Is Ryan Reynolds' dental work dragging him down?
Are we finally witnessing the downfall of Deadpool?
Ryan Reynolds has been one of the most charismatic guys to ever come out of Hollywood. Genuinely funny, self-deprecating, great timing. One of those people you just root for.
But someone in our community recently pointed out that they have been a long-term Mint Mobile customer (where Ryan has been part owner) and saw a picture of Ryan in one of their recent ads and was surprised by what she saw.
His head was much narrower.
He was far less attractive.
Having been a Reviv customer for awhile she suspected it might be veneers so she googled.
And voila!! He had in fact done veneers (plus other dental work).
So i decided to investigate…. because I’ve always honestly been a fan of Ryan.
Not just for what he’s done on screen but also for what he’s done in business.
Let’s dive in.
Who Ryan Reynolds is
Ryan Reynolds was born in Vancouver in 1976 and spent his early career doing exactly what most Canadian actors do — grinding through TV work, waiting for his break.
He got it in Van Wilder in 2002, where his natural comedic timing made him impossible to ignore. From there he built steadily: Blade: Trinity, The Proposal, Buried, Free Guy. Likeable in everything, genuinely funny in most of it.
But the role that defined him was Deadpool. He’d been trying to get that film made for over a decade, and when it finally came out in 2016 it broke records for an R-rated film and made him one of the biggest stars on the planet.
Deadpool & Wolverine in 2024 went even further, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
He’s one of those rare actors who actually got better as he got older — sharper, more confident, more willing to be weird. The internet loved him for it.
His business empire
The acting success is only half the story. What Reynolds built off-screen is arguably more impressive.
He acquired Aviation Gin and turned it into a cultural phenomenon through relentlessly clever marketing — then sold it for over $600 million.
He co-purchased Wrexham AFC, a fifth-tier Welsh football club nobody outside Wales had heard of, and through sheer force of storytelling turned it into a global brand with its own hit documentary series.
He then launched Maximum Effort, a marketing and production company that became famous for producing some of the most creative, fast-moving ad content in the business.
The guy understood branding at a level most Hollywood actors never approach. He was selling himself and everything around him with a wit and precision that felt genuinely rare.
At his peak — commercially, creatively, physically — Ryan Reynolds was one of the most complete packages in the entertainment industry.
His teeth — what actually happened
In the early 2000s, Reynolds’ teeth looked fairly natural — decent alignment, slightly uneven canines, some small gaps, and a normal shade of white. Charming and real, not yet the glossy movie-star grin.
Then, somewhere in the late 2000s to mid-2010s, things started changing. And based on everything dental professionals who’ve analyzed his photos can piece together, it appears to have happened in layers — which is actually the most biomechanically destructive way it can happen, because each intervention sets the stage for the next.
The improvement in the alignment of his teeth strongly indicates orthodontic treatment of some kind. Early in his career his teeth had minor misalignments, and later they appeared much straighter — which typically doesn’t happen without intervention.
It’s possible Reynolds used clear aligners like Invisalign rather than traditional metal braces, which would explain why fans and paparazzi never caught him in treatment, since aligners can be removed for red carpet events or filming.
Here is a pretty in-depth analysis by Europe Dental Clinic.
Dental experts note it is highly probable that Reynolds used braces or clear aligners during his early 30s. The correction of his lower crowding is described as “too perfect to have happened naturally.” (source: Karat Dental Clinic)
Then came the veneers. By the early 2020s, Reynolds had a fully Hollywood-caliber smile — impeccably aligned, pearly white, and notably uniform in size and shape. Any previously seen gaps or rough edges were completely gone, with speculation that he may have also had gum contouring to reshape the gum line.
So to summarize what most likely happened: first aligners or clear braces to move the teeth, then veneers applied on top to finish the look. Two separate interventions, both capable of disrupting his biomechanics on their own — combined, they’re a double hit to his structure.
What people are now noticing
The internet has caught on that something is happening to Ryan Reynolds’ face — they just don’t know what to call it or why.
Fans have been commenting on what they describe as a more “sunken” facial appearance. Side-by-side comparisons of his earlier films against recent appearances show a more sculpted and hollow look, with more pronounced cheekbones (source: Inquisitr)
At a public appearance in January 2025, social media was flooded with concern. Comments included “He’s aged 20 years in 2 weeks,” “Why does he look very skinny and very old?” and “Deadpool looking stressed out.” (source: Amomama)
The media’s explanation?
Stress from Blake Lively’s legal drama.
Ozempic face.
Buccal fat removal.
The usual Hollywood suspects.
I think they’re all wrong.
What’s I think is actually happening
What I think people are seeing in 2026 is a face and body that has been in collapse for years.
This is what happens when you stack orthodontic treatment on top of veneers — or vice versa — without any understanding of what that combination does to the skull over the following decade.
Aligners move the teeth with zero respect to the natural occlusion and curve of spee.
Veneers can alter the natural jaw positions that need to be supported by the teeth, something i talk about here:
The soft tissue surrounding the skull starts to ‘deflate’ as i like to say. The face narrows. The cheeks hollow. The lower third of the face loses the volume it had when the structure was intact.
This is not Ozempic. This is not stress. This is textbook biomechanical collapse — the same pattern I’ve documented in Maradona, Anna Nicole Smith, Celine Dion, Tom Cruise, and lots of others.
The timeline always follows roughly the same arc: dental work done in the 30s or 40s, face starts visibly changing a decade later, everyone scratches their head about why.
Closing thoughts
Ryan Reynolds at 35 had one of the most structurally sound faces in Hollywood.
Wide, symmetrical, full.
Ryan Reynolds approaching 50 has a face that is visibly narrowing and hollowing at a pace that I view goes well beyond normal aging.
And I view that since i’m only a year younger than him… i have a right to say that.
Because… if aging were mandatory then somehow i’m improving while he is getting a lot worse.
And i’m pretty sure the culprit for his decline is his dental work.
Turns out that Ryan was just as succeptible to the cosmetic pressures of Hollywood as most others in his position.
The Deadpool franchise made him a legend. The aligners and veneers may quietly be undoing the rest.
