The quote
“In the mid '80s, after some fights in a film, I had to have my eyes done. For one, I almost went blind because I got black powder in my eye. Also I had terrible sacks under my eyes from the many fist fights.”
Context
He said black powder got in his eye during a film fight scene and that repeated fist fights had left sacks under his eyes, which the surgery corrected. He said this was not a facelift.
Sources
- OK! magazine (UK), August 2011, as quoted by Female First, 2011-08-31 (femalefirst.co.uk)
- UPI, 2011-09-01 (upi.com)
Both pages read 2026-09-30.
The procedure
Eyelid surgery
In Burt Reynolds' words: “Eyelid surgery”
Blepharoplasty removes or repositions tissue on the upper eyelid, the lower eyelid or both. Upper blepharoplasty removes excess upper-lid skin, with or without a strip of muscle and fat (PMID 40152471); lower blepharoplasty removes or repositions the fat that bulges under the eye (PMID 37531619). The statement on record does not say which lid.
Procedure pages and surgeons
Others on record
People who named the same procedure, most in common first, then the newest statement.
| Person | Year |
|---|---|
| Barbara Corcoran “three facelifts, lower eyelid skin pinch, filler four times a year, brow lift, professional teeth whitening,…” | 2025 |
| Heather Gay “I also got a blepharoplasty, which is an eyelid excision for opening up your eyes.” | 2025 |
| Kerry Katona “I'm feeling amazing after my eyelift surgery and can't believe how much it has healed already.” | 2024 |
| Amanda Bynes “I was never open about this before but I actually had blepharoplasty surgery on the skin folds and the…” | 2023 |
| Jane Seymour “My eyes were done when I was 40 and at the same time I had my boobs done.” | 2023 |
| Vicki Gunvalson “I'm happy with my nose and my chin, and I did my eyes.” | 2022 |
| Jessi “I got cosmetic surgery for my eyelids and nose. At first, I cried because I looked like a monster.” | 2015 |
| Betty White “It's not nice to fool Mother Nature. But in 1976 I had my eyelids done. I scolded myself forever, but now I'm…” | 2011 |
| Kenny Rogers “Yeah I regret the results of the eye job but quite honestly I don't know what I'd look like if I hadn't done…” | 2006 |
| Roseanne Barr “No, it's awful. It's so scary -- and I had a nose job with the face lift and plus they made eyelids.” | 2006 |
| Silvio Berlusconi “I only had my eyelids retouched slightly.” | 2004 |
| Dolly Parton “Yes. I've had different things done. ... Yes, I've had my eyes done.” | 2003 |
Questions
Did Burt Reynolds have eyelid surgery?
By Burt Reynolds' own account, yes. The statement is in OK! magazine (UK), August 2011, as quoted by Female First, 2011-08-31, and upi.com reported it.
What did Burt Reynolds have done?
In Burt Reynolds' words: “Eyelid surgery”. Sorted into the procedure library as eyelid surgery.
Who was Burt Reynolds' surgeon?
The statement on record does not name a surgeon. A surgeon is listed only when the patient named them.
How was the record checked?
The quote was copied verbatim from the source page, a second outlet was found reporting the same statement, and both pages were checked 2026-09-30. Rumor and comparisons of photographs are not recorded. The rules are in the method.