Lady Gaga has gone against the grain since she’s set foot in the entertainment world and is considered a large industry influencer and pop sensation. Even though much has changed about her over the years, there’s one thing where some have seemed to notice very prominent changes — her face. Cosmetic surgeons have weighed in on “secret” plastic surgery work that the 38-year-old singer has allegedly gotten done.
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Here's what the experts believe she's had done.
Cosmetic experts believe Gaga has gotten work such as a nose job, buccal fat removal, and surgery to reshape the corners of her eyes. Dr. Joel Kopelman, a facial plastic surgeon in New York City, posted a video to his YouTube channel with 39,500 subscribers saying that she may also have had a nonsurgical procedure to tighten the skin, something considered to be a controversial procedure.
He compared photos of Gaga from years ago to now.
Kopelman compared photos of Gaga from 2004 when she was 18, in which he points out the “asymmetry in her left upper eyelid compared to the right,” the “fullness” of the tip of her nose, and the angle of her lower eyelids. “We’re going to take a look to see how that changes with time,” he said. He noted that by 2010, she was “starting to look different.”
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What happened to her nose?
He reported a “structural change of her nose,” suggesting that she likely underwent a rhinoplasty. He also pointed out that Gaga likely used fillers to make her lips appear fuller.
Comparing another photo from just a year later in 2011, Kopelman noted that she looked “markedly different.” He suggested she had a surgical procedure known as lateral canthoplasty to elevate her eyes or she could have had PDO threads, which he described as “a very temporary procedure that has I believe significant risks associated with it,” adding, “I don’t believe it’s worth the risks.” He noted by 2012 they’d either worn off or been removed.
Here are other changes the surgeon noted.
Kopelman pointed out that in 2015, Gaga’s cheeks appeared more hollow, which he attributed to buccal fat removal to accomplish an actual change within the facial structure. In 2018, he believes she had eye surgery to achieve the symmetry seen between both lids. By 2024, he described her as looking “much more conservative.”
Another cosmetic expert, Dr. Gary Linkov, who is one of the country’s top plastic surgeons in New York, made claims earlier this year that Gaga likely had a rhinoplasty, cheek and lip filler, buccal fat removal, and Botox. He also suggested she could’ve had under eye filler and a “brow lift as well as a potential facelift procedure.”
Gaga denies ever having plastic surgery.
Despite the speculations, Lady Gaga has denied ever having plastic surgery, according to the Daily Mail. She has admitted to having fillers, however, even revealing on the Howard Stern show in 2013 that she was “addicted” to getting them.
In 2011, she told Harper’s Bazaar, “I have never had plastic surgery. There are many pop singers who have. I think that promoting insecurity in the form of plastic surgery is infinitely more harmful than an artistic expression related to body modification.”
