When A-list actor Ryan Gosling was recently promoting his new film, The Fall Guy, fans were quick to point out that he looked a little. . .
different. Others were less diplomatic. “Ryan Gosling, please step away from the filler,” said one unkind commentator on X/Twitter, clearly suggesting his face showed tell-tale signs of some rather heavy-handed cosmetic enhancement.
So has the Barbie star, 43, had some work done? Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. As a reporter who’s specialised in writing about aesthetic medicine, as this area is known, even I can’t say for sure. But it wouldn’t come as a shock.
Tweaking faces, whether male or female, is a delicate business. Get it right and no one will be any the wiser. Get it wrong and you’ll be rumbled – the human eye is good at spotting when something is off.
So how can men use subtle treatments to look refreshed but not overly ‘done’? I spoke to three experts to find out the best tweaks for men. . .
Botox works by dampening down the activity of muscles, and has become famous for erasing wrinkles. And it can also stop the corners of the mouth drooping and ease the appearance of a strained, stringy-looking neck, both of which can happen naturally with age. In women, Botox injections can be used to create a lift and arch to the eyebrows, but this isn’t a trick to try on a man.
“There are some things which are part and parcel of treating female faces that we must n.
