Bella Hadid’s appearance has been a hot topic of discussion for many years now, with the internet constantly speculating whether the 26-year-old model has had plastic surgery and non-invasive cosmetics treatments.
Although the half Dutch, half Palestinian model finally confessed to having a nose job when she was just 14 years old in a candid interview with Vogue for its April 2022 issue – and also telling the pub that she wished she never did it! – she hasn’t mentioned having any more work done, despite fans pointing out extreme differences in side-by-side photos of Bella in the past compared to more recent ones. The jury may still be out in relation to whether Bella has had Botox or fillers, for example, but the hottest question on everyone’s lips at the moment is undoubtedly in relation to the increasingly-popular and (extremely controversial!) buccal fat removal surgery.
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Bella Hadid Before And After Transformation
If you look at side by side pictures of Bella from the very start of her career as a model to ones taken in the last few years, the difference is mind-blowing! Some of the differences include a smaller nose (from her confirmed rhinoplasty!) plumper lips from suspected lip filler, different size and shaped eyes, possibly caused by a brow lift, Botox, and a ponytail face lift, and a sculpted and chiselled jawline, again, possibly achieved by a facial sculpting procedure and dermal fillers, among other things.
Has Bella Hadid Had Buccal Fat Removal Surgery?
One of the biggest things she could have done to contribute to her sculpted and almost gaunt appearance is of course buccal fat removal surgery, which is extremely obvious in before and after pictures, which seem to speak for themselves. Dr. Matthew Schulman previously told Radar Online that her "jawline" being "more defined" and her "cheeks" being "less full" could be "achieved with buccal fat pad reduction, or removal of some fat from the cheeks." We must point out that Bella hasn’t commented on whether she has had buccal fat removal surgery, nor have any plastic surgeons claimed to have worked on her, and everything is just good old speculation.
What Happened To Bella Hadid's Face?
On March 9th, Instagram account @_beautyandbarbells_ posted some older and newer pictures of both Bella and older sister Gigi Hadid, with the first picture in particular highlighting the insane difference in Bella's appearance, and proving just why so many people think she has undergone buccal fat removal surgery.
"Someone just came and sucked the soul right out of them," wrote one fan, while someone else said that both Bella and Gigi looked "Way better before." "I wish celebs would leave that buccal fat removal surgery alone," one fan begged, adding that they thought "Bella looks sick." "Bella had so much work done, it’s like seeing a different person," said another fan.
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Many others commented on how Bella looked much older than her 26 years, which has been known to be a side effect of having buccal fat removal surgery, as plumper cheeks are more commonly associated with a more youthful appearance. "So it's true that buccal removal ages you," one fan wrote, while another harshly added, "Bella looks 70 years old." "Bella is too thin and that adds more age," thought another, while someone else said: "Bella looks so sickly and much older than she is."
Buccal fat removal is by no means a brand new procedure, but it has gained gargantuan popularity over the past few months, thanks to stars like Lea Michele and Anya Taylor-Joy raising awareness of it by seemingly having it done too. No confirmation (unlike Chrissy Teigen, who confessed to having it done in 2021) of course, but their own before and after pictures are hard to ignore too. Pictures of Bella Hadid from as far back as 2020 show that she could have actually had buccal fat removal surgery over three years ago, as the pictures show her with more exposed cheekbones – which buccal fat removal can achieve – but the internet could only just be speculating about the surgery due to the increasing attention it is getting in the media.
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Mixed Reactions To Bella Hadid Before And After Pictures
An Instagram post shared by @mybeautyconsultant featuring many before and after pictures of Bella actually had mixed reactions, with some fans thinking that she looked better after having alleged work done, and others agreeing with the fans above and saying she looks much older than she is. "She aged herself 20 years with all that [expletive] she did to her face. When she's 35 she's going to look 50," one fan commented.
Others even thought that her more sculpted appearance was due to losing weight and losing baby fat naturally as opposed to having it surgically removed. "That’s called weight loss, look it up," quipped one fan. "Maybe she just lost her baby face. I don't know. She's still gorgeous," commented another, while another said, "She just got rid of her baby fat." And then of course there were the fans who thought she looked "much better before," which was also a popular opinion throughout the comments section and on social media in general.
A Plastic Surgeon Reacts
We love getting opinions from industry professionals, with a video Dr. Gary Linkov posted on YouTube just two months ago getting our attention, as he also seems to not be a huge fan of the buccal fat removal trend based on what he said. In the video, he reacted to Australian professional makeup artist and YouTuber Stephanie Lange's video where she discusses the controversial buccal fat removal trend, using celebs like Bella, Zoë Kravtiz, and Chrissy Teigen among the examples.
"There's something so much softer and more approachable about this photo on the left, pre removal of the buccal fat and pre cheek augmentation compared to her appearance now," he said, referencing before and after photos of Bella. He also said that he "agreed" with Stephanie, who said she thought Bella was "beautiful" before, and "still is."
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