In this post, leaving aside all the other gossip about Michael Jackson, I wanted to gather all of the relevant photos and take a closer look specifically at the history of Michael Jackson’s nose. Of course the exact details are unknowable but let’s see what we can guess.
This above photo is a good before and after summary.
In the Beginning
First, let’s have a look at the young Michael.
Here we have MJ in the year 1979. In 1979 Jackson apparently broke his nose during a dance routine and this is what caused him to have his first rhinoplasty operation. Some believe this was only an excuse. The surgery was not very successful because he complained that it was difficult to breathe and it affected his dance performances. Next, he became acquainted with a Dr. Steven Hoefflin, a well-known celebrity plastic surgeon, who performed his second rhinoplasty and other subsequent operations.
This might be the last of the untouched Michael or had he already started?
And in 1983 Boom! we see the dent on the right side of his nose and the drastically thinner, sculpted shape.
Here on the cover of the 1983 Pretty Young Thing but possibly before the precious photo, the dent is visible but his nose does not appear too refined.
Here we have the most “perfect” nose in the thriller era. The nose is straight and not overly pinched with no dent visible although it is a little thin and narrow. It is arguably too thin and narrow for his face already. These were still the early days of plastic surgery and the fatal mistake may have been to go too far too fast, making such a big change to the nose in a pioneering field. After the first one or two failed drastic operations there may have been little the doctors could do to restore the nose. Perhaps MJ was just never satisfied with the look or his ability to breath through his new noses.
Here in 1984 you can see a big dent on the left side and it looks like part of the bridge has been removed.
In this 1988 it looks like the point of the nose has been rolled-up and back a little and the nostrils have more of a sharp M shape. The doctors were never able to fix the dents on the sides of the nose once the fragile flesh was gone there is no way to replace it.
Disaster Strikes
At this point in the early 90s clearly something went drastically wrong and MJ was only seen in public with designer surgery masks. Complicating the matter is that MJ himself gave obviously untrue information about himself and the operations. He said in 1993 that he had only had two cosmetic operations, one on his nose and another on his chin. This he claimed was for medical reasons. His extreme physical transformation and testimony from his doctors clearly show that he had more than that done.
One of the many doctors, a Mr. Arnold Klein, has claimed the MJ had to have his nose recreated after extensive plastic surgery left him unable to breathe properly. This might clearly be the case as someone who once had normal nostrils then had the size of the nostrils reduced to about one third of the size of a drinking straw might have some difficultly breathing through the greatly reduced passages. Dr Klein said he had make the case to stop Jackson from continuing surgery and then began remake his nose and cheeks using fillers. It wasn’t so bad a nose said Klein, it just got to an extreme point where it was just to thin and that the passages were just not sufficient for him to breath through and the cartilage of the nose was completely gone.
Here from the side you can see one of the incarnations of his nose as the shape of the bridge curves upward.
At some point, presumably due to the loss of cartilage and problems with skin grafts and blood circulation MJ began using a prosthetic nose.
This photo shows some flesh colored tape covering the hole where his nose was. After his death, London’s Daily Mail quotes a witness in the morgue saying Jackson had no nose at all left but only a tiny hole. His plastic nose was not attached or visible anywhere nearby.
In this image we see what MJ might have looked like had he never had the surgeries.
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I know no one knows for sure, but that “‘perfect’ nose in the thriller era”, is it possible that he had complications with regard to that, because it looks perfect the way it was and I don’t know who in their right mind would want more done. To me that nose looked “perfect”
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THIS WAS BS HE NEVER HAD A PROSTHETIC NOSE OTHERWISE IT WOULD OF BEEN PERFECT WITH NO NEED TO USE MAKE UP FOR CONTOURING THE BRIDGE AND TIP OF THE NOSE STUPID START DOING YOUR RESEARCH BETTER
I agree with Okly, he should have stopped the madness with Thriller – thriller night!! However, I can see why couldn’t sleep in the end – he had no eyelids to close; it looks as though they were trimmed away. I love(d) Michael, though. He was the absolute greatest! RIP Michael…
Biggest BS I have ever read…
This is not the facts at all… you did’nt even mention the reconstructive surgery he had in 2003-2004… And,, his nose never ever fell of..
Mon Dieu… this was complete BS!
and btw,,, if you have moderation on other comments… then you are: gay
I wish u dint die michel u where the
I love u micheal
Best…come bAck to maAck the
World rocks AgAin…we love u mj…
gone but never forget..I reAlly gaot upset
And sad on yeaar 2009
AlwaAyz in my heart.<3
I think he looks the most beautiful in the 1983 era on the cover of Pretty Little Thing and the Thriller pic and the one where it said 1983 boom!
but dunno why his cheeks look so red in that pic but he still looks kinda good in it. His nose does look kinda wide when he smiles in 1984 tho so maybe he still wasn’t happy with it but he just shouldn’t have smiled that much. His pics look better when he didn’t smile! Maybe he couldn’t breath thru it either!
Michael choice not the fans back the Off tired Black rightouse talk!
Where all the same least Michael. Left musical statement, not this Hip Hop.
As Timberland a joke is this music. Tired of conservative people this no. damn business Michael had a right. Appearance shouldn’t concern you!
what a bunch of wierdos!!!! some you think jackson is god lol
the guy was not right in the head he looked better natural and probably would have been much happier had he left nature alone. who ever does that to them selves needs psycho therapy not plastic surgery.
bunch of wierdos you idiots jackson was a man a human not god. he was not well in the head and he fart, burp and eat like the rest of us. but messed his face up not like most people.
jacksons dead you fools just like every one will die. what a bunch of fools, you jackson worshipers go get a life and worship the originator of life.
MJ in my heart…the legends go on
soooooooooo horrible. am proud to be a black!!!!!!!!!
the whole stuff which whappend to michael nose and skin was by his health problem,he had no choise but the rest of celeberities who had surgery its so embrrassing for them in fact no one have blame michael lets face on those who changed by purpose…they suck
The whole stuff what happed to michaels nose and skin was the problem of his health he had no choice in fact no have to blame Michael but the rest of celebreties who had surgery by purpose sucks its so embarrassing to hear what they did
He had body dysmorphia so it was no wonder he had so much fricking surgery…nothing people did to him had any effect on his own personal view of his appearance…mj himself didn’t realise the extent of his illness otherwise he would have realised that even after years of surgery his own perception never changed!!! Plus most people who have been pushed into the industry at such a young age and never being able to have a childhood would be a little messed up…he was insulted and pressured by many
He had body dysmorphia so it was no wonder he had so much fricking surgery…nothing people did to him had any effect on his own personal view of his appearance…mj himself didn’t realise the extent of his illness otherwise he would have realised that even after years of surgery his own perception never changed!!! Plus most people who have been pushed into the industry at such a young age and never being able to have a childhood would be a little messed up…he was insulted and pressured by many People for many years and he was just a troubled soul
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If Michael Jackson had never gotten plastic surgery, I think he would have looked like a skinnier version of his brother Jackie and POSSIBLY either light or blotched skin. First, Jackie is reputed to be the only Jackson brother who hadn’t gotten plastic surgery. Can’t confirm, but he does look natural enough to me. Second, Michael and Jackie look fairly similar in photos from the mid-to-late ’70s, the key variation is often the expression on Michael’s face. Third, Michael really did have vitiligo AND really did bleach his skin. In the ill-advised taped “interview” with the police, Dr Murray mentioned purchasing bleaching agents because of it. Because most people are familiar with the disease because of MJ, some might assume that it simply causes lighter skin, but in most cases, it causes assorted patches on the skin to lose their pigmentation.
Finally, it’s entirely likely that everything else concerning Michael’s appearance would have stayed the same. Between 1979 and 1982, Michael lost a lot of weight (not that he was “fat” to begin with), and that’s reputed to have to do with his diet as he essentially became a vegan, though not a very devout one (various sources claim he was into KFC) and if the Pepsi commercial accident still happened, chances are, he would have still had a series of wigs and so-forth, though on the other hand, he may have not been considered as “attractive” had he not gotten the surgery, so who knows? Still: his unusual hair and wardrobe might have remained, or been even more unusual as opposed to the typical short hair your picture provides, had Michael not had the surgeries.
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you should mention that the second photo down from “in the beginning” was retouched to make his nose look tiny. the filename states it too!
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Poor Michael….why anyone would do that to their face is beyond me, he was a good looking guy just the way he was. I read somewhere that he didn’t have any mirrors in his house, and told his kids to be happy with who they are. Too bad he didn’t take his own advice. His poor face was one thing, but I always wondered how he could belt out those songs and dance, when he always talked in a whisper. Is it only me or does anyone else think someone else was singing his songs……that would be a kick.