Russian President Vladimir Putin is approaching 70 years old and does not show any wrinkles, rather his face looks completely frozen like a mask, and rumors spread last November that he had recently taken Botox injections, according to the French newspaper Le Point (Le Point).

This is undoubtedly one of the Kremlin's most secret secrets, says the newspaper's writer, Mark Forney.

Vladimir Putin, who is very concerned about his image, should "regularly resort to Botox injections to maintain a smooth face, like the Volga".

Last November, the rumors spread more clearly during Putin's meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas;

Where Putin looked like someone else, according to the Belgian newspaper "La Libre" (La Libre), he had blisters and his features appeared as if they had been modified.

According to many experts, Putin underwent facelifts, cheekbone reshaping, and Botox injections (Al Jazeera)

Did he undergo plastic surgery?

Did Putin undergo plastic surgery?

Or was it just an allergic reaction?

Some specialists have gone so far as to say that Putin is ill and is using cortisone, allegations denied by the Kremlin, which regularly insists on the Russian president's "ideal health".

Putin on a visit to Ukraine

This is not the first time that Putin's face has fed rumours;

In October 2010, his face appeared swollen with a somewhat blue cheek when he was on a visit to Ukraine, which sparked the curiosity of journalists at the time.

The Kremlin's justifications for this did not convince anyone, according to Forney, and in September 2011, while Putin was preparing to run for supreme power again, several British newspapers questioned his enduring features, on which time seemed to have had no effect.

And according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, which at the time questioned many specialists, these experts suggested that the Russian president had undergone a number of surgeries, including a face-lift, reshaping the cheekbones, removing bags under the eyes and botox injections. .

fish eyes

Dr Michael Prager, one of London's leading plastic surgeons, says, "He may have been pushing his eyes a lot, because now they look like what we call fish eyes, his eyes look empty, and he can no longer express his feelings with his eyes, because the muscles are paralyzed," which he comments on Formi said, "This may have been the target of this cold-blooded political monster."

Botox Chiefs

And Vladimir Putin (69 years old) is not the only head of state who has resorted to plastic surgery or Botox. The former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, had his face filled with fat injections, and the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as well, and the latter is the only one who publicly admits that he performed such operations, on the As the newspaper said.