What happened to Zac Efron’s face? Jaw surgery after accident

I know Zac Efron’s face like the back of my hand. One of the most formative moments of my life was when I attended the premiere of High School Musical when I was six years old. Something inside me woke up and I fell in love for the first time. Those smooth dance moves. Those ridiculously choreographed basketball games. Zac’s passionate off-key singing. I haven’t been the same since. My feelings for that beautiful man only grew stronger with the next two High School Musicals, the Hairspray Movie and again 17of course. I was never a diehard One Direction or 5SOS girl – it was Zac or nobody.

So yes, of course I noticed that his face looked a little different at certain times in recent years. Just recently I saw Zac’s latest film, Family matteron Netflix and noticed that he didn’t look quite like himself. I admit it: I wondered if he ever had any plastic surgery. After all… it Is Hollywood. But the real reason why Zac’s face actually changed is much more serious and disturbing.

Here’s everything Zac revealed about his facial transformation.

What happened to Zac Efron’s jaw?

The High School Musical Star had a truly traumatic accident in November 2013. He was walking around his house wearing socks when he slipped and caught his face on the corner of a granite fountain. (Celebrity Household Stuff.) Zac passed out and woke up with his jawbone literally hanging out of his face, per Men’s health. Excuse me, I have to throw up.

For a long time, he visited a physical therapist to improve the proper functioning of all parts of his face, but in 2021 he took a break while filming the second season of his Netflix series. Up to Earth. That’s when fans first noticed the difference and began to speculate what work the actor might have done. “It was funny,” Zac said with a serious expression to Entertainment tonight about the accident in an interview in September 2022. “It sucks. I almost died, but we’re fine.”

Family matter was notably filmed from August to October 2022 – not too long after he took a break from physical therapy for his jaw.

Did Zac Efron have plastic surgery?

After watching Family matterfans are once again wondering if Zac has undergone cosmetic surgery. The actor has previously denied these rumors and cited his accident as the reason for his facial change. He apparently didn’t even notice how different his face looked until his mummy I actually called him to ask if he had had plastic surgery.

“If I cared as much about what others think of me as they might expect me to, I definitely couldn’t do this job,” he said Men’s health. Zac, you will always be my biggest celebrity crush and I hope your jawline grows and thrives 💗.