The sleuths over at Radar Online took a look at Ben Affleck’s freshly-shaven face and realized he looked a little “refreshed” so they called some awesomely bitchy plastic surgeons to comment. Looking at the before and after photos, I have to agree that there’s more than just a lack of facial hair going on. Ben looks like his skin is smooth and much tighter than before. Radar quotes plastic surgeons who speculate that Ben had a little too much Botox along with some work done around his eyes. I question whether he went under the knife, but they’re onto something about the Botox. Here’s what their plastic surgeons, who obviously have not worked on Affleck, said:
“He’s had the entire upper third of his face worked on, and the result is he looks more like Jack Nicholson‘s Joker than Batman,” Dr. Back said.
Dr. Back told Radar that Affleck has also undergone plenty of Botox over his eyes, leaving a perpetually surprised expression on his face.
“A small amount of Botox fills your wrinkles and makes you look relaxed and well rested,” Dr. Back explained. “He’s had so much put in that his eyebrows look jacked up and he’s just downed 50 cups of coffee.”
To make matters worse, Dr. Back believes that Affleck has also undergone cosmetic procedures on his perpetually puffy eyelids.
“Again, it’s a case of too much work where only a little was needed,” he said. “Fat and skin has been trimmed from both above and below the eyes, and it’s so starkly different that he might as well be Kenny Rogers.”
Other experts surmised that Affleck recently opted for cheek fillers and laser skin treatments as well –– but it’s gone too far.
“He’s got skin as smooth as a 20-year-old,” said Dr. Anthony Youn of the actor’s treatments.
“It’s way too much. He’s lost the definition in his face and it’s actually feminized him a bit,” Dr. Back countered. “It’s a pretty-boy baby face that doesn’t belong on him. If he was just trying to look like he’s not getting older –– he failed. If he was trying to look like Justin Bieber –– it’s a bull’s-eye!”
Damn Radar has the numbers of some snarky plastic surgeons. I’m pretty sure that Jennifer Garner has had subtle lip injections over the years and she’s been looking mildly ‘toxed recently so I wouldn’t be surprised if Affleck something done too. He definitely looks different, especially around the eyes, and hopefully it will settle for him. It’s possible he also had some kind of laser facial as they mention. I can’t say I blame him despite the shocking results. I’m around Affleck’s age and recently got one of those microcurrent facial treatment devices. (It was a gift but I asked for it. It’s supposed to tone your facial muscles.) I can’t tell if it’s working yet but it does make my skin feel super smooth. If my friends were getting injectables and they recommended someone, I would probably go for it. It’s not like a haircut that will grow out though, you can permanently screw up your face with some of these treatments. Also, I have to say something nice. The dude’s an actor and he just started working on a new movie. It’s possible this wasn’t even his idea although you would assume he would have a say.
Vanity backfire.
I wonder if we could get KFed to weigh in on the situation?
Hahaha!!
LOLOLOL
Extreme #sawface
Nice one, that was funny. But I still love my Boston boy, Botox or not, nothing will change that.
YUP!! It really is an epic fail ..
I always thought he looked terrible when he shaves, too “boyband pretty” but this is really, really a FAIL. Almost in a Renee Zellwegger (Sp?) kind of way: He doesn’t look BAD per se, but he looks just . Not like himself.
His face will settle in after a few weeks. It is amazing to see the wrinkle between his eyes gone. I was wondering if he had lipo on that flap of fat under his chin. I don’t see it in those photos. People who act in movies want to look younger so they can get more roles. I don’t fault them at all for wanting to protect their livelihood by having procedures done. The average person criticizes because they don’t need to look younger. I prefer to cut them some slack because of the reasons behind it.
You would think that they would learn from all the examples around them that it doesn’t work. It just makes you look weird. But I suppose they are so used to seeing other people with stretched and fake faces, so they don’t even know what’s normal anymore.
Exactly, GNAT: kaboom! And the thing is, all this work has just robbed Affleck’s face of the very little character it had, so now he looks like the empty-souled, vain creature he is. As I have said before, ever since the first time I saw him in a film I have found his empty eyes so off-putting. What Gertrude Stein said about Oakland holds true for Ben Affleck’s eyes: There is no THERE there.
My mom was an acting coach and she once remarked to me about Ben Affleck: “In every film he does, I can always see him acting.”
i think its an improvement imo.
plus his hair is dyed so that can change his “appearance” as well.
I agree…he DOES look about ten years younger…sign me up…I wish I had the money to have a little work done.
I was thinking the same thing. When you compare his before and after the main thing that jumps out at me is the fact his hair and eyebrows have been dyed and it gives his face more frame and definition. There’s obviously some Botox going on but I don’t think it’s as much as this article claims.
yep! it’s the dark eyebrows that look so strange compared to those (unfortunate) ‘before’ photos. i don’t really think he looks that drastically different and he can still park his car in my harvard yard whenever.
I am not a fan of botox or injectables at all, but I seriously don’t see that this looks that bad on him. Certainly, not what the snarky plastic surgeon is saying. To me this looks like one of the better ones, and he looks pretty good.
I agree with all of you! I think he looks great!
I think he looked so much better before, with gray hair and wrinkles. Now he looks like Mrs. Doubtfire! Fortunately if it’s just botox it’ll wear off.
I agree Harryg. He looked better before. This new face is strange looking.
Is it possible that he just lost weight? In the beard photos he looks a lot beefier, and you can tell that his face is thinner now. And facial hair really can make a huuuuuuuge difference.
But he still looks like a slug.
Yeah, weight loss plus shaving the beard and dyeing the hair can make one heck of a difference. That said, his forehead is soooo smooth that I’d be surprised if he hadn’t gotten Botox or some other type of procedure. So maybe it’s a combination of all of those things?
Slightly off-topic: why aren’t these two going on with the divorce?
is it because they don’t want the Batfleck to look bad and displease the minivan majority ahead of the movie release?
This is what I wonder too. I am also curious to see if they show to some awards shows together this season.
I really don’t errand this “minivan majority” concept. When my son was little we had a minivan (it was so much better and easier), but during the years we owned that car, I never, not once, looked at the movies playing in theatres and thought “well, hmm. I think the star just got divorced/drunk/cheated/made a scene in a casino” so I will skip the movie. Who does that??
Yes I will avoid any Woody Allen movie but unless a star or director reaches that level of douchebaggery, what they do in their personal life is irrelevant.
+100 & thank you. I don’t get it either!!!! Amen.
Thank you! I feel the “minivan majority” comment is just a swooping generalization and nasty. In no way does my driving a minivan which is convenient when you have a child and go on long trips with extended family and don’t have to take two cars make me someone who is judgmental and automatically fawn all over certain celebrities.
We all agree on the stupid generalisation.
But IT IS a fact that we, as a public, have been categorised and analysed according to idiotic representations of what appeals and does not appeal to us. Producers/PR/marketing people believe they are so great at catching the general audience’s true opinions and feelings about celebrities.
Let me remind you of the endless list of closeted actors/actresses, beards, fake couples, all of this is often regulated by written contracts. It’s business.
Of course, in real life, if you ask ANYONE with the slightest shred of common sense and intelligence about the qualities they admire in a performer… they will never say “a solid, heterosexual marriage” ..(at least I hope not!!).. and yet, how many times we are forced to read about this b*****t?
So yes, the minivan concept is offensive and reductive but it’s not a secret that the press constantly feeds us a bunch of edifying profiles to make this or that Hollywood protegee look better..
Right? I have an 18-month-old and a Honda Odyssey, and neither of those things has made me less of a bitchy heathen.
Personally, I think the divorce is going on in the background, with the lawyers….and, all of a sudden one day, an announcement will come, that their divorces is final…
Agreed. They are probably ironing out the details behind the scenes and making sure the kids are in step. I think they also have emotional baggage with each other still that needs working out. Whats the hurry anyway, its not like either party is about to marry soon. As long as it isnt acrimonious, who cares how long it takes.
Personally, I think the divorce is going on in the background, with the lawyers….and, all of a sudden one day, an announcement will come, that their divorces is final…
Keep in mind divorce with this much money involved is like splitting a business. Very complicated, and it does appear that they are trying to be somewhat quiet now, and not bashing each other publicly. They have three kids, this isn’t a bad idea. The initial blow out of the break up probably wasn’t good for any of them. Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas just finished their divorce and they had no minor children involved, and were not really angry the whole time. I think it just takes time.
I find this mentality depressing. People don’t see movies if they are BAD. I can’t think of anyone I know in real life that decides whether or not they will see a movie based on their opinion of the actors’ personal lives. If the movie is good and the actors are good, nobody cares about anything else. And frankly, outside of our little gossip community most people are only vaguely aware of actors’ personal lives anyway.
It’s like going to a restaurant and the food is terrible but everyone there is blaming the decor, or the ugly sign, or whatever else there is to blame for the failing business. No, it’s the food. If you make good food nobody will care about anything else.
OMG, these comments are everything! This is my favourite:
“He’s had so much put in that his eyebrows look jacked up and he’s just downed 50 cups of coffee.”
He definitely dyed his hair and eyebrows which also make a big difference. I went from dark brown to blond this year and last week a former colleague didn’t recognize me in the street – and I was sitting next to her at work last year!
But back to Ben: his forehead looks VERY smooth. But I don’t think he has anything major done. It’s also his ackward forced smile which makes him look different (as opposed to his usual grumpy face).
I want to have drinks with Dr. Back. His snark is amazing.
His face has been freaking me out for weeks because his new face has a smooth doughy quality as if the marshmallow man had been remade in the guise of Ben Affleck’s face.
When you posted throwback pics of Ben with Kate Beckinsale, he didn’t look like this. He didn’t look like this when he was with JLO. I recently re-watched ARMAGEDDON. He didn’t look like this. So if he was aiming for younger, he should ask for his money back because they’ve given him a completely different face.
It is funny how we can all look at the same photos but see something differently! I actually think it is good work and he looks like did in his early thirties, maybe late twenties. His eyes were too hooded/heavy and he looked permanently tired. This is a vast improvement and combined with the hair colour and smoother skin it really suits him.
The pics used for this article show the work has settled somewhat. He still looks like molded plastic to me. And not at all like Ben Affleck.
Yes! I’ve been saying that too! He’s been looking odd for awhile now and it’s unsettling. I speculated he was wearing that actors’ pancake make-up in public because his skin is so unnatural looking but a laser facial or some such nonsense would describe it too.
LMAO!
I didn’t realize that it was Ben in the first photo on the right. Not used to seeing him smiling like that..usually he’s looking grumpy or there isn’t any expression on his face.
I agree. He hasn’t smiled this much since the Nanny visited his place with a bottle of wine.
When I saw the two pictures together my first thought was,”Paul Rudd and Ben Affleck must be doing a movie together. “
He seems to have asked for the goober special. He just looks silly.
Lmao!! “Goober special”
I completely agree with you, Merritt! He looks very odd to me and sort of reminds me of a young Frank Whaley now.
YES. OMG THIS.
I actually just laughed like a lunatic at that. My husband looked at me like I was crazy. I’m not even going to try to explain “goober special”.
Funny cuz it’s true, lol.
I don’t see a big difference, he’s definitely nowhere near Kenny Rogers territory like the one doc said. Nor does he look as young a Bieber. The docs might be snarly but they’re also incorrect.
I’m thinking it’s weight and/or bloat loss with a bit of Botox.
It does look like BA has had some work done that will eventually settle when awards season really gears up and he gets his drank on night after night. JG, however, looks as though she has had major plastic surgery and has permanent wonky eye as a consequence. Her lips, her nose, her eyes, her cheeks, her chin all look like they have been tweaked and/or replaced over the years. I think her hair is fake too (as his BA’s).
Really? I think JG looks fantastic! And IF she has had work done, it is very sutble…and I’m not even a big JG fan, but c’mon, half the time she is running around without makeup on and her hair in a pony tail, and I don’t see any work done…
To me her looks now as compared to when she was married to Scott Foley are very different. I do think she is very attractive, especially on the red carpet, but I think she has had a lot of work done as well. Compare this Southern Living spread to pictures of her when she was on Alias. http://www.people.com/article/jennifer-garner-southern-living-march-2015-pictures
Posed magazine pics are built on make up, lighting and photo shop. You cant possibly use them to determine cosmetic surgery. Garner is a regular pap magnet who doesnt do much contouring make up anyway, just use pap pics from 2005 and compare to now.
Her face has aged but otherwise not much change. I doubt shes had anything invasive done. I dont even think shes done botox more than once given how visible her face lines are.
She didn’t have lip injections, she had a lip implant in her upper lip. Years ago I saw a pic of her before….she had a very thin upper lip!
The worst part of his look is the dark unicolor hair. Too harsh.
Some men get more attractive with age. He is the poster boy of the opposite effect.
Keyword: SOME.
He’s looking terrible considering he has the best plastic surgeons at his disposal. That hair dye job is terrible.
He does look…different. It might be the dyed hair (piece) or just losing the beard, but something is definitely off.
He put on weight, got a hair dye and definitely did something around the eyes. Never mess with the eyes, never! It is so noticeable…
Ham face.
If you ever wanted to go ice skating on that forehead, it’s now possible.
Damn, he really looks different.. and grotesque.. I can see why they did mention ol’ Jack.
Seriously. He almost literally repulses me. Ugh.
Lmao. I have never heard it argued that it wasnt an actresses own idea to get work done. The back bends being done in this piece from maybe his wife influenced him or his bosses coerced him are hilarious. I look forward to a similar coddling attitude towards Nicole, Kate, Beyonce and many others.
Naya, I am giving you The Virtual High-Five of Calling Out Sexism through my computer screen right now. You are so right.
Word Naya. If this post had been about an actress showing the same obvious signs of Botox and facial resurfacing work there would be wall to wall disparaging comments and close up analysis of her every pore. When it’s a man that women like the excuses for his new Botox look can make one’s eyes roll to the back of your skull.
I agree with the bitchy plastic surgeons. I’m sure 9 years of medical training and at least 10 years of practice in Hollywood gives them a better angle to analyze the work done on Batflex’s face.
Holy midlife crisis, Batman.
LOL seriously!
He looks like a surprised hedgehog
LOL.
Bahahah I just laughed out loud
lmao
I’m trying not to wake up my dog, but I am sitting here in tears.
It seems like good “work” but, I dunno, he’s a good looking guy and he’s aging a little. So what? I like men’s wrinkles.
I think its just the hair dye + the lack of beard. He looks the same to me…
Me too. *shrug*
Personally, I think she should have kept the grey.
I thought gray scruffy Ben was hot.
He looks like Nick Grimshaw
I think this is a sign of his vanity and insecurity. He should take a page out of Harrison Ford’s book. Ford still has a visible scar from an accident he had years ago. Can’t imagine him getting a cosmetic procedure lol.
I’ve never been a Ben-basher, despite all of his issues. That said, I don’t like this new look at all. I think he definitely went overboard. The eye area is way overdone – pulled up eyebrows and fat removed from lids. Also, looks like there is definitely cheek work – whether fillers or implants – that is dramatically changing his face shape. Ugh. Hope it’s all temporary (and not surgical).
The Afflecks got the his-and-hers pre-divorce special. He looks like an uber-dweeb.
Eh….not everything is the result of Botox and fillers. Shaving the beard and dying his hair would make a huge a difference on its own. And it looks like he lost some weight, too, which also will make a difference. Not to mention that in the after photos he actually looks relaxed & happy, as opposed to tense & grumpy with a scowl on his face.
Dude has lost any hotness that he had when he was with Jen. Even then he wasn’t very attractive but now it’s gone altogether.
He and Jen are almost as boring as Lively and Reynolds.
He looks like John Ross Bowie. This is not a bad thing 🙂
Whatever he’s doing or not doing, he is not aging well at all. Some keep their looks with age, some get better with age, but he seems to be neither of these.
All I see is he shaved and dyed his hair. If he got botox why does he still have wrinkles around the eyes?
Right? I’m just not seeing what everyone else is seeing.
Facial peel or Fraxel laser, botox, and fillers.
He looks awful.
Yep, just like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise Ben A had some work done and shaved his beard. Should’ve kept the beard. I wonder why Tom Cruise never has a beard … He like many older men would look much better with some facial hair.
And Tom could really use some facial hair since he has NO chin!
Perhaps that was true; I never noticed. However he has a more defined jawline now, supposedly the result of having work done at some point. I had attributed it to aging and losing the baby fat but no…
I’m with those who say Ben’s been “refreshed”.
Ben’s never been my taste, but I dunno, he doesn’t look THAT worked over. Certainly not to a Kenny Rogers level.
On a somewhat related note, perhaps one of these days celebrangeloonie will actually address whatever the hell Brad has been doing to his face!
I did wonder if Ben and Brad had seen the same person. Work looks very similar imo.
And Tom. All three of them appear to have done something.
Yikes! That’s pretty bad.
Why men feel they have to have plastic surgery is beyond me. Burt Reynolds and Kenny Rogers both went from good-looking, real men to scary Mary. I won’t even go on about Mickey Roarke, but google Diner and he was so cute.
He was BEAUTIFUL in Diner. *sigh*
He looks weird to me. People who go overboard (as many do) look alien. Ben has definitely gone over the line and the sad thing is that he looked pretty great in the ‘before’ pic…IMO
He needs to get work done on those moobies.
He used to be attractive. I am thinking back about his Pearl Harbor days or even He’s Just Not That Into You, which wasn’t made that long ago. ..Who the eff is this new person? He used to have chiseled cheekbones and a distinguishable jaw…not anymore! Wow. Why, Ben, why??
Nobody has mentioned his nose looks bigger – which frankly, I think is a good thing. The rest – the botox and fillers look terrible.
lord bennnn noooo
the hood lid gives character to male actors he’s obviously twindled with that and his face…. the second picture looks like a overgrown boy bander name Tanner…. (98 degrees…. NOT EVEN Nsync or Backstreet boys)
Over grown boy is the perfect description!!
Hot beyond belief before, hot beyond belief after.
This guy… he is everything a man is supposed to be. He has the perfect face and stature.
He has great shoulders/back, but then it tapers down to absolutely nothing! I like a man with some meat in the leg/thigh area, and he has chicken legs.
Ben?? Meh, I just don’t see it.
no, it’s not true you can permanently screw up your face, not with most stuff used nowadays. you just have to go to a respectable doctor and stop when you’re told to stop (because they do tell you, trust me!).
ben looks ridiculous btw. i never found him attractive, although he looks better with a beard. right now it’s the worst he’s ever looked.
I know I’m in the minority; but he and Jen Garner belong together.
He’s totally on the tox, and it looks terrible. I don’t like him anyway so it doesn’t make or break anything for me.
On a side note: @Celebitchy, I’m curious if the device you got is NuFace. I bought the mini a couple weeks ago. Too soon to know if it helps but I don’t feel like it does anything. It’s totally silent and doesn’t pulse or anything. I guess I thought I would feel it working. 🙁
Um…no, dude…he looks girly and soft, and that shoe-polish dye job is the worst. Blech. Anyway, This guy needs to fix his insides WAY more than his outside: get a therapist (a GOOD one) and do some uncomfortable work, Ben. Then maybe you won’t constantly be making decisions you have Shame Face about.
Definite blepharoplasty. Maybe some botox and some peel us commoners haven’t even heard of yet.
Hey, I used to know Anthony Youn a little, back when I was a gossip blogger, and he’s actually a really, really nice guy!