Kelly Ripa’s lips have ‘drastically changed’ despite filler denial, says injector, who puts ‘volume-based work’ at $96k
KELLY Ripa reignited the debate on her face transformation after posting an online makeup tutorial prompting questions about her changed looks.
An injectables expert has claimed the 53-year-old TV star’s “wide” mouth, “popped” cheekbones, and “softened” jawline are down to a “subtle” injectable routine using drops of filler and Botox.
Kelly showed off her lip coloring routine on Instagram on July 5.
The TV host shared a clip in which her blonde hair was pulled back and she boosted her lips using lip liner, lipstick, and gloss.
“Although I do enjoy the shape of my lips, like all women my age, my upper lip seems to be sucked down into Middle Earth,” she joked.
But fans were a bit skeptical that that’s all she’s doing.
“She was merely shutting up the critics that accused her of fillers,” one commented.
“You look different for some reason, face looks longer and more narrow,” added another.
“No, I didn’t get lip fillers. This is the lip trick you monsters,” Kelly had captioned her post.
Luxury injector Tara Adashev of Neinstein Plastic Surgery said that Kelly’s mouth looked “wider” in the clip.
“She appears to have tried lip filler at some point,” Adashev, who has not treated Kelly, told The U.S. Sun.
“Kelly looks to have maintained lip filler, but it has been very subtle.
“She may do the filler once a year, so her mouth shape has changed over time.
“The lips look longer and wider than her younger cherry lips, but she has not done the filler religiously.”
Adashev further outlined Kelly’s cosmetic treatment workup, in which she says she added Botox over the years.
“Kelly has not had any specific face surgery, so her face is all volume-based work,” she said.
“Kelly has not overdone any Botox or filler and does not look over-plumped.
“Her face has changed drastically over the years, and she now has a pop in her cheekbones and a wider mouth.
“She has probably been getting cheek filler since 2012 and Botox at least twice a year, likely with the lip filler on occasion.
“Kelly has probably spent up to $96,000 on cosmetic work so far.”
TAKE A POP
Adashev suggested Kelly added filler mainly to her cheekbones.
“Kelly now has pronounced cheekbones, which are popping to give her some structure,” she said.
“She has probably been getting drops of filler added to create what is called a hills and valleys contour look.
“Her cheekbone should be like the top of the hill, and the valley should be her mid-face, and you want that contour.
Kelly appears to focus on little filler enhancements and drops to give her a nudge here and there and to structure.
Tara Adashev
“I have never treated her and do not know if she focuses on keeping that square face shape.
“Kelly appears to focus on little filler enhancements and drops to give her a nudge here and there and to structure.
“She also lost her original face when she lost weight.”
Emmy Award winner Kelly has admitted to Botox in the past.
“For me, it was just more of my comfort level,” she told People in 2022.
“There are procedures you can have done,” she added.
Kelly’s jaw has been softened to get less volume there.
Tara Adashev
“And then once you start talking about what you’re having done, people become very open about what they’re having done, and then you start trading doctors.”
She said she started her Botox program at age 40 and told Glamour in 2022 that she gets it every 10 months.
PUMP UP THE VOLUME
According to Adashev Kelly, Botox use could have become more frequent of late.
“For the masseter muscles, she would likely have to come in every 10 weeks and have them injected with Botox,” she said.
“This happens if you were someone who just clenches and grinds.
“Kelly’s jaw looks softened to get less volume there.
“She now has more of that square face, which could be from keeping her masseter muscles in check.
“Her lower face and lower jawline are now slightly more pronounced to give her some structure, and she is thinner now, too.
“Then she got very thin, leaving a little jawline structure to ensure it was still there.
“With Kelly’s Botox, she also probably does her forehead between the eyebrows and around the eyes.”
Outside of TV, Kelly and co-host Mark Consuelos are said to enjoy one of the best marriages in showbiz.
They met in 1995 when they starred together on All My Children and have been married since 1996.
They are parents to Lola, Michael, 25, and Joaquin Antonio, 19.
Her nose looks slimmer, but it could be contouring.
Tara Adashev
When Kelly shared a throwback of the couple in 2018, fans questioned whether she had had a nose job.
“I’m gonna tell you right now. No nose job, and no veneers. I wouldn’t be sleeping in a retainer every night if i had,” she replied on Instagram.
She did, however, get her earlobes fixed.
“I had gauges, like hanging gauges,” she said on her show. She claimed her lobes hung down from wearing heavy earrings.
SHE NOSE NOTHING
According to Adashev, Kelly’s slimmer nose looks to be from makeup.
“Her nose looks slimmer, but it could be contouring,” she explained.
“I do not know if Kelly has necessarily gotten a nose job or not.”
Otherwise, Kelly’s anti-aging routine includes using an LED mask, lip sleeping mask, and eye creams.
She has natural signs of aging around the eyes.
Tara Adashev
“If Mark walks in and sees that on my face, he backs out of the room. I do it maybe twice a week if I’m lucky.” she told Glamour about the mask.
She also claimed TV makeup was bad for her skin.
“I’ve been wearing television makeup for 33 years, and I can tell you with complete surety that it’s the most damaging thing there is for skin,” she said.
“I look at my mom, who is 82 and has almost no wrinkles,” Kelly added.
TOP IT UP
“Kelly Ripa looks good, and here is another celebrity who has aged well,” added Adashev.
“She has natural signs of aging around the eyes.
“Kelly carried weight in her face before, so people like Kelly could generally and ask for a slimmer jawline.
“They want more Botox and tip-top to their cheekbones to give them more shape.
“Kelly’s hills and valleys treatment and/or the fillers are not quarterly.
“She would have those for very low maintenance once or twice a year.
“There may also have been dental work affecting the lower facial area.”