Hollywood Embracing Anti Mar A Lago Face
Plastic surgery has become, perhaps unsurprisingly, a new political battleground. That is, at least, according to experts who are now assigning opposing meanings to two facial aesthetics. The conspicuously polished “Mar-a-Lago face” has been linked to Donald Trump’s circle, while surgeon Dr. Melinda Lacerna Kimbrell says Hollywood is gravitating toward a subtler “anti-Mar-a-Lago face.” The names might sound like memes, but experts studying the trend say appearance can signal which group someone wants to belong to. Much like a T-shirt bearing a political slogan, a face can become a way to show allegiance, with some people altering their features to fit in. “It’s less about beauty than about group signaling,” Behavioral scientist Jordan Bridger explained in an interview. The “Mar-a-Lago face” turned cosmetic work into a sign of political allegiance Todd Williamson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniver
