The New Republican Look Explained by a Plastic Surgeon

Sometimes what’s on the surface is worth examining. As a matter of fact, how we look can tell people a lot about who we are, where we’re from, and even what we believe. With that in mind, it felt like a good time to explore the growing curiosity about Mar-A-Lago face — the new conservative look, or whatever you want to call it — with an expert.

Dr. Gary Motykie, a Los Angeles-based Plastic Surgeon, helped us figuratively dissect what prominent Republican men and women are literally injecting. There are levels to all this nipping and tucking, from Ivanka Trump’s natural approach to Matt Gaetz’s look that raised eyebrows (including his own). And the difference between them really comes down to one thing: attention.

0:00 Who Got What Done?
1:33 Background
2:36 Trumps Trend Natural
4:42 Attraction vs. Distraction
5:36 Wrong Kind of Attention
7:08 Projecting Power

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