Zac Efron's friend denies rumors that the actor has had plastic surgery

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• Zac Efron's friend, radio host Kyle Sandilands, denied rumors of the actor's plastic surgery.

• He said on his show that he "would know" if Efron had gone under the knife.

• He compared Efron's face to a Picasso painting, saying, in regards to him changing it, "Why bother?"

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Zac Efron's friend, Australian radio host Kyle Sandilands, has denied rumors that the actor has had plastic surgery.

People started speculating about Efron's face after appearing on a Facebook video for "Bill Nye's Earth Day Musical" with what looked like swollen cheeks and a more prominent jaw. Viewers thought the actor looked remarkably different to when he was starring in his Netflix show "Down to Earth" last year.

On Sandilands show, "The Kyle and Jackie O Show," he said there was no chance the actor had gone under the knife.

"I would know if he'd had any plastic surgery," he said, adding that Efron's face is already close to perfect. "It's like getting a Picasso and having a kid finger paint all over it. Why bother?"

Dermatologist Dr. Muneeb Shah told Insider's Canela López that Efron could have gotten anything from fillers to facial implants. But the 33-year-old actor also reportedly broke his jaw in 2013, when he slipped and fell and needed to get it wired shut. This could have caused a significant change to his appearance.

Despite some initial jokes at Efron's new appearance, there was also much support from fans telling people not to speculate. As López wrote, the comments can be damaging.

"Changes in appearance don't tell us anything about a person's health, mental or physical, which is important to keep in mind when discussing a celebrity's body," López said.

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