Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth watch President Donald Trump deliver remarks before signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, during the 4th of July picnic. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)
aPlastic surgeons in Washington, D.C. are revealing which elective procedures men choose to appear “more virile” as “Mara-a-Lago face” sweeps Republican insiders in town to support President Donald Trump's agenda, Axios reports.
“Mar-a-Lago face,” which Salon’s Amanda Marcotte describes as “a combination of aggressive plastic surgery, fake tan and make-up spackled on so thick that it would crack — if the fillers hadn't already paralyzed their faces,” is gripping the greater-D.C. area as South Florida’s regional plastic surgery trends creep north.
“It's typical for people to get more work done in places like South Florida, where many MAGA faithfuls have roots,” Axios explains, citing D.C. plastic surgeon Anita Kulkarni.
According to plastic surgeon Navin Singh — who operates out of a clinic in McLean, VA — that regionality could explain why “male politico patients veer more Republican than Democrat,” Axios writes.
Plastic surgeon Troy Pittman, who Axios reports “works with a lot of Trump insiders,” said in contrast with the first Trump term, “[now] we’re seeing people who want to look like they had something done.”
According to Axios, “The ‘Palm Beach crowd’ is all-systems-go, says Pittman.”
The DC surgeon told Axios his male clients are want procedures that will make them look "younger" and "more virile and masculine.”
“On the menu,” Axios reports: “Botox, liposuction and eyelid rejuvenation.”