Meghan Trainor recently opened up about a cosmetic misstep that left her unable to flash her signature smile, sharing her regret in a candid episode of her “Workin’ On It” podcast. The 30-year-old pop star admitted she “got too much Botox” in a procedure called a lip flip, and the results weren’t what she hoped for.
“I messed up,” Trainor confessed, detailing how she was persuaded to try the treatment to enhance her upper lip. “Someone convinced me with my little lips that if you did a lip flip…you could have a beautiful flip on your upper lip. It was not true.” The unintended consequence? A restricted smile. “Everywhere I go, I cannot smile. My face hurts to smile, to even try,” she said, laughing through her frustration.
In true Meghan fashion, she brought humor to the situation, demonstrating her new, limited grin for her audience. “This is as big as I can smile,” she explained, referencing a recent photo she took while holding a shelter dog. Despite feeling joyful at the time, Trainor joked, “I look like I smelled someone’s fart.”
While she urged fans to exercise caution when it comes to cosmetic procedures, the “Whoops” singer revealed she’s not entirely deterred from enhancements. She’s considering a future breast procedure, saying she wants a small lift or implant to give her confidence a boost.
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a lip flip involves injecting Botox above the upper lip to relax the muscle and create the illusion of fullness—a technique often deemed more “natural” than traditional fillers. However, Trainor’s experience highlights that even minimally invasive procedures carry risks.
Celebrities have increasingly shared their cosmetic surgery struggles in recent years. Actress Melissa Gilbert, for example, once likened her post-surgery face to “the spawn of Satan,” revealing the toll it took on her self-esteem and career. Trainor’s honest and humorous account serves as another reminder that cosmetic procedures don’t always go as planned—even for A-listers.
For Trainor, though, it’s just another chapter in her refreshingly down-to-earth journey, offering fans a mix of caution and comedy along the way.
