Barry Manilow recently opened up about his experiences with cosmetic surgery over the years.
In a candid interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Wednesday, May 27, the 82-year-old singer humorously remarked, “I look fantastic, but I’m 100 years old, right? I don’t know how that happened, by the way.”
When asked if he uses Botox or similar treatments, Manilow disclosed, “I don’t get Botox or anything like that.” This led to a follow-up question from the publication about whether he had ever had any cosmetic procedures.
Manilow admitted, “I must say, there was one time when we lived in L.A. that I did do a facelift. But after that, it’s just been a little here, a little there.”
In addition to his cosmetic surgery revelations, Manilow is also recovering from a recent medical procedure. He underwent surgery to remove cancerous tissue from one of his lungs. The singer shared an update on his health via social media on Wednesday, February 4, stating, “I’m doing great and recovering very well after my surgery. I’ve been getting exercise and […]”
Manilow clarified that he considers getting “work done” as going under the knife for something extreme like a facelift.
“I only had one of those,” he continued of his previous 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?’”
Manilow’s cosmetic confession comes five months after he revealed 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 wrote via 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 shared that he needed to undergo surgery to remove the cancerous spot. He did not need chemotherapy because it was caught early.
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“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 continued. “Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns.”
Amid his recovery, Manilow postponed his concerts. Three months later, Manilow shared 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?’”