Plastic surgeons wrestle with requests for Mar-a-Lago face': You're going to look like Maleficent'

"Picture a plastic surgeon's office. You might imagine a sleek Los Angeles practice, with discreet entrances meant to conceal celebrities from the paparazzi. Maybe a Dallas high-rise, where monied housewives spend on postpartum mommy makeovers. Or a Miami location, where influencers and OnlyFans stars film TikToks of their BBLs. One city you might not think of is Washington DC. But its buttoned-up reputation belies a newly buzzing industry."

"Much has been made of the so-called Mar-a-Lago face, or the uncannily smooth and artificially voluminous features seen on the likes of Maga elite such as Kristi Noem, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Laura Loomer and Matt Gaetz. The bee-sting puffy lips, frozen brows and taut necks have been compared to Real Housewives stars, sleep paralysis demons and ironically, considering the Republican party's anti-LGBTQ+ culture war drag queens"

Washington DC has seen a growing demand for conspicuous cosmetic procedures described as the 'Mar-a-Lago face.' The aesthetic emphasizes bee-sting puffy lips, frozen brows and taut necks, producing unnaturally voluminous features. Observers compare the results to Real Housewives stars, sleep paralysis demons and, ironically, drag queens without camp. Surgeons report a rise in requests from Trump insiders and attribute the trend to migrants from south Florida and to performative political deference to a leader's beauty preferences. Dr Anita Kulkarni in the West End reports receiving half a dozen or more such unreasonable requests since the inauguration.

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