Fresh-faced Filipino singer Charice Pempengco, who made quite a stir after appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show at age 15, underwent multiple cosmetic treatments before beginning her first day of shooting on the FOX hit Glee. Reportedly, Charice, 18, wanted to “look fresh.”

It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world. Charice went through 30 minutes of Thermage skin-tightening and Botox so her “naturally round” face would look a little more narrow on camera, according to cosmetic surgeon Vicki Belo.

The unorthodox decision has created a hot debate in the media. How young is too young for Botox, skin-tightening and anti-aging treatments? The answer seems to be: 18. What do you think? Is Charice going a little overboard to appear Glee, or is she just playing the regular Hollywood game?

Charice’s rep says the singer actually had the procedures done for an entirely different reason, not for cosmetic purposes. The rep says Botox was injected to relieve Charice of a jaw problem which is “similar to TMJ,” more commonly known as lockjaw. The rep goes on to say that Charice has had only one cosmetic procedure: “She had her hair colored.”

Are we buying the spin on this story?