Sharon Osbourne Reveals Permanent Effects of Failed Face Lift: 'There's a Dent in My Face'

Sharon Osbourne, 74, has revealed that she still bears the mark of a failed face lift in the form of a permanent dent on the right side of her face. On the podcast The Osbournes with her son, Jack, she admitted that the side effect never went away even after years had passed. “There's a dent left here, from top to bottom,” she said, describing the condition of her face.

She suspects the surgeon who treated her at the time handed part of the procedure over to someone else. “I think he took a phone call, then his friend came in and joined in,” she joked. When she returned to complain, the doctor tried to fix it by injecting a substance he called a “special concoction.” But the effort bore no fruit. “It turned out not to work. The dent is still there,” she added.

In an interview with Best magazine in 2023, she admitted she was afraid of what had happened. “I won't have surgery again—there's nothing left to pull, cut, or lift. It's taken me years to be able to say this: this is me. It's time to stop,” she said firmly. Previously, she had also described herself as looking like “Quasimodo” and a “cyclops” because of the surgery. “One eye is different from the other. I look like a cyclops. It hurt so much,” she recalled to The Sunday Times.

Sharon Osbourne's case is not the first to surface in the entertainment world. The global beauty industry has often highlighted the risks of plastic surgery, especially when performed by incompetent surgeons or when patients chase certain aesthetic standards. In Indonesia, a similar phenomenon has also drawn attention. Although there is no official data on the number of failed face lift cases, a number of beauty clinics in Jakarta and Surabaya have reported an increase in demand for plastic surgery revisions in recent years. Many patients come with complaints of asymmetrical results or post-operative infections.

Plastic surgery practitioners in Indonesia stress the importance of choosing certified doctors and accredited health facilities. “Patients must ensure that a plastic surgery specialist has a practice license and sufficient experience. Don't be tempted by cheap prices or promises of instant results,” said a plastic surgeon in Jakarta, as quoted from a trusted source. He also reminded that every procedure carries risks, including reactions to injectable substances whose composition is unknown.

Sharon Osbourne's experience reflects that plastic surgery does not always deliver the desired results. In fact, corrective efforts can make things worse. Going forward, awareness of the risks and the importance of due diligence in choosing aesthetic service providers is becoming increasingly crucial. Is Indonesia's beauty industry ready to tighten oversight to prevent similar cases?