If Jackson had not altered his appearance...
Do you think he could ever have gotten away with his slumber parties with little boy companions? Would parents have allowed their kids to sleep with a guy who looked like Billy Dee Williams' brother? Was his creepy Peter Pan look a clever disguise to allow him access to children in a non-threatening guise?
Jackson as he may have looked at age 40 with natural aging: https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2014-09/27/18/enhanced/webdr02/enhanced-4142-1411857885-7.jpg?downsize=800:*&output-format=auto&output-quality=auto