Vanessa Trump's Face Transformation Is Wild To See In Side By Side Pics
While she might not formally be a member of the Trump clan anymore — Vanessa and former husband Donald Trump Jr. split up in 2018 — Vanessa still has the distinctive, heavily enhanced face that has come to be associated with MAGA's inner circles. The plastic surgery trend known as Mar-A-Lago face typically involves conspicuous cosmetic changes, as well as heavy, glam makeup. So it's not surprising that photos of a younger Vanessa show a more relaxed, natural beauty compared to her more recent appearance.
Based on the uncanny, static quality in Vanessa's cheeks and around her mouth, it seems likely that she's had Botox and dermal fillers. But perhaps the most striking change is around Trump's eyes, which appear more open. Plastic surgeon Dr. Sean McNally told the Daily Mail that this is likely the result of surgery. "Her upper eyelids look less heavy, which would be from an upper blepharoplasty," he explained in 2026. "I suspect she had a formal brow lift, given that her hairline looks a touch higher," the doctor added.
By MAGA standards, Vanessa Trump is keeping it relatively natural
But while plastic surgery has sometimes radically altered the faces of MAGA women, like Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is unrecognizable in pictures from before her Trump days, Vanessa Trump's cosmetic makeover seems more focused on keeping her youthful than bringing her in line with the Mar-A-Lago aesthetic. After all, her lips haven't gotten drastically poutier, nor have her cheekbones gotten more pronounced.
Instead, the former model seems committed to subtle maintenance of her skin and face. "Wrinkle-free skin of the forehead suggests regular use of Botox, which in her case appears completely natural — kudos to her facial plastic surgeon," plastic surgeon Dr. Konstantin Vasyukevich told Life & Style in 2018. Another expert guessed she's relied on lasers or BBL/IPL to maintain even skin tone. That kind of regular, low-impact maintenance helps explain why Trump is still stunning going makeup-free.