The changing face of Silvio Berlusconi
As Italy's controversial PM has jaw surgery, we look at how his appearance has altered over 20 yearsMon 7 Mar 2011 13.01 EST First published on Mon 7 Mar 2011 13.01 EST
A youthful 57-year-old Silvio Berlusconi pictured at AC Milan, the football club of which he is president, in 1993 Photograph: Nick Kidd/Rex Features
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBerlusconi shows the strains of office in 2002 during his second stint as his country's PM Photograph: Action Press/Rex Features
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA faceful of fake tan cannot hide deep lines on Berlusconi's forehead as speaks in Strasbourg in 2003 Photograph: Christian Lutz/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterIt's December 2004 and Berlusconi 'feels 25 years younger', thanks to a hair transplant and facelift Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAlso in 2004, Berlusconi admits at a press conference that he has had an eyelift Photograph: Rex Features
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBerlusconi, perhaps fearful of unravelling strands, smoothes his hair in 2009 Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA chunky, thick-necked Berlusconi – now aged 73 – gestures during a meeting in Rome in 2010 Photograph: Stringer Beijing/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBerlusconi shows his teeth in Rome in 2011. He has undergone bone transplant surgery to repair damage caused when a man threw a heavy souvenir at him in 2009. Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters
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