{"id":242765,"date":"2026-05-28T01:10:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/barry-manilow-reveals-what-cosmetic-surgery-hes-gotten-says-he-doesnt-use-botox\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T01:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:10:03","slug":"barry-manilow-reveals-what-cosmetic-surgery-hes-gotten-says-he-doesnt-use-botox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/barry-manilow-reveals-what-cosmetic-surgery-hes-gotten-says-he-doesnt-use-botox\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Manilow Reveals What Cosmetic Surgery He\u2019s Gotten, Says He Doesn\u2019t Use Botox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/barry-manilow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Barry Manilow<\/strong><\/a> is getting real about what cosmetic surgery he has gotten over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look fantastic, but I\u2019m 100 years old, right?\u201d the singer, 82, joked during an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2026-05-27\/barry-manilow-cancer-las-vegas-new-album-bette-midler-dionne-warwick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a> published on Wednesday, May 27. \u201cI don\u2019t know how that happened, by the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manilow revealed he doesn\u2019t get \u201cBotox or anything,\u201d which prompted the outlet to ask if he had any previous \u201cwork done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI must say, there was one time when we lived in L.A. that I did do a facelift,\u201d he revealed. \u201cBut after that it\u2019s just been a little here, a little there.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/barry-manilow-shares-recovery-update-after-lung-cancer-surgery\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/barry-manilow-shares-recovery-update-after-lung-cancer-surgery\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Barry Manilow Shares Recovery Update After Lung Cancer Surgery<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBarry Manilow is on the mend after undergoing surgery to remove cancerous tissue on one of his lungs. \u201cI want to share an update with you all. I\u2019m doing great and recovering very well after my surgery,\u201d Manilow, 82, wrote in a Wednesday, February 4, statement shared via social media. \u201cI\u2019ve been getting exercise and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Manilow clarified that he considers getting \u201cwork done\u201d as going under the knife for something extreme like a facelift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI only had one of those,\u201d he continued of his previous facelift. \u201cThe rest of it \u2014 I see something falling down, sure, I\u2019ll do that. I\u2019m as vain as anybody else. One of my old friends, his mother said, \u2018I always knew he was talented, but when did he get so handsome?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manilow\u2019s cosmetic confession comes five months after he revealed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/barry-manilow-diagnosed-with-lung-cancer-undergoing-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lung cancer diagnosis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs many of you know, I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks. Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to make sure that everything was OK,\u201d he wrote via Instagram in December 2025. \u201cThe MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed. It\u2019s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early. That\u2019s the good news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMandy\u201d singer shared that he needed to undergo surgery to remove the cancerous spot. He did not need chemotherapy because it was caught early.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/is-barry-manilow-a-smoker-his-quotes-about-smoking-before-lung-cancer\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1694888966-is-barry-mainlow-a-smoker.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C1835px%2C1036px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1694888966-is-barry-mainlow-a-smoker.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C1835px%2C1036px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1694888966-is-barry-mainlow-a-smoker.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C1835px%2C1036px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1694888966-is-barry-mainlow-a-smoker.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C1835px%2C1036px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1694888966-is-barry-mainlow-a-smoker.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C1835px%2C1036px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1694888966-is-barry-mainlow-a-smoker.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C1835px%2C1036px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1694888966-is-barry-mainlow-a-smoker.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C1835px%2C1036px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1694888966-is-barry-mainlow-a-smoker.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C1835px%2C1036px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1694888966-is-barry-mainlow-a-smoker.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C1835px%2C1036px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1694888966-is-barry-mainlow-a-smoker.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C1835px%2C1036px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1694888966-is-barry-mainlow-a-smoker.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C1835px%2C1036px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"GettyImages-1694888966 is barry mainlow a smoker\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/is-barry-manilow-a-smoker-his-quotes-about-smoking-before-lung-cancer\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Is Barry Manilow a Smoker? His Quotes About Smoking Before Lung Cancer<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBarry Manilow has been open about his long history with cigarettes. \u201cI smoked for 30 years. I started when I was 9 years old,\u201d the \u201cCopacabana\u201d singer told The Standard in 2012, revealing that he later quit before starting the habit again. Manilow eventually shifted to vaping. In December 2025, Manilow announced that he had [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe doctors do not believe it has spread, and I\u2019m taking tests to confirm their diagnosis. So, that\u2019s it. No chemo. No radiation,\u201d he continued. \u201cJust chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amid his recovery, Manilow postponed his concerts. Three months later, Manilow shared that he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/barry-manilow-is-cancer-free-after-revealing-diagnosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer-free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just don\u2019t even think about [how fragile life is]. And suddenly, you have lung cancer. But I\u2019m still here,\u201d Manilow told People in March. \u201cI\u2019m still here. I\u2019m not all here \u2014 there\u2019s part of me that isn\u2019t here \u2014 they took out a part of me, and now I\u2019ve got to figure out, \u2018What do I do?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/barry-manilow-reveals-what-cosmetic-surgery-hes-gotten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barry Manilow is getting real about what cosmetic surgery he has gotten over the years. \u201cI look fantastic, but I\u2019m 100 years old, right?\u201d the singer, 82, joked during an interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Wednesday, May 27. \u201cI don\u2019t know how that happened, by the way.\u201d Manilow revealed he doesn\u2019t get [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":242766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-242765","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}