Rumors surrounding House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s looks started to circulate in the news in 2009: Did she or didn’t she have plastic surgery? For politicians in the public eye, this kind of attention is not uncommon. Plastic-surgery rumors have also dogged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin
Appearances are important, and the 24/7 news cycle has exacerbated our obsession with looks. It’s no surprise then that the political crowd, including members of Congress, TV commentators and lobbyists, undergo procedures in a quest to look younger and fresher. To understand the latest trends, I asked D.C. dermatologists and RealSelf contributors Terrence Keaney and Noelle Sherber to tell me about the most popular non-invasive procedures in the nation’s capitol.