Did Drake get a nose job and a BBL? Plastic surgeons weigh in as rap feud with ... trends now
Plastic surgeons have weighed in on rumors that Drake has had cosmetic surgery — after a feud involving a rival rapper turned ugly over the weekend.
Hip-hop star and former friend Rick Ross accused 37-year-old Drake — who is mixed race — of getting an 'operation to make your nose smaller than your father nose'.
In a series of online posts antagonizing the Canadian rapper, Ross also claimed that Drake had surgery to remove fat and accentuate his abs — calling Drake 'BBL Drizzy'.
While the nose job accusation is new, rumors that Drake — whose real name is Aubrey Graham — has had work done on his body have been circulating for years.
DailyMail.com put the claims to top plastic surgeons.
Drake, 37, has likely received a nose job, according to two plastic surgeons. They pointed to his nose' reduced top and thinner bridge to show the shift. (Left, a young Drake, and right, in 2022)
Dr Elie Levine, a plastic surgeon in New York City, said that if Drake had gotten a nose job, 'it was done in a subtle way'.
'It's not like he has gone from looking like one person to a totally different person, but there is definitely more definition in the later photos,' he added, claiming that lighting, camera angles or simple natural aging could all impact this.
Speaking to DailyMail.com, Dr Levine said: 'Light can always affect these things and can make a difference.
'But, if you really scrutinize it — there is a high likelihood that he did some nasal contouring [where part of the nose is shaven down or reshaped].
'The tip looks better defined in the [more recent] photos, and it also looks a little more subtle and a little less obvious.
'I would point to the bridge too, which looks slightly narrowed. If you are making subtle changes to one part of the nose, then you are almost always obligated to make subtle changes to other parts.'
Dr Raja Mohan, a plastic surgeon in Texas, said: 'There is a high likelihood he had a rhinoplasty [nose job] because his tip looks smaller and his nasal bridge is narrower.'
But he said he could not be certain because 'in the more recent photos, there is still a slight hump on the [bridge of the nose] and some tip fullness on the right... or asymmetries that I noted.'
Usually, during these procedures, any imperfections are rectified during the surgery.
Rick Ross has posted a number of images referring to the alleged nose job and BBL on Instagram. Many tagged Drake's Instagram account '@champagnepapi' directly
