Cruise stunned fans at the 2024 Olympic Games’ closing ceremony

Tom Cruise is pictured on the roof of the Stade de France

Tom Cruise is pictured on the roof of the Stade de FranceLAPRESSE

Tom Cruise stunned fans at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France with people suspecting he had cosmetic surgery thanks to an unusual appearance but what are the benefits and risks? A plastic surgeon reveals all.

The Mission Impossible actor appeared during the closing ceremony for a typical gravity-defying action stunt that has catapulted him to become one of the main stars of Hollywood for the past 40 years.

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Tom Cruise is almost boldly kissed by a spectator during the closing ceremony of Paris 2024

Yet fans pointed out his face looked “puffy”, which is often a tell-tale sign of plastic surgery so what does Dr. Kshem Yapa make of it all? Has the Jerry Maguire star had a facelift at the age of 62?

“It can be an effective combination,” Dr. Yapa told DailyMail.com of the suspected facelift treatment for Cruise. “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.

“As we age, two things happen – we develop skin laxity, so the face droops and you see deeper nose-to-mouth lines, jowls and a loose neck. We also lose volume, from around the temples and mid face, which can lead to a more gaunt appearance.

What are the risks and benefits?

As is often the case in life, where there is a benefit to something there also comes a cost and facelift surgery could be no different as Dr. Yapa warns of the risks of relocating fat stores within the body to create gaunt looks.

The stomach is typically chosen for the replacement fat and the plastic surgeon says this means someone undergoing the procedure will have to watch their diet for the rest of their lives if they want to keep sharper features.

“A facelift moves the facial tissue back into their more youthful position,” Dr. Yapa added. “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. It’s a puffy, mask-like appearance where the mid-face doesn’t move.”