Surgeon reveals how Jennifer Lopez might look if she'd aged normally

Top Harley Street doctor reveals how A-listers such as Helen Mirren and Victoria Beckham might be defying time, and uses computer imaging to predict how they might look if they weren't famous...

Isn't it strange how celebrities seem to age at a completely different rate to the rest of us?

From Jennifer Lopez and Helen Mirren to Victoria Beckham and Liz Hurley, the showbiz world is full of lucky ladies who look years younger than their birth certificate.

With their smooth skin, perpetually high cheekbones and seemingly sag-proof jawlines, they could easily pass for a decade younger than they really are.

So what's their secret?

They're undeniably blessed with great genes, but they also have the money and time to spend on the best skin care in the business.

According to top Harley Street Cosmetic surgeon Dr Julian de Silva, these women might all look quite different if they weren't famous.

He's assessed their faces and used his Face Future software to digitally add the signs of ageing he'd typically expect to see at their age.

He's also revealed the types of treatments they might have used to help them look so much younger than a typical woman of their age.

Dr de Silva says: ‘By 45 you’d expect to see smile lines and wrinkles around the eyes becoming deeper, but there are few signs of wrinkles on her brow or crow's feet.'

'There's also no sign of nasolabial lines which usually start to form in the 30s.'

‘Victoria has olive skin which is less prone to fine lines but to have a complete lack of wrinkles suggests she's used injectable treatments over the past 10 years.

If so, it's been done subtly and she looks incredible for 45.’

Dr de Silva says: ‘Jennifer's face is remarkable - she shows almost no signs of ageing over the past 20 years.'

'The only change is a slightly broader, squarer jawline, but it's almost imperceptible.

'Our face mapping software puts her at 32 - nearly 20 years younger than her actual age.'

'Jennifer drinks no alcohol or coffee, has never smoked, protects her skin from the sun, sees a personal trainer every day, and gets at least seven hours of sleep.'

'Her healthy lifestyle will certainly have helped, but it wouldn't have stopped gravity.'

'She's refuted having surgery, but she may have used non-invasive options like Ultherapy which uses ultrasound to lift and tighten the face.'

'It's also possible she's used subtle fillers to restore volume.’

Dr de Silva says: ‘Helen's face shape hasn't changed much since her 20s.'

'Her jawline is almost as strong as it was then, her neck has hardly sagged and there only mild signs of the contours of her cheeks dropping.'

'There are no signs of eye bags, which tend to form from the mid 50s onwards.

'She does have lines around her eyes but at 74 this is to be expected with natural thinning of the skin.

‘A few years ago Helen said she was planning to have cosmetic surgery "very very soon."'

'It appears she may have had some form of facelift procedure to improve her jawline which is well defined for a woman of her age.’

Dr de Silva says: ‘Joanna's skin looks remarkable for a woman in her 70s.'

'After 60 there's a massive breakdown in collagen, skin sags and the jawline loses its structure.'

'But Joanna shows no sign of this - skin is radiant and her face has retained its shape.'

'The only real tell-tale area of ageing is her neck which shows signs of her age much more that her face.’

‘Joanna has talked of using filer injections in her forehead and around her mouth to rejuvenate her skin.'

'Fillers need repeating every few months, but results are much longer lasting when used in conjunction with botox.'

'Pictures of Joanna with more open-looking eyes and a higher eyebrow arch suggest she may have used that too.’

Dr de Silva says: ‘Liz has some extended laughter lines but her jawline is much the same as it was in her 20s.'

'She has clearly taken care of her skin, and even though she is quite fair the quality is still very youthful, with few signs of sun damage.'

‘Liz has said she's used botox and you can see it's worked.'

'By 54 you’d expect to see frown lines but there's hardly any sign of that.'

'Her skin looks very smooth, so she may have used micro-needling treatments to boost collagen.’

Dr de Silva says: ‘Jennifer looks about 10 years younger than she is.'

'There is a slight loss of volume and stretching of the skin texture, possibly due to sun damage, but very few other signs of ageing.'

'Her nasolabial folds are slightly more pronounced but nowhere near as much as you’d expect.

‘Jennifer is a fan of laser peels, which shed the top layers of skin for a more radiant surface as well as generating skin-supporting collagen deeper down.'

'However these treatments don't help much with facial volume so it's possible she's made tasteful use of fillers to help keep her face looking plump.’

Fancy ageing like the A-list? Dr de Silva picks his top five options

The liquid face lift

'The Phi-Lift (from £3,500) counteracts the effects of gravity and replaces lost volume and looseness of the skin.'

'It uses micro-doses of filler to augment natural lines to optimise the most attractive facial characteristics.'

'It's a treatment that achieves natural results that last 18-24 months, with minimal down-time (around 5 days).'

'It's perfect for women in their 30s and 40s.'

Laser skin resurfacing

'We find the latest fractionated CO2 laser resurfacing gets the best results in reducing lines, wrinkles, sun damage, brown spots, acne scars and improving tone, texture and skin tightening.'

'The CO2 laser penetrates deep into your skin and provides heat to stimulate collagen production.'

'The second Erbium component of the laser is effective for more superficial rejuvenation and softening the fine lines and removing pigmentation from the top layers of skin.'

'The treatment can be tailored to a specific problem and allotted downtime.'

LED light therapy

'Regular LED light therapy will boost elastin and collagen production and strengthen skin against pollutants.'

'It will also help to kill off bacteria that causes acne and help eradicate dark spots and pigmentation problems.'

'A perfect treatment to use in your 20s and 30s, it can be used in conjunction with other treatments and has little or no down-time.'

Platelet rich plasma therapy

'This uses your own body's platelets to generate greater levels of collagen formation.'

'It improves blood supply to facial tissues which stimulates new tissue growth.'

'It's been dubbed the Vampire Facial - but don't let that put you off - and it's scientifically proven to work to rejuvenate skin.'

Lip Augmentation

'The fact is that over time our lips lose volume and when that happens fine lines will start to appear.'

'Longer-lasting hyaluronic acid fillers are the best and the work should be subtle and the doses small.'

'You must research your treatments thoroughly and make sure that your practitioner has years of experience in this area to get the best effects.'

Dr Julian de Silva from the Centre for Advanced Facial Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery created these predictive facial images using his Future Face AI computer software. He also runs the non-surgical Harley Street Face Clinic which provides cosmeceutical and high-tech non-surgical innovations to help maintain facial shape and balance in a natural way over time