Kate Beckinsale’s recent appearance has sparked worried conversations among fans, some of whom are concerned about her slim figure and “unrecognizable” features.
The actress, 51, attended Variety’s Power Of Women 2024 event last week wearing a pink satin corset dress and an updo that revealed her prominent collarbone and accentuated her cheekbones and wrinkle-free forehead.
While a lot of attention was paid to her dress, fans online wondered if Beckinsale, who has refuted plastic surgery rumors in the past, had undergone any surgical or injectable ‘tweaks’ to her face, with fans saying that he was ‘unrecognizable’. ‘so plastic’ and ‘he looks sick’.
Beckinsale has said that her recent weight loss is the result of a tear in her esophagus that prevented her from eating normally, which was exacerbated by the stress and pain of losing her stepfather Roy Battersby and her ‘soulmate’, a cat. named Clive, although some fans have questioned whether the star is using Ozempic.
Cosmetic surgeons told DailyMail.com that rapid weight loss typically causes sagging skin and loss of volume in the face, leaving people with a haggard appearance, which some may try to fix with injectable filler.
Dr Dennis Schimpf, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Charleston, South Carolina, told DailyMail.com: ‘The current photographs of her clearly show dramatic weight loss and dramatic loss of subcutaneous fat.
‘She has good fullness in her cheeks, as well as her lips, which I believe is the result of filler or fat grafting. Given its lack of fat, I suppose the cause is more likely to be the fillers.
For years, dermal fillers have been seen as a fountain of youth in a syringe, with at least 5.3 million injections administered annually. Injectable fillers are the second most popular non-surgical cosmetic treatment behind Botox and are used to restore volume to sagging areas of the face to restore a more youthful appearance.
Fans highlighted Kate Beckinsale’s accentuated collarbones and jaw, as well as her full lips.
Plastic surgeons compared Beckinsale’s most recent photos to her role in the 2006 film Click, in which her features appear fuller and her lips thinner.
Beckinsale and her team have not yet responded to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.
Dr. Gary Motykie, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, said that over the years, Beckinsale’s lips have “subtly varied in fullness, potentially due to fillers or fat transfer to maintain softness and volume.”
He told DailyMail.com: ‘At 51, non-invasive methods such as microneedling or lasers alone are unlikely to fully restore the natural fullness seen in your younger years, raising some suspicion of filler due to the “spongy” appearance of their lips. .’
Dr. Motykie added that Beckinsale’s skin appears “more lifted,” particularly around her eyebrows, which he said could indicate a deep facelift, a more advanced technique than the traditional facelift that uses smaller incisions but It is designed to lift the deeper connective tissues and muscles around you. the mouth and jaw.
The procedure begins along the back of the jawline and extends toward the outside of the eye, where the tissue naturally begins to sag with age.
He said: “This could explain his soft jaw, raised cheeks and tight skin around the lower part of his face.”
The public also wondered if SHE had undergone buccal fat removal, a procedure that removes fat on the bottom of the cheeks, narrowing the lower half of the face.
Dr. Motykie said this theory is not unfounded, but said volume loss in your face “is not uncommon with natural aging, as many people lose volume in this area by the time they are in their fifties.”
The effects of significant weight loss can mimic the look of buccal fat removal. When a person loses weight, the natural fat pads on their cheeks and temples decrease, which can leave them looking chiseled and defined or, in some cases, gaunt and sunken.
Kate Beckinsale has lost a significant amount of weight over the years, doctors noted, which can significantly age the face and make it appear more haggard. They believe the weight loss has given her the appearance of having undergone buccal fat removal on her face.
Dr. Rukmini Rednam, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Houston, said: “I feel that her current appearance is due to natural reasons such as weight fluctuations and her naturally high cheekbones and face shape becoming slimmer and more defined, which may become more pronounced.” with aging.’
Dr. Rednam added that Beckinsale’s smooth skin, particularly around her eyes, suggests she may have used Botox to paralyze facial muscles there or laser resurfacing to reduce fine lines.
Some fans have expressed concern about the actor’s slender figure, positing that the pain he has endured is taking a toll on his physical health. Others have even speculated that he is taking Wegovy or Ozempic to lose weight, but Dr. Schimpf is not convinced.
He told DailyMail.com: ‘If the recent death of a family member and his family’s illness problems are true, then it is possible that his dramatic weight loss is due to stress and lack of nutrition, as well as to a possible ulcer.
He continued: “But given the popularity and speed with which he has lost weight, as well as the degree to which he has lost fat throughout his body, using one of the GLP1 medications is certainly possible.”
Still, Beckinsale has lost a lot of body fat, Dr. Schimpf said, “not just in her face, but also in her neck and upper body.”
He added: ‘His neck muscles known as the platysma muscle and the bones of his upper torso, such as his collarbones, are extremely well defined and lack significant subcutaneous fat. Their thighs also have a basic concavity appearance in the upper/mid leg region with little to no fat.
At the same time, “she has significant fullness in the upper pole of the breast despite such dramatic weight loss, which would most likely indicate breast augmentation with implants.”
Beckinsale has been rejecting plastic surgery rumors for years, insisting that she does not use Botox or fillers because of her mast cell activation syndrome, where mast cells (immune cells that release chemicals like histamine) become overactive and release these. excess substances.
She said in May: “I don’t actually do any of those things – I even went to the trouble of having a plastic surgeon categorically say that I don’t and haven’t – and yet every time there’s a chorus OMG , you are unrecognizable.
‘OMG PLASTIC, OMG you don’t even look like yourself anymore, it happens all the time and it’s usually women who do it.’
Despite Beckinsale’s denials, fans have not stopped reacting to her latest appearances.
One person said: ‘What does Hollywood have against aging gracefully??? I was doing very well!’
Another said: “She can’t breathe in that dress and can’t move any muscles in her face with so much plastic surgery.”
A third said: ‘She used to be a bombshell. I don’t even recognize her now. Please stop changing your face. Now everyone looks the same.