A leading plastic surgeon has weighed in on Zac Efron 's face transformation after he stunned fans with his appearance in new film A Family Affair.

Zac's new movie premiered on Netflix on Friday, but some fans have been fixated on more than just his acting alongside Hollywood legend Nicole Kidman. It was Zac's face in the clip that got his followers on social media talking when he posted a clip of the film.

Many rushed to the comments to raise their concern. One user queried: "WTF !!!! What happened to your face Zac," while another said: "Plastic surgery and aging.Oh but smoking probably. They can’t fool us."

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Zac looked so different when he burst onto the scene in High School Musical
Zac looked so different when he burst onto the scene in High School Musical

Others tried to jump to the star's defence and mentioned the fact he had to undergo surgery after suffering a nasty fall a number of years earlier. Now a leading surgeon has weighed in on the debate over Zac's face.

Dr Mark Solomos told MailOnline : "As a young boy Zac appears to have more of an oval shaped face which is a combination of square and round. The face is usually londer than it is wide as we can see in this picture from 2010."

By 2010, his looks had become more defined and chiselled. Dr Solomos added: "By 2010 Zac has matured and his face has filled out somewhat accordingly, as we would expect to see. His jawline is perhaps more angular but not due to any interventions - he's simply grown into his face."

Fans are all talking about how different he looks
Fans are all talking about how different he looks

He said he noticed Zac had some asymmetry as his 'right side seems to be lower'. The biggest change came in 2019 when Zac looked almost unrecognisable as he completely transformed over the year for his role as Flicker in The Beach Bum.

Zac previously opened up on the surgery after past rumors surrounding his appearance. In 2022, the Hollywood star spoke to Men's Health for their October cover story to explain he had shattered his jaw while running in his house with socks on.

The actor revealed he slipped and hit the corner of a fountain before passing out, saying his "chin bone" was 'hanging off' his face. While recovering from the injury, Zac's facial muscles got "really big" so he teamed up with a physical therapist to help with it.

Zac looked so different in his new movie A Family Affair
Zac looked so different in his new movie A Family Affair

He continued: "The masseters just grew. They just got really, really big." The masseter is the muscle in your face and jaw and is one of the primary muscles of chewing. Despite the rumours, Zac insisted he wasn't bothered by the speculation - and it would appear nothing has changed.

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