TOM CRUISE’S FACE at Olympic appearance sparks fresh speculation from plastic surgeons

His dramatic sky-diving, motorcycle-riding appearance at the star-studded Olympic closing ceremony was undoubtedly impressive for a man in his seventh decade. 

Yet it was Tom Cruise’s ‘new face’, rather than his stunts, that sparked comment — some of it quite brutal — on social media. 

The Hollywood legend, 62, who claims he performs his own stunts on every shoot, was seen strapped into a harness, as he flung himself off a ledge in front of thousands of fans and Olympians for the grand finale of the summer Olympic closing ceremony.

But viewers of last night’s ceremony noticed the actors face appeared to be ‘puffy’ and ‘bloated’.

WHAT VIEWERS THINK

Following the stunt one viewer, @DJW09065186 wrote on X: ‘Did Tom Cruise have work done on his face? At 1st glance, he resembled Don Johnson. Asking for a friend.’

Another viewer, @DJW09065186 wrote on X: ‘Did Tom Cruise have work done on his face? At 1st glance, he resembled Don Johnson. Asking for a friend. 

@Wh0SaidDat also wrote: ‘What in the narcissism is Tom cruise and his bloated face doing up there? Sir get down before you break a hip.’

And social media user, @DavidBoink, also wrote on X that he had ‘overdone it on the old plastic surgery’. 

He wrote: ‘Is it just me or is Tom Cruise looking like his character in Vanilla Sky every time he’s on telly?’ 

@sloyoroll01973 added: ‘I wondered how long it would take Tom Cruise to resort to extreme plastic surgery. I got my answer.’ 

However Podcaster Shaun the Producer wrote on X: ‘It almost looks like he’s wearing prosthetics to make him look older (obviously not)… but it looks like the type of puffiness that comes from medications.’

WHAT SURGEONS THINK

Consultant plastic surgeon Kshem Yapa said it was possible Tom Cruise had at some point undergone a face lift combined with fat grafting.

‘It can be an effective combination, and it’s an operation I frequently do myself, but you have to take care with the amount of fat you put into the face,’ he said.

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‘A facelift moves the facial tissue back into their more youthful position, while fat — taken from elsewhere in the body, usually the stomach or flanks, and placed into the face using tiny injections — supplements lost volume.

‘But those fat grafts will still behave like stomach fat, even in the face.

‘So we warn patients if they put on weight, they’ll put it on in their face quite visibly. You also have to be judicious in how much you graft into the face, for this reason.’

Mr Yapa, who is an expert in facelift surgery, agreed there was a ‘characteristic look’ to over-done fat transfer to the face. 

‘It’s a puffy, mask-like appearance where the mid-face doesn’t move.’

Other cosmetic surgeons have dubbed the effect a ‘Howdy Doody face’ — referring to an American wooden puppet show character that was the star of a 1960s television show.