68YO Madonna's Friend Weighed In On Singer's Cosmetic Surgery Buzz, 'Hires People To Remove Wrinkle'
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Queen of pop Madonna is back in the news after turning heads at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). She was in the spotlight for her opening ceremony act and for racking up the most award nominations. Notably, the Vogue singer once again sparked plastic surgery buzz at the VMAs with her youthful appearance and fit physique. Many speculated whether she got Botox, butt-lift or other procedures.
Amid that, a comment from one of Madonna's friends resurfaced, in which they weighed in on the singer's alleged medical tweaking in appearance. The acquaintance said Madonna is obsessed with 'staying younger-looking' and made efforts to achieve it.
Madonna's friend claimed she hired people to maintain her youthful public image
Madonna has long been at the center of cosmetic surgery allegations, particularly because her face is wrinkle-free and her skin sometimes looks better than that of people in their twenties. The singer, who is pushing 70, still has a perfect physique, which adds to the buzz. Amid chatter that Madonna is going overboard with tweaking her appearance, her friend broke her silence.
According to the New York Post, the unnamed friend claimed that Madonna is obsessed with maintaining her youthful public image and thus, she "hires people to remove any sign of a wrinkle" from her social media photos. The source didn't say whether the singer actually underwent cosmetic procedures in real life; however, they said Madonna "works hard" to look younger because she wants people to keep talking about her.
According to Madonna's friend, she has made looking and feeling young her whole personality at this point. They claimed the singer prefers to surround herself with younger people and even dates younger men to feel ageless. She reportedly enjoys fun conversations with the youth and doesn't vibe with people of her own age because she is young at heart. The insider was quoted as saying:
"She [Madonna] works hard on staying younger-looking because she likes to feel younger. She hangs around with younger people because she finds people her age stuffy and boring."
A surgeon weighed in on Madonna's before-and-after pics, sharing the probable cosmetic surgeries she underwent
Amid the discussion about Madonna's age-defying look, pics comparing her appearance over the years resurfaced. This time, it was an expert who shared with the Daily Mail what all possible cosmetic surgeries Madonna might have undergone to achieve her present look. Board-certified surgeon Dr. Barry Weintraub reviewed before-and-after images of Madonna and said that he saw signs of at least 12 cosmetic facial procedures.
The medical professional estimated that the procedures would have cost "multiple six-figure sums." He pointed out that Madonna has also lost her characteristic dimples, likely due to the fillers. As for the other procedures, Barry claimed that she had an eyebrow lift and some work done on her eyelids to give them a younger appearance and remove wrinkles.
Barry added that Madonna likely also had Botox injected into the forehead and around the eyes, as there were no noticeable wrinkles when she moved her face. He also felt that the singer had at least one nose job (rhinoplasty) to make her nose more pointed and sharpen her facial features. Lastly, the surgeon predicted that Madonna had more work done on her cheekbones to achieve a fuller facial appearance. He stated:
"Her cheekbones are much, much fuller, and that is secondary to either fat or filler injections...unfortunately people tend to fill their faces to try to plump out wrinkles."
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