This past weekend saw a number of famous faces compete in the New York City Marathon, including former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton.

She wasn't the only one to attract attention at the event, however, as former President Bill Clinton's appearance raised new questions concerning his health. 

Clinton seen with an unexplained bandage on his nose

According to Fox News, the 79-year-old former president was observed wearing a bandage on his nose as he hugged his daughter.

MYSTERY MARK: Former President Bill Clinton sported a bandage on his nose during a rare public appearance at the NYC Marathon, where he and his wife, Hillary, congratulated their daughter Chelsea at the finish line. pic.twitter.com/4rmFfWUJMp

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Fox News noted that although no public explanation has been offered for Clinton's bandage, the former president has grappled with a number of health problems since leaving office a quarter-century ago.

The first major incident occurred in 2004 when Clinton successfully underwent a quadruple bypass surgery to clear arteries that were nearly 100% blocked.

Former president dealt with a second heart surgery and a collapsed lung

Another health scare came the following year when the former president sustained a collapsed lung and was forced to have a medical procedure known as decortication done.

A statement released by the Clinton Foundation explained that it was necessary because he was plagued by scar tissue which "developed as a result of fluid and inflammation."

Yet more heart troubles cropped up in February of 2010 when Clinton had a pair of stents inserted at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

The operation was carried out following the discovery of arterial blockages. ABC News explained that the former president had noticed periodic chest pains.

Clinton spotted with a portable defibrillator

What's more, the former president had to be hospitalized in 2021 at the University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California for a urological infection.

"After two days of treatment, his white blood cell count is trending down and he is responding to antibiotics well,"  Fox News quoted a statement from Dr. Alpesh Amin and Dr. Lisa Bardack as saying.

"The California –based medical team has been in constant communication with the President’s New York-based medical team, including his cardiologist. We hope to have him go home soon," they added.

Meanwhile Fox News reported in August that Clinton was seen in the Hamptons with what appeared to be a portable defibrillator, a device which is used when someone experiences cardiac arrest.