Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin may have plastic surgery to thank for his newly youthful appearance as he prepares to run again for Russia's presidency, a group of plastic surgeons told The (UK) Daily Mail.
"I have no doubt at all that he has had quite a bit of surgery," Jan Stanek, a UK cosmetic surgeon, told the newspaper. Putin has announced his intention to run for president in the election next March.
Pictures of Putin, 58, from his first term as president a decade ago, show wrinkles and dark circles under his eyes. But during his appearance at the United Russia congress Saturday his skin appeared taut and smooth.
Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: "As far as I know he hasn’t been going through any surgical interventions."
Stanek said he likely had a number of plastic surgery procedures including a facelift, cheek-fillers, a brow-lift, Botox and removal of bags under his eyes.
"Unfortunately, it has made him look a little odd. By lifting the brow so much it has a feminizing effect, which is not what you want," said Stanek.
