Expert Weighs In: Did Rose McGowan Get More Plastic Surgery?

By Sarah Crow Posted Mar 24th 2011 12:30PM

Rose McGowan has long been known for both her acting talent and her beauty, but on Wednesday's episode of 'Law & Order: SVU,' the actress showed off a dramatically different look (see photo at far left).

In 2007, McGowan was injured in a car accident that left her with a deep cut on her face, for which she has admitted to undergoing plastic surgery.

"I didn't realize I was hurt until I put my hand to my face and felt the flap of skin. My glasses had sliced me under my eye," she said following the incident.

While the accident and subsequent surgery left her with a barely visible scar beneath her right eye, by the time she was back on the big screen in 'Grindhouse' that same year, her face looked noticeably different, causing many to speculate she had more than just reconstructive work done.

Dr. Jennifer Walden, a Manhattan plastic surgeon who has not treated McGowan, believes that the actress has had a number of procedures since her turn in the Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino-directed double feature that have led to her "done" look.

"The lower lid's pulling down a bit," Walden tells PopEater. "It's a possibility that she had eyelid surgery and is blaming her lower lid drooping on having cut her eye."

During her appearance on 'SVU,' 37-year-old McGowan was virtually unrecognizable, seeming to have dramatically altered her gorgeous face even more since her initial visit to the plastic surgeon's office. Not only did the actress look noticeably slimmer, her face appeared stiff and partially immobile.

"I think she's had soft tissue fillers injected into her face, into her lips, her cheeks, and that has led to a more unnatural look," says Walden, who believes that McGowan's altered facial shape may be the result of jaw line fillers or a chin implant.

In addition, "It looks like in the past she's had her nose done," adds Walden. "The bridge has been narrowed, and the tip looks more refined."

McGowan's overworked face has also led to her appearing older than her 37 years.

"She has a crepey look to her skin, which is a lifestyle thing," says Walden, who suggests that long hours on sets may be prematurely aging the actress. McGowan's seeming penchant for facial fillers isn't helping either. "Being over-injected early on can lead someone to look older than their stated age," warns Walden.

Check out McGowan in 'Law & Order: SVU.'

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Thursday 24 March

By kate spag

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What a moron. She was very pretty before the surgery now she looks like a clown

By xxswirlypops

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Oh my. I thought it was someone who just resembled her. She did look noticeably different, especially on a big-screen TV! Her lips are perma-puckered.

By AC

She looked so awful on SVU, it was hard to watch. I kept saying, 'What the hell happened to her? She looks so weird!?' Totally Frankenstein-esque, yuck.

By Bob

all of the hollywood trash has had some sort of cosmetic surgery done.

By Brian from Washington

She looks great. This is a slow news day.

By Cindy

She looks hideous. It is too bad she doesn't realize it, and all of her "yes people" will not tell her. I will never understand why women think they have to ruin themselves in order to "look younger," or whatever it is they think they are achieving. It doesn't work.

Friday 25 March

By wolfie6397

I love Rose as an actress. I do however think she has had too much work done. I can understand fixing the eye from the car accident. But it looks like someone took a knife to her once beautiful smile! Not to mention the bee-sting look of her lips. She almost looks like the Joker! She used to be so beautiful. Now she looks as stiff and over-repaired as Cher. (who used to be a beautiful womas as well!)

By Lisa

She's still fugly.

By Laura

HAS ANYONE HERE EVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND BEEN SCARRED AND THEN HAVE TO MAKE CHOICES ?
I am a fan & I'm pleased she is alive , not brain damaged & can still act. And pay her own rent...a girls gotta eat !

By Kris

She looked like Octo-mom.

By Sandra

I had thought she looked different. She was not as beautiful as she was on Charmed. The look made her a lot older.

By Eric

It's probably not that long since recent surgery. Nicole Kidman always looks like this right after a procedure, and then her face settles down. Rose is just acting too soon after seeing the doctor, I think.

By Kim

I think it was sad. Not only did Rose look like more than a scar had been covered, but her acting was very bad. Her eyes didn't even look like she could blink and the upper lipp mad it close to impossible to talk. I am sorry I liked her in Charmed but last night was just wrong.

By reod218

My wife was surprized, as was I, at the choice for the "Bombshell" for the SVU episode. Not to say that McGowan is unattractive, but her puffy, puckered lips were distracting. She reminded me of Lara Flynn Boyle in MIB. Do these people look in the mirror and actually say " Yeah, that's the look I was going for!"? Plus the episode itself was not Law and Order's best.

By Nan

It was downright scary looking at Rose McGowan. Get her off the set...what is wrong with these people.

By Chuck

She looks fine to be in both pics. Just a little different hair color and makeup tone. You folks are to picky. You need to appreciate natural beauty which this Lady has.

By amy

She has WHAT?! Natural beauty?! I guess if natural means being poked, stretched, cut, and tucked, then yes. Natural beauty.

By pepstr

who cares!

By Bubbles

All I know is she all the sudden aged herself like crazy!? What in the world happened?! She looks 60 trying to look 40 and she is only like 30 something! If she did have plastic surgery? She needs to SUE HER PLASTIC SURGEON!

By blackwellsmith

I think the difference is the lighting, make-up, and color of hair.

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