Many music enthusiasts would agree that much of the pop culture we know of today is mainly due to Madonna’s influence.
Not only did she pave the way for female artists to be able to express themselves more boldly and creatively, but she challenged sexist ideals that the music industry often held against women. Indeed, they don’t call her the Queen of Pop for nothing.
Despite her achievements, Madonna can be a magnet of rumors and controversies. Perhaps the most pervasive rumor in the diva’s entire career is having work done on her face and body. These speculations have existed for as long as we can remember – but are they true, by any means? Let’s find out.
Madonna’s Transformation Over The Years
If you compile pictures of Madonna that were taken in different years, you would notice something odd: the 63-year-old pop star doesn’t seem to age! If anything, it looks like she’s getting even younger. This led some of her fans to speculate that she might have gone under the knife to preserve her youthful look.
Here’s a few changes that people noticed in Madonna’s appearance over the years:
- Slimmer face: Losing cheek volume is a natural side-effect of aging, but this is not the case with Madonna. And instead of having a diamond-shaped face, Madonna now has a long, V-shaped lower face.
- Fuller lips: Madonna’s lips looked thinner when she was younger. But now, her lips are bigger and more pronounced.
- Pointed nose: The diva’s nostrils used to be rounder, which is completely different to her sharper, more pointed nose today.
- Increased bust and bum size: Instead of having soggy buttcheeks as you would normally expect from a 60-year-old woman, Madonna’s buns appear to be as full and round as the moon. It’s the same case with her chest. The lack of wrinkles in those body parts is highly suspicious.
Some of these changes are difficult if not impossible to achieve without some medical intervention. Humans just don’t age that way naturally – well, maybe so if you happen to be God’s favorite child.
So, what does Madonna have to say about all these speculations?
Madonna’s Response To Plastic Surgery Allegations
Madonna has never publicly denied nor confirmed that she has undergone cosmetic procedures for her body. When asked, the pop diva usually gives vague answers. For instance, here’s what she said during a 2012 press conference:
“I am certainly not against plastic surgery. However, I am absolutely against having to discuss it.”
More recently, she responded to hate comments pertaining to her MTV VMA’s provocative leather outfit:
“Desperately seeking no one’s approval… and entitled to free agency over my body like everyone else! #freedom #respect #nofear #nodiscrimination”
Meanwhile, the statement she gave during a 2008 interview could be the closest confession we can ever get from Madonna:
“Sometimes, photographs that I see, I just think ‘Who’s that? I don’t know that girl’. I don’t regret any of it, but I do sometimes think: ‘Oh God, what was I thinking?’”
What exactly is it that she doesn’t regret? Is it perhaps the thousands of dollars she spent on expensive skin care products that don’t work on her? Maybe. But it sure can’t be the diet and exercises she strongly claims to be the reason for her never-aging glow.
Her personal trainer revealed that Madonna is very physically active, doing various kinds of training and dancing routines. On top of that, the Queen of Pop eats a lot of veggies.
Cosmetic Experts Weigh In On Madonna’s Look
Having worked on many cosmetic procedures themselves, plastic surgeons know who’s natural and who’s not with just one look. In this case, they’re confident that Madonna went under the knife on more than one occasion.
In fact, some of them think that Madonna went overboard with her botox injections. Dr. Jason Diamond, a plastic surgeon who features in Netflix’s Celebrity Plastic Surgeons said this:
“The chin to the jawbone should be a smooth transition – they added too much. This is a case of injections gone bad. It’s not going to kill her, but does she look normal with those puffs? This looks bizarre – she looks jowly and puffed out.”
Yikes! That was harsh.
Meanwhile, it is likely that a botox isn’t the only cosmetic procedure that Madonna had. The following are more operations that Madonna might have taken, according to the experts:
- Skin boosters
- Laser treatments
- Boob job
- Butt implants
- Face lift
- Facial peels
- Blepharoplasty (eye lift)
- Nose job
- Chin and lips enhancement
Of course, we can never really know for sure whether or not Madonna had plastic surgery – but what do you think? Is she a product of all-natural aging or botox injections?
