Lindsay Lohan’s age-defying features turned heads once again as she stepped out onto the red carpet earlier this week.

The fountain of youth exemplar, 39, smiled for cameras alongside husband Bader Shammas at the world premiere of Freakier Friday.

According to plastic surgeons who examined the most recent photos, shared with DailyMail.com, her appearance is significantly more natural compared to December when fans described her as ‘unrecognizable’.

At the time, she was rumored to have had fillers in her lips, fat grafts in her cheeks, skin treatments and even suspected of having had a face lift.

However, plastic surgeons suggest that these cosmetic enhancements seem to be diminishing over time – although her speculated facelift may still be intact and could be the reason behind her ‘taut’ appearance.

Dr Elie Levine, a plastic surgeon in New York City, telling DailyMail.com: ‘It might be that some touch-ups are wearing off a bit.’

He said: ‘If you analyze her aesthetic over the years, there were definitely times when she was overdoing things, potentially.

‘But she might now have changed track because, if you try to stay too ahead of the game, you start to look unnatural and unattractive in ways.’

He added: ‘It certainly is not a bad thing to let things wear off… because if you don’t, you run the risk of what has happened to so many celebs.’

Lindsay Lohan is featured in the image above from December 2024 (left) and during the Freakier Friday launch. Surgeons indicate that she has allowed her supposed fillers to gradually fade since the earlier time.

Dr Levine said it appeared that the fillers and fat grafting into her face were wearing off, saying she did not appear as ‘filled’ or with as much volume as before.

This is normal, with fillers normally only lasting for six months to two years while fat grafts may need a touch-up within a few years.

Fillers are among the most common cosmetic touch-ups in the US. About 4.8million injections of the substances were carried out in the country in 2022, estimates suggest, up from the around 2.7million completed in 2017.

And many people also opt for fat grafts, with about 34,000 people estimated to receive these procedures every year in the US.

Dr Levine added that her skin also was now not as glowing as it was in December, suggesting she may not be treating it as much. He said he could see some evidence of fine lines, and that the area below the eyes appeared to be ‘not quite as crisp’.

He continued: ‘It could be that the temptation was before her previous launch to really get a touch-up to look her best.

‘But when one is constantly in the headlines just on looks, but Lindsay is also a talented actress, they might want their looks to take a back seat, so that people remember they are not just a pretty face.’

Dr Gaurav Bharti, a plastic surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina, agreed, adding: ‘It may well be the case that things have adjusted and assimilated into her a bit, giving her a still very beautiful but less filled appearance.’ 

Surgeons said it also appeared she was putting her skin through fewer treatments, and said that lines were becoming more visible 

She attended the premiere in Los Angeles, California, with her husband Bader Shammas

He also suggested that switches in lighting and the use of make-up could also be contributing to her appearance. 

Neither surgeon viewed her in person, and instead based their comments on photos of the star from this event and previous occasions.

DailyMail.com contacted Lohan’s representatives for comment ahead of the publication of this article and did not receive a response. 

Lohan has previously confirmed that she has received Botox, skin lasers and Morpheus8, a non-surgical procedure that pierces the skin with tiny needles to ‘rejuvenate’ it, but has denied any other procedures.

Hitting back against speculation to ELLE, she said in May: ‘Everyone does Botox.

‘I drink this juice every morning. It’s like carrot, ginger, lemon, olive oil, apple. I also drink a lot of green tea, a lot of water. I’m a big pickled beets person, so I put them in almost everything. My skin care is very specific. I’m trying out some serums not that I’m doing — I’m testing them. 

‘Also, I’m a big believer in ice-cold water on your face when you wake up. I drink lemon juice a lot; I also put tons of chia seeds in my water. Eye patches, I do every morning. I’m into lasers.

‘I did Morpheus8 (a non-invasive radiofrequency micro needling treatment) once, and then I realized my skin is so thin that I can’t be doing that.’

She added: ‘My skin changed after having my son. It got really sensitive. That’s what really made me change my whole routine and diet and everything. I did blood tests, and I was like, I want to know everything I’m allergic to. So I cut everything out, and that’s kind of when everything started to change for me.’

Lohan pictured in Mean Girls in 2004 (left) and in New York City in December 2024. Surgeons suggested based on these images that she may also have had fat grafting and a facelift

During the interview, her publicist also reportedly chimed in and said: ‘You know what the problem is with you being beautiful women — the second she looks any different, they assume she had her face lifted at 37 or 38, that she ripped apart this or that. It’s so mean.’

Plastic surgeons speculated that Lohan had received a face lift after she appeared at the movie premiere in December because of her youthful appearance.

It has also previously been suggested that she had an upper eyelid lift to reduce the skin above the eyes, a sign of aging.

And it was claimed that she may have had at least one nose job because her nose has changed shape from earlier in her career.

Revealing estimates for her surgery at the time, Dr Gary Linkov, a plastic surgeon based in New York City, claimed she may have spent $275,000 on surgery. This includes $50,000 for lip fillers over 19 years, $80,000 for a face lift, and $40,000 for veneers.