Middle-aged man earns unlikely viral fame after undergoing an astonishing plastic surgery makeover that left him looking HALF his age

A middle-aged man's astonishing plastic surgery makeover that made him look half his age has gone viral on social media.

The age-defying transformation was shared on Instagram by aesthetics consultant Melinda Farina, better known as 'The Beauty Broker' on social media.

In the before and after photos, the man looks virtually unrecognizable following extensive surgery.

According to Farina, the 'incredible transformation' included a facelift, neck lift, quad blepharoplasty, and volume replacement.

A middle-aged man's astonishing plastic surgery makeover (pictured) that made him look half his age has gone viral on social media - but some suspect it's the work of Photoshop

The age-defying transformation (seen before) was shared on Instagram by aesthetics consultant Melinda Farina, better known as 'The Beauty Broker' on social media

The 'incredible transformation' included a facelift, neck lift, quad blepharoplasty, and volume replacement

Many social media users noted that the man (seen in a throwback photo) - who has not been named -  looked like a 'different person'

'This gentleman is back to his 30-year-old self again!' Farina gushed on Instagram.

The makeover received a huge reception on social media, with one admirer commenting, 'I've never seen a side-by-side comparison that was so mind blowing that I questioned whether it was real or AI.'

They added, 'This case is stunning. That man had 40 years shaved off his face.'

Another wrote, 'This does not look like the same person. More like father and son!'

However, a number of social media sleuths suspected that the image may be the result of Photoshop and filters.

'If you think this is real, you need to do better thinking,' wrote one. 'Look at all the blurred lines around the ears/jaw and chin/neck. This is a lot of Photoshop.'

'How'd his eyebrows get lower if he had a facelift,' questioned another.

A number of social media sleuths suspected that the image may be the result of Photoshop and filters, although this has been denied by The Beauty Brokers

One curious netizen even went as far as running the photos through an app to see if they'd been edited.

'Io I put this photo through that one Chinese app that will detect augmented pixilation from Photoshop and highlights it with green,' he wrote, alongside a screenshot of the plastic surgery pictures covered in green highlighter - indicating that they'd been edited.

When contacted for comment, Melinda Farina at The Beauty Brokers insisted that the image hadn't been Photoshopped.

'This photo is not Photoshopped - we simply use the Layout app to place photos side by side. They are then sized to fit the [Instagram] post window,' she explained.

'It's a wonderful case done by a terrific Long Island surgeon,' she added.