Lauren Scruggs Seen Leaving Dallas-Area Gym (EXCLUSIVE PHOTO)

Lauren Scruggs was seen leaving a Dallas-area gym Tuesday with her mother, Cheryl.

The 23-year-old model and fashion blogger's progress has been watched closely after she lost her left eye and hand in a horrific plane accident in December, when she accidentally walked into a moving plane propeller after a Christmas sightseeing trip around Dallas. She has since received a prosthetic eye.

Well wishers have been able to follow her progress on a website maintained by her family.

Scruggs left the hospital mid-January. She next surfaced in February when she went on a ski vacation to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where she Tweeted about her "fun weekend with sweet family and friends."

Check out the exclusive photo of Lauren that shows the results of her surgery below (courtesy of FameFlynet).

Earlier on HuffPost:

Comments

[SimpleJosh]

02:29 PM on 03/27/2012

That one eye looks a bit wonky. I wonder why? :p

[spyanais]

07:46 PM on 04/02/2012

She is using her right eye to look at something on her left. Her left eye doesn't move, so the right one ends up looking weird in this photo

[Carbon Forteetoo]

07:22 PM on 02/27/2012

Please be a bionic eye that can see really far.

/eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh!

[Jack Assman]

11:02 AM on 02/28/2012

No, please be a bionic eye that can see really close so she won't lose another one. haha

[jaykayemail]

03:43 PM on 02/27/2012

She is VERY lucky to be alive, but still a dummy for doing so. DAH !!!!

[davidecarternc4]

02:12 PM on 02/27/2012

I hope that God will smile down on you and provide you with fearless convictions to live a full and endearing life. You have quite a story to tell.

[hkidher1]

12:38 PM on 02/27/2012

She's still a beauty. Lucky to be alive.

[joethreefour]

11:47 AM on 02/27/2012

Just leave the poor girl alone

[CunningStunts]

11:44 AM on 02/27/2012

Every single headline begins: "Lauren Scruggs, Model Who Walked into Plane Propellor..."
Nobody here wishes anything bad on this girl, but if the people who run the site didn't want the kind of comments they are getting, they wouldn't run that headline or these stories at all.

She walked into a loud, moving propellor when she had TWO working eyes. It will be interesting to see how much stuff she walks into now, with one. :) For her sake, she should probably never be allowed to walk anywhere by herself.

[think-it-over]

01:31 PM on 02/27/2012

1. Planes are supposed to be loud.
2. Propellers are almost completely invisible when they're spinning.
3. It was nighttime, so the propeller would have been even less visible.

People walk into things all the time. She was simply unfortunate enough to walk into something a lot more dangerous than what most walk into.

I'm sure you're smug in your belief that you could never do something like that, but that's exactly the kind of thinking that puts people more at risk then those who realize it's not such a difficult mistake to make.

[CunningStunts]

04:46 PM on 02/27/2012

No, I know better than that. This could happen to anyone.
My point was, there is a reason they continue to post articles about this particular victim.

[kicker4ld]

06:27 PM on 03/27/2012

Unfortunate? Fortune has nothing to do with it. She didn't pay attention to where she was going, she paid the price. Most people don't walk into things that dangerous, because when they are around things that dangerous they pay attention to what they are about to walk face first into. You may not be able to see the propeller, but you can sure see the engine. As you said, she made a mistake. But do you think she should be able to sue for above and beyond the $200k she was insured for?

[charlesdewalt]

02:30 PM on 02/27/2012

You are an idiot. My sister lost an eye to an accident at the age of 8. She went on to be a successful surgeon and now lives in million dollar home. When you can top that, then run your mouth.
Not only is my sister a talented surgeon, she is beautiful inside and out.

[CunningStunts]

04:44 PM on 02/27/2012

I have no doubt she is. I certainly was not lumping this one in with all accident victims who lost an eye. Your sister is obviously very intelligent and successful.

[Debbie Niemeyer]

12:16 AM on 02/27/2012

Huffington Post makes a cheap ploy to show the worst image they got of her...dispicable and typical. Nice going PROGRESSIVE zine.

[charlesdewalt]

01:58 PM on 02/28/2012

It really angered me too seeing the horrid photo they used. It's understandable that it may look off now but when all is said and done, she will be beautiful again. To me, she still is. My sister lost her eye to a snowball with a rock in it at age 8. Unless you know her well, it's difficult to tell she has a artificial eye now. It has not held her back in any way. What's going to be difficult for this beautiful young lady, is dealing with the press and idiot postings.

[gloridays]

11:45 PM on 02/26/2012

in my opinion ... and what do I know ... that long hair of hers got caught in the propellers. She wouldn't have had to be standing very close .. and it explains everything. I can't believe no one else has realized this. Bless her heart ... all the very best to her!!!!

[flxdcatbruce]

01:12 AM on 02/27/2012

What it doesn't explain is why she still has her hair and face!!
This was a horrible accident and she is so lucky that it wasn't worse. Most people don't realize that it was at night and the propeller was painted black and was on a whisper quiet engine that was no doubt coming to a stop, so that the wind was minimal. I only hope that this doesn't deter her from pursuing her modeling career as most anything is excepted on the runway now a days and she still is a beautiful woman.

[think-it-over]

01:46 PM on 02/27/2012

She apparently came at it from the back, and almost certainly at the very tip. It was a small high wing plane and she went in front of the wing strut instead of behind it. In that case her hair wouldn't have been pulled in by the propwash, and it's very unlikely that it would tangle under any circumstances. That she wasn't killed probably indicates that she only got hit by the very tip. She may have been just an inch or two too close, but that's more than enough to ruin your day.

Reports I've seen said the pilot only stopped the engine after hearing somebody scream. That confirms that the engine couldn't have been especially loud, but suggests that the propeller was probably still turning at several hundred RPM.

[joemensa3]

06:44 PM on 02/26/2012

she is as beautiful as ever

[antipodal2u]

04:04 PM on 02/26/2012

Poor girl. Still beautiful

[one1byke]

09:58 AM on 02/26/2012

Great..... now let the girl be so she can figure out what the heck! happened to her.

Go watch Chelsea on NBC or something.

[Dede Eagleburger]

11:09 PM on 02/26/2012

umm, i think she knows what happened to her...really...

[one1byke]

11:14 PM on 02/26/2012

yeah... 3 months or so went by...

...would that be enough time for YOU to fully get over losing an eye and an arm..?
... in that way?
The Lavender shirt says you'd be over it in a few hours...
... this lady may be more fragile.

really..

[umwaitwhat]

09:28 AM on 02/26/2012

Many props to her...

Too soon?

[StevieTheK]

10:44 AM on 02/26/2012

ouch. I snickered though.

[B Diane]

10:59 PM on 02/26/2012

I imagine her, after going through this ordeal, seeing "Many props" and "I snickered." You'll forget about your thoughtless replies, and she might remember forever. Hopefully she'll be spared your unkindnesses by not seeing them.

[SonyaInTx]

04:56 PM on 02/26/2012

Right on time....

[Richcrafter]

11:48 PM on 02/25/2012

Wow! It's amazing how love and family can help heal when plastic surgery is also a success. If this happened to a black or brown skinned woman it would not be news. It's right to be blonde and white!

[naacbinc]

01:54 PM on 02/26/2012

What have people of different cultures done to sway the opinions of others towards those in their culture? What are you doing to change others perception of you and those seemed to be like you?

Rev. D.Terry Oberloh

[Amadahy]

02:30 AM on 02/27/2012

Oh please. The woman walked into a plane propellor and still has a face. If a model of another race were to undergo the same experience, we'd also be talking about it.

[crystal clear 919]

11:14 PM on 02/25/2012

That's truly amazing that she survived! It's nice to hear stories like this.