Jennifer Newman Keagle, plastic surgeon, on the Mar-a-Lago face: “It’s absolutely about feeling like you fit in”
Plastic surgeons noticed an uptick in MAGA faithful asking to get what has been dubbed the “Mar-a-Lago face” since Trump returned to the White House.
There has been a noticeable trend among those who want to be a part of President Donald Trump’s orbit since he returned to the White House for a second time last year. Plastic surgeons in Washington DC have seen an uptick MAGA faithful asking for makeovers that let people know that they’ve had work done, according to Axios.
The aesthetic has been dubbed the “Mar-a-Lago face,” which features “full lips, high, prominent cheekbones, bright white teeth, a strong jaw line and minimal facial movement with well-defined eyebrows,” Dr. Samer Jaber, a New York City dermatologist, explained to USA TODAY. This is achieved with a generous dose of filler along with Botox and Dysport, plastic surgeon Troy Pittman told Axios.
Some highly visible women in Trump’s inner circle who have adopted this look included his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle (now the U.S. ambassador to Greece), White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and conspiracy theorist and Trump “loyalty enforcer” Laura Loomer. And it’s not just women, disgraced former US representative Matt Gaetz has also undergone a significant metamorphosis.
Getting the look to fit in with the Mar-a-Lago crowd
The so-called Mar-a-Lago face is nothing new and has been exemplified for example by the ‘Real Housewives’ franchise, which pre-dated Trump’s first presidency by a decade. “This look has been popular in many areas of the U.S..” explained Jennifer Newman Keagle, a plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, speaking to HuffPost.
She says that getting this “more done look” is “absolutely about feeling like you fit in.” However, she also thinks that some of those sporting the Mar-a-Lago face in the MAGA world may have “filler blindness,” being surrounded by others that have had the same work done.
“Once you look at it in the mirror and see it again and again, it becomes your norm. A face that erases all signs of aging,” she reflected.
Natural-ish nips and tucks predicted for the future
Her own clinic focuses on giving its clients a more natural, “me but better,” look.
“You want to restore what was there 10-20 years ago while preserving the patient’s aesthetic and look,” Dr. Keagle explained. This means leaving in some wrinkles on their faces to avoid an “abnormal” appearance.
“I never want a patient to look weird or different,” she said. “A 60-year-old woman should not have the same face as a teenager.”
Like Dr. Jaber, Dr. Keagle thinks that people will go back to getting more toned-down, natural-ish plastic surgery. But at the same time, she added “who knows?”
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