2009.