Jim Carrey’s ‘new face’ due to eyelid surgery, says Botox Top Doc
Jim Carrey has stunned fans with a rare public appearance at the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, where some were alarmed by his ‘unrecognizable’ face and ‘new face’.
A top plastic surgeon from Beverly Hills talks exclusively RadarOnline.com what kind of cosmetic work it appears to be The Mask star had done, with a certain procedure causing the drastic change in his appearance from less than a year earlier.
Dr. Millicent Rovelo, which Carrey did not cover, review photos and video of the reclusive actor’s Rock Hall appearance, as well as red carpet appearances at movie premieres in 2024 and 2020, and noticed a significant change in his eyelids over the past year.
Being between Sonic the Hedgehog 3 premiered in December 2024 and today Dr. Rovelo: “It is clear that he has undergone an upper eyelid correction,” referring to an eyelid correction.
“In the 2024 photos, he has a lot of excess skin on his upper eyelids hanging over the outer edges of the eyes. In his most recent video, you can see that the excess skin has been removed, making his eyes appear larger and rounder.”
She noted that Carrey has generally maintained the same look, saying, “Although if you compare his current eyes to the eyes he had when he was much younger, they look very similar.”
Dr. Rovelo explains, “Upper eyelid surgery is actually a fairly common procedure in older people, and is sometimes even covered by insurance if the extra skin is obstructing vision.”
As for the rest of Carrey’s face, she notes, “He does not appear to have had any additional surgical procedures,” but believes he has had “significant” Botox injections.
The plastic surgeon thinks Carrey’s ultra-smooth, slightly frosted forehead takes away from his overall facial appearance.
“He looks like he has a significant amount of Botox in his forehead. I think this contributes to some of the movement problems people have expressed. The rest of his face moves normally, but his forehead is very frozen, and his eyebrows don’t move or go up when the rest of his face moves,” explains Dr. Rovelo comments on Carrey’s video as he introduces Soundgarden as an introduction.
She notes that time has changed Carrey’s appearance in a way that many people in their 50s can relate to.
“Besides, he’s a lot older than he was thirty years ago!” Dr. Rovelo points out, referring to the moment Carrey rose to global fame in 1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detectivesaying, “It’s not very fair to compare him to what he looked like then.”
“Over time, the face becomes heavier, even if no facial filler or fat grafting has been applied,” says Dr. Rovelo, who appeared in the TLC docuseries About Facestates.
After Carrey happily took the stage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, some fans were shocked by his performance.
“This is a face of his I’ve never seen before,” one person said observedwhile a second wondered, “Did Jim Carrey do any work? It certainly looks like it… He’s turning into Wayne Newton!”
“Jim Carrey, put down the fillers,” a third said wrote with a sad emoji, while a fourth user compared the star to a fellow actor whose appearance was completely changed by plastic surgery, to write“He’s starting to look like Mickey Rourke!”
