Facial plastic surgery? Zac Efron confesses the bad experience: I almost died

Zac Efron has spoken about the rumors that he has had plastic surgery and has revealed the truth. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday ahead of his new film, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, Efron said he hasn't paid much attention to the "ridiculous" speculation that it was plastic surgery that changed his face .

"My mom told me. I've never read online, so I don't really care," he explained.

In fact, the change in appearance is due to a 2013 accident in which Efron said he broke his jaw after slipping into a puddle of water near the entrance to his home. He also suffered a cut in the fall that required stitches.

Efron revealed on Tuesday that the incident nearly killed him.

"It was something very bad. I almost died, but I'm fine," he explained.

Earlier this month, Efron spoke more about the effect of the injury on his face to Men's Health, explaining that while the muscles of mastication along with the face must work "like a symphony" with the rest of the facial muscles, the injury changed this in him.

"These muscles grew," Efron recalls of the aftermath. "They just got really, really big."

Efron also opened up about his appearance in 2017's Baywatch, saying that taking diuretics, over-exercising and lack of sleep led to a "pretty bad depression".