Zac Efron has claimed a nasty accident at home caused the massive transformation in his face to occur and never underwent any kind of plastic surgery.
The 34-year-old actor claims he slipped on a pair of socks while running at his home causing him to smash his chin into a granite fountain.
The star explained that he lost consciousness only to wake up with ‘his chin bone hanging off his face.’
Efron said that when he was injured the masseter muscles on the inside of his face and jaw then ‘compensated’ for his injury causing them to grow in size – hence his remarkable transformation.
He says this explains why he looked so different at the time. ‘The masseters just grew. They just got really, really big.’
Interesting: Zac Efron has finally revealed what caused his facial transformation which put him at the center of plastic surgery rumors last year, he is seen in January 2018 on the right
Efron was the center of plastic surgery rumors last year, but the hunky actor claims to be revealing all in the October 2022 issue of Men’s Health magazine, in which he appears on the front cover.
He told the monthly that it was as a result of shattering his jaw and slamming his chin into the granite that totally transformed his face.
The High School Musical star also claimed to not know that he was a huge talking point on social media and had in fact gone viral for his different-looking jaw, until his mother called to ask if he had gone under the knife.
Ouch: He said He told his jaw evolution was the result of shattering his jaw after running in the house with socks on, slipping, and bashing his chin against the granite corner of a fountain
Gruesome: The star explained that he lost consciousness only to wake up with ‘his chin bone was hanging off his face’
Clearing it up: The 34-year-old hunky actor is featured on the cover of the October 2022 issue of Men’s Health magazine where he set the record straight on his evolved jawline
In April 2021, Efron started trending on Twitter after he was seen on a video for Earth Day! The Musical displaying a more prominent square chin and heavier jawline.
It lead fans to speculate that the handsome star had sought plastic surgery.
Efron’s pal Kyle Sandilands spoke out last week to say the Baywatch star would never do such a thing, comparing him to an oil painting by one of the Old Masters.
Science: Zac said that when he was injured the masseter muscles on the inside of his face and jaw had to compensate for his injury which explains why he looked so different at the time
He said: ‘The masseters just grew. They just got really, really big’
Muse: The High School Musical star also claimed to not know that he had gone viral for his different looking jaw until his mother called to ask if he had gotten plastic surgery
The Australian radio host, 50, who has known Zac for years, shut down speculation during The Kyle and Jackie O Show at the time.
‘I would know if he’d had any plastic surgery,’ Kyle declared, before telling his co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson that ‘of course’ Zac hadn’t had work done.
He then said it would be pointless for the High School Musical heart-throb to have surgery because he’s already so good looking.
Causing a stir: In April 2021, Efron got everyone talking when he appeared on the Earth Day! The Musical Facebook video with a more prominent square chin and jawline
Candid: One of Efron’s closest friends weighed in on the debate about his appearance back in April 2021, saying there’s no way he’s gone under the knife (pictured right in April 2021 and left in 2013)
Shutting it down: Kyle Sandilands (pictured), an Australian radio host who has known Zac for years, rubbished the speculation on The Kyle and Jackie O Show at the time
‘It’s like getting a Picasso and having a kid finger paint all over it. Why bother?’ he said bluntly.
Kyle weighed into the debate several days after leading plastic surgeon Dr Anthony Youn offered his own hot take on Zac’s new look.
In a TikTok video uploaded at the time, Dr Youn claimed Zac may have undergone dental surgery, but not plastic surgery as some fans have speculated.
Efron was currently filming the second season of his Netflix show Down To Earth With Zac Efron at the time
‘Everyone is talking about Zac Efron and how strange he looks. Has he had surgery to reshape his jawline, Botox or fillers?’ Dr Youn began.
‘I don’t think so. I actually think he has had dental surgery, not plastic surgery.
‘That’s why he is swollen [along his jaw]. If you’ve had your wisdom teeth taken out, did you look like this?’
‘That’s why he is swollen’: In a TikTok video uploaded last week, Dr Anthony Youn claimed Zac may have undergone dental surgery, but not plastic surgery as some fans have speculated
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