MediaTakeOut released a report this morning claiming makeup mogul Kylie Jenner was rumored to have undergone a “FULL FACE TRANSPLANT.” The article cites no sources for these rumors, instead insisting that “people are saying” that the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star might have undergone the “controversial procedure.”
Jenner’s most recent Instagram photos were pointed to as evidence of the 23-year-olds drastic transformation. The outlet goes on to speculate about what procedures Jenner has already undergone, writing that “the youngest Kardashian sister has admitted to getting face fillers, lip injections, and botox,” and adding that “some plastic surgeons” supposedly believe Jenner also had “at least one face lift” in the past. But it would be another matter entirely if Jenner had in fact gotten a full face transplant.
Quoting, but not linking, one “medical website,” the gossip blog alleges that such a surgery could cost “upwards of $100,000,” which is a hefty price to pay for surgery that is currently considered “experimental.”
Gossip Cop looked into full face transplants and learned that the recipients of such surgeries typically have overwhelming facial trauma (burns, tumors, and congenital defects, for example) and that the procedure has only been in use since 2008. Despite the advances in medical science, the procedure remains tremendously risky.
It seems so unlikely as to be impossible that Jenner could have gotten such a surgery. In all our research, we could find no examples of patients who underwent the surgery for cosmetic reasons. Even if the procedure was available on the black market, it’s highly improbable that Jenner, a billionaire with one of the world’s most recognizable faces, would undertake such a risk, especially since she’s the mother of a young daughter.
