Bad Bunny's Facial 'Glow Up' Raised Eyebrows After The Super Bowl, Plastic Surgery Expert Weighs In

Bad Bunny left many fans in awe with his appearance and great fashion sense when he headlined the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.

However, critics have speculated that the Latin pop superstar may have had some cosmetic procedures to achieve his new look.

A plastic surgery expert has now weighed in on the chatter, claiming Bad Bunny may have gone under the knife to achieve his glow up.

A plastic surgery expert has weighed in on Bad Bunny's recent noticeable "glow up," amid what seems to be his global dominance over the last couple of years.

After picking up the coveted Album of the Year gong for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" at the 2026 Grammy Awards, he proceeded to headline the halftime show for the 2026 Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, where he stunned fans with his strong jawline and emphatic fashion statement.

However, over the past years, Bad Bunny (born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) has sported a rounder face and clean-shaven head, leading many to believe he employed the help of cosmetic surgery to achieve it.

Weighing in on the speculations, plastic surgeon Dr. Gary Motykie told the Daily Mail that his sharper jawline was consistent with fat loss, but he could have also had help from a surgeon.

"Bad Bunny clearly took control of his own physique, and whatever happens to the body, happens to the face," Dr. Motykie, who has never treated Bad Bunny, said of the Puerto Rican singer.

"When you work out for hours in the gym and lose weight, what happens is you also see fat loss in the face, and the jawline gets sharper. In particular, in someone who is not super heavy, that weight [fat] loss will get that sculpted jawline too," the expert added.

Dr. Motykie, who has studied thousands of Bad Bunny's photos, went further to note the possibility that he got fillers, as there appear to be some differences between his appearance and some of his old pictures.

"But I do notice that, in some photos, his face doesn't appear as long or his jawline looks broader, and maybe has a stronger chin, than it did in previous photos," the expert shared. "In my opinion, that is suspicious for the use of fillers, to add to what we see with the weight loss and the new facial hair, which accentuates the jawline."

Unlike his former look, the "MONACO" singer now rocks full hair that he often styles into braids, as well as his well-trimmed beard that lines his ripped jawline.

Dr. Motykie told the news outlet that fillers can be injected into the jawline, and in Bad Bunny's case, he pointed to the angle at the back of the jaw,  which he said appears to have become much more defined all of a sudden.

Occasionally during his performance, Bad Bunny flashed his pure white teeth as he entertained the crowd with some of his hit songs.

However, Dr. Motykie also suggested he may have veneers on as the smooth surface and bright white color of his teeth appeared too uniform and unnatural.

Dr. Daniel Naysan, a dentist at Bedford Dental Group in Beverly Hills, shared the same sentiment, telling the Daily Mail that the singer "did have some cosmetic dental work that involved porcelain veneers," and that the "key giveaway that demonstrates this is based on the current look of his smile."

"It's very white, not common to get that white for natural teeth, opaque, uniform, and symmetrical," the dentist explained.

"More specifically, there is a lack of true character that our natural enamel usually displays. What I am looking at closely is if there is any surface texture, translucency, depth, and variation in shade," Dr. Naysan said.

On social media, chatter about Bad Bunny's facial appearance reached a climax during his Super Bowl performance, prompting many to defend the singer against plastic surgery rumors.

A person on X wrote, "He literally looks the same and has the same everything. just older. More in shape and has facial hair."

Another noted, "I know this might be a difficult concept for some of you to grasp, but you get sexy when you mature. He quite honestly looks the same, just older."

One more individual commented, "He looks the same to my naked eye. Just adding facial hair and a puppy smile."

Bad Bunny has often spoken up against the Donald Trump-led administration's policies on immigration, and constantly uses his platform to slam ICE.

Although he used his historic halftime show to call for unity in the Americas, he drew criticism from Trump, who labeled it "one of the worst, ever," as well as some conservatives, who attacked the Spanish-language set as "woke" and "ridiculous."

"It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn't represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence," the president said about the show on his Truth Social media platform.

"Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World," he added.