'Weird': Internet erupts after Karoline Leavitt's apparent admission of pregnancy faux pas

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

December 27, 2025 7:20PM ET


White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's recent pregnancy disclosure led numerous observers to raise questions about whether or not she intentionally got lip injections knowing she was pregnant.

We recently reported that Leavitt, who's 28, is expecting her second child with her husband, Nick, who is 30 years her senior. But the internet was focused on the fact that Leavitt said her new baby is due in May, and tied that to a recent Vanity Fair close-up photoshoot in which Leavitt was shown with apparent injection marks around her lips.

One popular influencer, Jesus Freakin Congress wrote, "If Karoline Leavitt is due in May 2026, she was already pregnant when the Vanity Fair photos were taken. Which means she appears to have gotten cosmetic fillers while pregnant. And yet, this same administration is out here warning pregnant women not to take Tylenol? So to recap: elective cosmetic injectables are apparently fine, but over-the-counter pain relief is treated like a moral hazard. Interesting…"

Liberal commentator Brian Krassenstein also made a video about it, writing on Saturday, "Weird." "The crowd who doesn’t want to give newborns Hepatitis B shots are fine with putting their pregnancy in jeopardy using lip fillers," he added.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/karoline-leavitt-2674832565/

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[sop]

1. Mar-a-Lago lips are more important.

[paleotn]

7. You mean Joker Face?

[True Dough]

2. Even if she did,

it still wouldn't be quite as egregious as throwing a baby overboard!

[Srkdqltr]

3. This is stupid beyond belief. Lip filler injection marks?? You are fixated on lip filler injection marks?

[Old Crank]

4. So she will be off the stage soon

And in the kitchen, cleaning the house and doing laundry soon?

[TheRickles]

5. Lip-filler injections don't have systemic effects but Tylenol does.

I don't like her, but this is a manufactured controversy.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Silcone injections for cosmetic use, are NOT approved by the FDA

FDA warns about illegal use of injectable silicone for body contouring and associated health risks

What has generally BEEN approved are silicone implants, which involves some kind of "bag" or "form" that is filled with silicone (like a breast implant), and is surgically inserted under the skin.

Apparently there ARE such "implants" available for lips, I expect for those who may have had their lips damaged from any myriad of reasons (burns, disease, injuries, birth defects, etc), but that is different from "injecting" the silicone around and in them to make them "look fuller".

There have been numerous reports over the years of mostly women who have died from unlicensed practitioners doing silicone injections.

[Farmer-Rick]

11. Yeah, because those injected fillers move around under the skin

That's how people get that puffy looking pillow face from their injected filler moving to other parts of their face and body.

I heard of a woman having to have filler surgically removed from her chest area. Yeah it had moved down around her chest than hardened into a cyst of some kind. Fun times with injectable filler. Yeah, totally safe.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Silicone embolisms and silicone syndrome

What are silicone embolism and silicone embolism syndrome?

The silicone syndrome

[Farmer-Rick]

17. Thanks for the info

Oh, wow that's a serious condition.

[TheRickles]

18. Silicone has to enter the bloodstream for emboli to occur, and that only happens with leaking implants.

The amount of silicone in lip-filler injections is tiny in comparison, and has no easy route into the bloodstream. So yes, implants are a health risk, but this story about Leavitt's lips is way overblown.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. And it can be accidentally injected into any nearby blood vessels

and can be absorbed into the skin and muscles and circulate throughout the body.

There is a REASON why LIQUID silicone injections are NOT approved by the FDA.

Silicone (and sometimes saline liquid) is approved when contained and sealed within some type of "bag-like" form.

And no it's NOT "overblown" because you have a lunatic Secretary of HHS who has spouted crap about acetaminophen, let alone a whole pile of other bullshit things related to anything "medical".

This is now the 2nd issue that Leavett has been a part of that this hypocritical administration has ranted about (the first was her nephew being born to an undocumented immigrant, who is set to be deported) and now this.

You fight fire with fire because this administration has prided itself in spreading misinformation and burning everything down.

[TheRickles]

21. I basically agree with your cautions, but the OP says that pregnancies are put at risk by lip-filler injections.

A quick Internet scan doesn't show any documented cases of that, although it's theoretically possible. Bottom line: it was a terribly overblown comparison for Krassenstein to make. There are plenty of other things to criticize Leavitt about.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. No - the loon at HHS has fixated on ANYTHING with decades of research

as putting a pregnancy "at risk" like acetaminophen use, but there ARE cautions for pregnant women against doing ANY (elective) cosmetic surgery while pregnant -

From a NIH publication -

J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2022 Apr-Jun;15(2):108–117. doi: 10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_226_20

Dermatologic and Cosmetic Procedures in Pregnancy

Adit Mohan Garg 1, Venkataram Mysore 1,✉

PMCID: PMC9364454 PMID: 35965909
Abstract

Background:

Patients may develop a need to undergo procedures while being pregnant and this requires a certain risk-benefit profiling to be done by the clinician. Skin changes during pregnancy such as melasma, striae, varicose veins, hirsutism, and increased skin growths may raise concerns for the lady. Although pregnancy-induced physiologic changes may prompt a surgeon to delay nonessential procedures until after delivery, certain skin conditions may require urgent intervention. Others that may be nonurgent, elective, or cosmetic may need careful analysis.

Materials and Methods:

Data were extracted from available literature through a PubMed search for the following keywords: “dermatological procedures in pregnancy,” “dermatosurgical procedures during pregnancy,” “aesthetic procedures in pregnancy,” “safety in pregnancy,” “teratogenicity of drugs,” “local anesthesia during pregnancy,” “physiological changes in pregnancy,” “cosmetic procedures during pregnancy,” and “lasers in pregnancy.”

Results:

Only procedures which are safe and necessary should be carried out in a pregnant woman. Electrocautery, radiofrequency, cryotherapy, and lasers for warts, particularly genital, surgical interventions for skin malignancies, and other small growths should be performed. Safe but cautious outlook is required for intralesional steroid injections, aesthetic procedures such as chemical peeling, botulinum toxin, microdermabrasion, and biopsies for questionable lesions. Absolutely contraindicated procedures include fillers, sclerotherapy, and liposuction.

(snip)

IOW, if you want to do cosmetic lip enhancement, YOU WAIT.

[TheRickles]

27. True, and thanks for the links. My beef is with Krassenstein for what he implies:

that lip-filler injections put pregnancies at risk. The cautions you cite are for body-contouring fillers (butt enhancement, etc.). The incidence of lip-filler causing systemic problems is 0.02% (see my other post), and pregnancy damage has never been documented after that very localized procedure.

Which is to say, Leavitt is vain enough to take the (very low) risk of getting her lips enhanced if it will make her more glamorous today, and the vanity behind the whole Mar-a-Lago look is quite stunning. But still, Krassenstein is resorting to clickbait to make his point when it's not necessary. Everyone can plainly see how out-of-control these image-obsessed, Trumpian caricature women are.

[BumRushDaShow]

29. He and others are TRYING to point out the *RANK HYPOCRISY* of the staff in the 45 administration

Not calling them out for imposing idiotic restrictions with a "For me, but not for thee" asinine and haughty declaration, becomes a retreat by Democrats, while 45 and the GOP continues to pummel our sensibilities, knowledge and expertise of SCIENTIFIC FACTS (and I say this as a retired Chemist and former employee of a HHS agency).

I worked under 6 Presidents and 10 Secretaries of Health and Human Services (including "Actings/transitionals" ) during my federal career. Brainworm RFK Jr is THE ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY WORST to occupy that position.

Keep attacking their weaknesses.

[mcar]

10. Occasional Tylenol during pregnancy is fine,

according to the experts.

[Wiz Imp]

15. Wrong

Lip filler systemic effects are rare but serious, involving body-wide reactions like fever, widespread rash, or difficulty breathing (systemic allergy) or severe localized issues like vascular occlusion (blood clot/blockage) leading to skin death (necrosis), vision loss, or even stroke if filler enters a major vessel, requiring immediate medical care. More common issues are localized redness, swelling, lumps, infection, or filler migration, but severe, delayed, or widespread symptoms signal a systemic problem needing urgent attention.

[paleotn]

6. what the hell?

Dear God that woman is a freak. What is it with these people? Every single one of them is beaucoup fucked up.

[Bengus81]

8. Pregnant? She spends every weekend with Trump

To her husband....who do you suspect?

[Polybius]

12. I don't like her, but lip filler doesn't have systemic effects

I also don't like that it's a man blasting her for this. With that being said, I hope she quits for good.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. That is absolutely incorrect - silicone injections are NOT approved for cosmetic use, and for a reason

See this post - https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3589120

It helps to NOT spread misinformation.

[Polybius]

25. See post 24

Also, I never said silicone. Temporary injections are far more common, and last about a month or more.

[BumRushDaShow]

31. And you see post #23 and see post #29

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=post&forum=1014&pid=3589170

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3589189

Don't fall for the okie doke.

[Wiz Imp]

16. Wrong

Lip filler systemic effects are rare but serious, involving body-wide reactions like fever, widespread rash, or difficulty breathing (systemic allergy) or severe localized issues like vascular occlusion (blood clot/blockage) leading to skin death (necrosis), vision loss, or even stroke if filler enters a major vessel, requiring immediate medical care. More common issues are localized redness, swelling, lumps, infection, or filler migration, but severe, delayed, or widespread symptoms signal a systemic problem needing urgent attention.

[TheRickles]

19. Can you supply a citation that links lip-filler, not just injection anywhere, to these systemic symptoms?

The amount of silicone injected into the lips is miniscule compared to the amount injected in, say, butt-enhancement injections. So I'm guessing the rate of emboli or the above is also tiny. This study reports a rate of 0.02% systemic side-effects from lip injections: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11525007/|

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Here is something that discusses LIQUID (free-flowing) silicone

Is Silicone Toxic?

Here is an article from FDA (pre-45 administration in 2023) on "fillers" - Dermal Filler Do's and Don'ts for Wrinkles, Lips and More

Specifically, if she is not using "approved" types, then there can and will be problems -

(snip)

FDA warnings about unapproved fillers

The FDA has not approved injectable silicone or any injectable fillers for body contouring or enhancement. The FDA has warned against getting filler injected into the breasts, buttocks, or spaces between the muscles. Using injectable filler for large-scale body contouring or body enhancement can lead to serious injury, including long-term pain, infection, permanent scarring or disfigurement, and even death.

The FDA has not approved needle-free devices for the injection of dermal fillers and warns against using them to inject hyaluronic acid or other lip and facial fillers. The injectors use high pressure and do not provide enough control over where filler will be placed. Serious injuries and in some cases, permanent harm to the skin, lips or eyes have occurred.

The FDA also warns against buying or using lip or facial fillers that are sold directly to the public. They are not FDA approved and may be contaminated with chemicals and infectious organisms. The only FDA-approved dermal fillers are supplied by a prescription for injection by a licensed health care professional using a syringe with a needle or a cannula (a small flexible tubing with a blunt tip that is inserted under the skin).

(snip)

[Wiz Imp]

30. Here

https://myethosspa.com/lip-filler-hit-blood-vessel/

https://mollieeliseaesthetics.com/how-do-i-know-if-i-have-a-vascular-occlusion-after-lip-filler/

[Polybius]

24. I am only going by what my close friend's doctor said

She is pregnant and asked her primary about lip fillers. He told her there is nothing to worry about.

For the record, he's not the one doing the injections, so he doesn't benefit at all from it.

[BumRushDaShow]

26. See post #23

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=post&forum=1014&pid=3589170

And specifically from that paper -

Results:

Only procedures which are safe and necessary should be carried out in a pregnant woman. Electrocautery, radiofrequency, cryotherapy, and lasers for warts, particularly genital, surgical interventions for skin malignancies, and other small growths should be performed. Safe but cautious outlook is required for intralesional steroid injections, aesthetic procedures such as chemical peeling, botulinum toxin, microdermabrasion, and biopsies for questionable lesions. Absolutely contraindicated procedures include fillers, sclerotherapy, and liposuction.

(snip)

I love how men just LOVE to control women and argue what is and isn't in their best interest - all for "looks".

[Mike Nelson]

28. So very sad...

... if only their ages were reversed, they might be able to have lip poofs galore... without this potential problem. Still, we have something to look forward to... in another 30 years, Karoline can have her lips poofed without fear, to look good on her FOX "News" show.