At 61 Hollywood legend Demi Moore looks like she is ‘aging backwards’, and a top UK cosmetic doctor thinks he knows why.
Moore, who starred in smash hit Ghost in 1990 and Charlie’s Angles in 2003, is now the face of a youth-obsessed character in the new sci-fi blockbuster, The Substance.
The film explores themes about societal pressures for women to follow unrealistic beauty standards — which she herself is no stranger to.
Yet, the A-lister still looks as good as she did when she was 30 and London-based aesthetic doctor Dr Johnny Betteridge suggests a face and neck-lift as well as eye-lid surgery is one of the reasons why.
In a video, posted on Instagram, which has amassed more than 11,000 likes, founder of JB Aesthetics Dr Betteridge, compares images of Moore from 2019 to September this year to illustrate her transformation.
Looking at an image from 2019, he said there were ‘some characteristic signs of aging to the face and neck with skin laxity and volume loss being the predominant features.’
But after comparing to an image of her this September at The Substance’s premier, he explains her face now looks more ‘lifted’.
‘Notice how her face has changed from how we saw it a few years ago to now, a much more lifted and tighter appearance. These features are likely attributed to a deep plane face and neck-lift,’ he said.
In a video posted on Instagram, which has amassed more than 11,000 likes, Dr Betteridge compares images of Demi from 2019 to September this year to illustrate her transformation
One video from September shows apparent evidence of the surgical procedure as the star can be seen with her hair tucked behind her ear, revealing a surgical scar usually seen following a face-lift.
‘If you look closely you can see the surgical scar which has been discreetly placed in front of the ear,’ Dr Betteridge said.
In the video he also attributes her youthful appearance and lack of wrinkles around her eyes to a blepharoplasty — a a surgical procedure that removes excess skin and fat from the upper or lower eyelids.
‘Her eye area has a much smoother contour and her eyelids are also more visible. These changes we can likely attribute to an upper and lower blepharoplasty,’ he said.
Dr Betteridge added: ‘This highlights how really good plastic surgery can be so effective at not changing the way someone looks, but just generally refreshing someone’s appearance.’
The actress is rumoured to have undergone £250,000 worth of surgery, including having breast implants and her nose straightened, according to widespread reports that circulated in the early 2000s.
But she shut down the reports as nothing more than speculation, insisting in 2007 that she had ‘never’ had any cosmetic surgery.
However, Dr Betteridge isn’t the only surgeon to have suggested Moore has has surgery.
One video from September shows apparent evidence of the surgical procedure as the star can be seen with her hair tucked behind her ear, revealing a surgical scar usually seen following a face-lift
Dr Betteridge said that in 2019 he could see signs of aging to the face and neck , such as skin laxity and volume loss (Demi pictured at The 2019 Met Gala)
Demi, pictured in January 2021 in Paris, has long been known for maintaining incredibly youthful looks, having been in the spotlight since the early 90s. This image sparked speculation about her changing appearance
Demi, pictured at the 2024 Academy Museum Gala, is suggested to have had a face-lift and eye-lid surgery
Plastic surgeon Dr Mark Solomos, of Channel 4’s 10 Years Younger, told Hello! magazine that he believes she started getting surgery young and kept up her youthful appearance with minor interventions.
Praising her ‘incredible bone structure’, he suggests she may have had a lip lift, a youth-enhancing procedure that reduces the distance between the base of the nose and the upper lip.
This also irons out some of the creases between the nose and the upper lip that appear as the face ages.
He also said it was possible she may have had a face and neck lift or laser resurfacing surgery — a popular anti-aging treatment that works by destroying the first layer of skin, which allows fresh, youthful skin cells to grow underneath.
Her youthful look could also be down to anti-wrinkle injections like Botox around her eyes, Dr Solomos said, which relaxes the muscles in the face to smooth out lines and wrinkles.
He also suggested she may have also had an eyelid lift, a cosmetic procedure that removes excess skin, fat, and muscle from the eyelids to change the shape and get rid of any droopiness.
However, Dr Solomos added the Moore may have has ‘overdone’ her cheeks. He said they look a ‘bit too big’ for her proportions, with either fillers or fat transfer used to give the plumper look.
