Barry Manilow has opened up about the cosmetic procedures he has undergone throughout his career.
“I look fantastic, but I’m 100 years old, right?” the 82-year-old singer humorously remarked in an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, May 27. “I don’t know how that happened, by the way.”
Manilow mentioned that he doesn’t use “Botox or anything,” which led the publication to inquire about any past cosmetic procedures.
“I must say, there was one time when we lived in L.A. that I did do a facelift,” he admitted. “But after that it’s just been a little here, a little there.”
Manilow explained that he defines “work done” as undergoing significant procedures like a facelift.
“I only had one of those,” he said regarding his facelift. “The rest of it — I see something falling down, sure, I’ll do that. I’m as vain as anybody else. One of my old friends, his mother said, ‘I always knew he was talented, but when did he get so handsome?’”
His revelation about cosmetic procedures comes five months after he disclosed his lung cancer diagnosis.
“As 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,” he shared on Instagram in December 2025. “The MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early. That’s the good news.”
The “Mandy” singer needed surgery to remove the cancerous spot but fortunately did not require chemotherapy due to the early detection.
Barry Manilow has been candid about his long-term smoking history. “I smoked for 30 years. I started when I was 9 years old,” the “Copacabana” singer told The Standard in 2012, revealing that he had quit but then resumed the habit before switching to vaping. In December 2025, Manilow announced that he had […]
“The doctors do not believe it has spread, and I’m taking tests to confirm their diagnosis. So, that’s it. No chemo. No radiation,” he added. “Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns.”
During his recovery, Manilow postponed his concerts. Three months later, he announced that he is cancer-free.
“You just don’t even think about [how fragile life is]. And suddenly, you have lung cancer. But I’m still here,” Manilow told People in March. “I’m still here. I’m not all here — there’s part of me that isn’t here — they took out a part of me, and now I’ve got to figure out, ‘What do I do?’”
