Lindsay Lohan looks completely different 16 years after THAT shock Aussie magazine cover following a major transformation that led to a new taut face

Lindsay Lohan has been at the centre of cosmetic surgery accusations for months.

And the Hollywood actress, 39, did little to dispel rumours on Tuesday as she stepped out in Sydney at the Australian premiere of her new movie Freakier Friday.

Lindsay looked worlds away from a shock magazine cover that ran in Australia 16 years ago.

In 2009, Famous magazine featured a photo of the star posing on the red carpet where she appeared worse for wear with larger lips and natural wrinkles. 

Lindsay has totally transformed her look since then, displaying a wrinkle-free complexion and plump cheeks as she walked the red carpet with her co-star Jamie Lee Curtis this week.

Her visage is taut, while her jawline appears noticeably more pronounced than it did during her former years in the spotlight.

The Parent Trap star’s early years in the industry were marked by reports of multiple run-ins with the law and scandal.

In what is being dubbed the ‘Lohanaissance’ – or Lindsay’s second act in Hollywood – the former child star has now transformed into a happy, healthy, and sober mother, with a focus on family and wellness.

She previously confirmed that she has received Botox, skin lasers and Morpheus8, a non-surgical procedure that pierces the skin with tiny needles to ‘rejuvenate’ it, but has denied any other procedures.

Hitting back against speculation to ELLE, she said in May: ‘Everyone does Botox.

‘I drink this juice every morning. It’s like carrot, ginger, lemon, olive oil, apple. I also drink a lot of green tea, a lot of water.

‘I’m a big pickled beets person, so I put them in almost everything. My skin care is very specific. I’m trying out some serums not that I’m doing — I’m testing them.

‘Also, I’m a big believer in ice-cold water on your face when you wake up. I drink lemon juice a lot; I also put tons of chia seeds in my water. Eye patches, I do every morning. I’m into lasers.

‘I did Morpheus8 (a non-invasive radiofrequency micro-needling treatment) once, and then I realized my skin is so thin that I can’t be doing that.’

Lindsay added: ‘My skin changed after having my son. It got really sensitive. That’s what really made me change my whole routine and diet and everything. 

‘I did blood tests, and I was like, I want to know everything I’m allergic to. So I cut everything out, and that’s kind of when everything started to change for me.’

During the interview, her publicist also reportedly chimed in and said: ‘You know what the problem is with you being beautiful women — the second she looks any different, they assume she had her face lifted at 37 or 38, that she ripped apart this or that. It’s so mean.’

Plastic surgeons speculated that Lindsay had received a facelift after she appeared at the movie premiere in December because of her youthful appearance.

It has also previously been suggested that she had an upper eyelid lift to reduce the skin above the eyes, a sign of ageing.

And it was claimed that she may have had at least one nose job because her nose has changed shape from earlier in her career.

Revealing estimates for her rumoured surgery at the time, Dr Gary Linkov, a plastic surgeon in New York City, based on having viewed photographs of her, but not treating her, claimed she may have spent $275,000 on surgery. This includes $50,000 for lip fillers over 19 years, $80,000 for a face lift, and $40,000 for veneers.

Lindsay’s friends told The Mail last month that her transformation began in 2014 when, after years of reckless behaviour that led to her being jailed five times in the US, she travelled to the UK to star in a West End production of David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow.

Away from the prying cameras of the paparazzi, Lindsay decided to go off the grid as she reportedly changed her numbers and ‘cut herself off from all the bad influences’, celebrity photographer Giles Harrison said. 

‘She dropped off the face of the planet, at least as far as Hollywood was concerned.’

She relocated to Dubai two years later in a bid to disconnect from Tinseltown and rediscover herself away from the cameras that had followed Lindsay around since she was 12.

In 2020, Lindsay found love with Bader Shammas, a wealthy financier who works for Credit Suisse and hails from one of Dubai’s ruling families.

By then, a friend of the actress revealed Lindsay had done a lot of therapy and was ‘ready to settle down’.

The pair said ‘I do’ in 2022 and went on to welcome their son Luai, which means ‘protector’ or ‘shield’ in Arabic, the following year.

Reflecting on her new life, Lindsay previously said: ‘I’ve never been happier.

‘I took time just to be with me. What I love about Dubai is there’s serenity there. I can live a normal life.’