Carrie Underwood Back to Work After Scary November Accident

Carrie Underwood at The 52nd ACM Awards, Las Vegas, 02 Apr 2017. Photo by Debby Wong/REX/Shutterstock (8561987gc)

Country singer Carrie Underwood has been keeping a low profile since November 10th, 2017, when a fall in her home resulted in a broken wrist and 40-50 stitches to her face.

The “Champion” singer has avoided sharing full, clear photos of her face in the months that have passed since, telling fans that she was “not quite looking the same” after her accident.

In January, she described the ordeal on her fan club’s site:

“There is also another part of the story that I haven’t been ready to talk about since I have still been living it and there has been much uncertainty as to how things will end up. In addition to breaking my wrist, I somehow managed to injure my face as well. I’ll spare you the gruesome details, but when I came out of surgery the night of my fall, the doctor told [husband] Mike that he had put between 40 and 50 stitches in.

“Now, here we are 7 weeks later and, even though I’ve had the best people helping me, I’m still healing and not quite looking the same. I honestly don’t know how things are going to end up but I do know this: I am grateful. I am grateful that it wasn’t much, much worse.”

In recent days, however, Underwood has gone back to work and shared snaps on her Instagram of her working in the studio and rehearsing with her band – showing a clear view of her face for the first time.

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The 35-year-old singer from Oklahoma won the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Since then, she has gained superstardom, with hits like “Before He Cheats,” “Jesus, Take The Wheel,” “Temporary Home” and the most recent sports anthem “Champion” ft. Ludacris.