The gist:
- Zac Efron’s facial features have changed dramatically over the years.
- While many believed that the actor had plastic surgery, Zac’s jawline changed appearance as a result of an accident.
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After appearing at Bill Nye’s Earth Day! The musical In April 2021, Zac Efron sparked plastic surgery rumors. As viewers zoomed in on his face, they noticed Zac’s jaw and lips looked particularly plump, prompting massive speculation on social media.
While some defended Zach’s right to bodily autonomy, others criticized him for the alleged choice. Luckily, Zac cleared the air in an interview, revealing exactly what happened to his jaw. Did she have plastic surgery? Here’s the scoop.
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Did Zac Efron have plastic surgery?
Initially, some fans believed that Zac had injections, meaning any adjustments to his jawline and cheeks would not be permanent. According Plastic Surgeons Dr. Anthony Youn, who spoke with OKAY! in April 2021, “Zac looks quite different, with a wider jaw especially on the right. I guess it’s possible he’s had filler injections to reshape his jaw.’
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Another plastic surgeon, Dr. Chris Funderburk, told the agency at the time that Zach may have “fallen victim to the overstuffed face with facial fillers. This often happens when patients find a cosmetic injector (often of the celebrity variety) that they trust, but the injector either 1) has a poor understanding of proper facial aesthetics or 2) is just milking a rich client for more money with constant injections. “
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Fortunately, in an interview with Men’s Health for the October 2022 issue, Zac finally put to rest the rumored look change. The actor has been very vocal about dealing with body image issues, especially after his intense training to make it to 2017 Baywatch body type. Zac explained that training so hard for so long made him physically ill for maintenance.
“I started having insomnia and fell into a really bad depression, for a long time. Something about that experience burned me out. I had a really hard time coming back. Eventually they chalked it up to me taking too many diuretics, and something broke,” she says. Zac.
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So what happened to Zac Efron’s jawline? An accident is responsible for the change in his appearance.
The Iron Claw The actor finally revealed that, four years ago, he suffered a scary accident to his jaw, although it was not related to his intense training. Interviewer Lauren Larson writes, “He was running through his house in socks and slipped, hitting his chin on the granite corner of a fountain. He passed out, and when he woke up, he remembers his chin bone hanging from his face. “
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The interviewer said Zac told her that “the masseter muscles, which are used for chewing, work together with the other facial muscles ‘like a symphony’; when he was injured, the muscles inside his face and jaw had to compensate . “
Zac revealed that he had been regularly seeing a specialist and doing physical therapy to help with the issue, but had taken time off from doing so while in Australia, where he had moved during the pandemic. “The hoarders just got bigger … they got really, really big,” he said.
Fans are just happy that Zac is okay after what sounds like a scary accident! His new movie, The Iron Claw, will be released in theaters on December 22, 2023.