From 'blow up doll' Matt Gaetz to Kimberly Guilfoyle and even Trump: How plastic surgery was star of show at RNC 2024

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Conservatism is each astir preserving traditions and resisting abrupt change.

Yet respective high-profile right-wing figures sported radically different looks astatine this year's Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee. 

Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jnr's fiancee, was deed pinch integrative room allegations aft looking unrecognizable from her days arsenic a wide erstwhile she was joined to antiauthoritarian Governor Gavin Newsom.

Firebrand Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz was besides accused of getting Botox and different cosmetic adjustments aft sporting a extremist facial transformation. One of Gaetz's rival Republicans likened him to a 'blow up doll.'

And Donald Trump himself is besides rumored to person had procedures to heighten his looks, including multiple hairsbreadth transplants.

Pictured supra is Matt Gaetz who turned heads erstwhile he appeared astatine nan Republican National Convention connected Wednesday because of his over-arched eyebrows. He is pictured connected nan near successful 2018

Other Republicans George Santos and erstwhile chairwoman Ronna McDaniel — who do not look to beryllium astatine this year's normal — person besides been deed pinch room rumors.

Guilfoyle sparked speculation complete her looks this week erstwhile she appeared connected nan normal shape to loudly state her support for Trump.

Plastic surgeon to nan stars, Dr Gary Motykie, told DailyMail.com he believed nan 55-year-old had apt 'dabbled' successful fillers because her cheeks seemed overmuch fuller than successful erstwhile nationalist appearances.

'She's mislaid a batch of weight,' he said, 'and erstwhile you suffer nan weight erstwhile you are older you thin to look much gaunt'.

'But this isn't nan lawsuit pinch her, which makes maine suspicious for filler — which has been utilized to make her cheeks overmuch fuller.'

He besides suggested nan erstwhile Fox News characteristic had received articulator filler because her's had remained nan aforesaid size complete time, alternatively than shrinking arsenic usually happens erstwhile personification ages.

Reacting to her quality online, 1 personification said: 'Guilfoyle really needs to laic disconnected nan [plastic surgery] for a while'.

A 2nd added: 'She's nary uncertainty undergone nan obligatory integrative room required to beryllium portion of nan Trump clan.'

Social media was past group alight pinch memes erstwhile nan Florida Congressman Gaetz took to nan stage, pinch galore instantly shocked by his over-arched eyebrows and ultra-smooth complexion.

Pictured supra is Kimberly Guilfoyle successful 2017 (left) and astatine nan Republican Convention connected Wednesday. A apical surgeon suggested she had received fillers successful her midface and lips

Dr Motykie said nan 42-year-old had nan 'classic' amazed look of personification who had received excessively overmuch Botox — likening his quality to nan eyebrows of Spok from StarTrek.

'A communal correction that immoderate of these group make is to think, 'Oh, I want to look awesome for nan RNC', and past they spell and get Botox aliases filler a week aliases 2 before,' said Dr Motykie.

'The problem is it doesn't ever settee successful time, meaning that they tin look poufy aliases overdone astatine nan normal — but much earthy 2 weeks later.'

Dr Michael Salzhauer, a integrative surgeon successful Florida, besides known arsenic Dr Miami, agreeed that Gaetz had apt sewage nan shots conscionable days earlier nan convention.

He besides suggested to nan Miami New Times that Gaetz's bizarre eyebrows could beryllium nan consequence of an eyebrow assistance — wherever nan eyebrows are raised to trim wrinkles — and eyebrow threading — aliases a method for removing hairsbreadth from nan eyebrows.

Plastic surgeon Dr Gary Motykie said Gaetz's arched eyebrows reminded him of those connected Spok successful Star Trek 

Evidence for Botox included a deficiency of wrinkles connected his forehead and nan truth that if it is excessively dense connected immoderate muscles but excessively ray connected others it tin origin them to propulsion nan eyebrows into nan bizarre 'over-arched' and 'feminine-looking' style seen connected Gaetz.

Wisconsin GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden jumped connected nan net buzz astir Gaetz's appearance, likening nan Floridian to a activity doll.

'RNC debuts first AI powered inflatable activity doll to speak astatine a nationalist convention,' Van Orden chided connected X alongside an unflattering photograph of Gaetz (R-Fla.) from nan address.

Another spectator said connected X: 'He looks for illustration he's wearing a disguise connected his ain look — gonna springiness nan peep group conspiracy theorists a batch to activity with.'

A 2nd said, 'Matt Gaetz (R-Botox)', and a 3rd added: 'Wow. That Botox and filler is FRESH.'

And a 3rd suggested his eyebrows made it look for illustration he was preparing for an quality connected RuPaul's Drag Race. 

Pictured supra is erstwhile Republican chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who has faced accusations that she has received filler. She is yet to look astatine nan Republican National Convention

Pictured supra is disgraced erstwhile Republican congressman George Santos. He has antecedently faced accusations that he received filler and Botox

Previously, disgraced congressman George Santos has been accused of getting Botox and filler successful his lips and cheeks.

Former Republican chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has besides antecedently been accused of receiving filler successful her cheeks and lips pursuing weight loss.

And it's not conscionable Republicans. Plastic room has go progressively celebrated among politicians of each stripes successful caller years, according to Dr Motykie.

The purpose is to look much youthful and beardown and to person voters they are still up to nan job.

Democrat leaders specified arsenic Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi look to person received integrative surgery.

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