Botched is a Cautionary Tale for All Viewers
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We’ve all seen them – people who have had plastic surgery and, well, just don’t look normal. Let’s face it. There are some great plastic surgeons out there and many great success stories. Just look at Jane Fonda. But on the flipside, there are many people who have had “botched” surgeries. Dr. Terry Dubrow and Dr. Paul Nassif are plastic surgeons that try to fix botched surgeries. Their show, Botched, is on its second season on E! Recently Drs. Dubrow and Nassif spoke with members of the media about their show and their experiences.
People go to plastic surgeons for all kinds of reasons. Aging is only one of the reasons people seek out surgeons to change their appearance. As the two doctors explained, people have a variety of end results they desire, like looking like a Ken doll or even Tarzan. One man wanted back implants to build up his back instead of working out at the gym. It’s a quick fix that doesn’t always result in the outcomes desired.
Dr. Nassif explained, “There’s something called body dysmorphic disorder,” which is when people basically get addicted to changing their looks. “Every one of my patients before surgery actually goes to see a psychologist to make sure they’re ready for surgery. So I’m going to say that we probably turn away about ten per cent of our patients that are not good candidates, for one of many reasons.”
According to Dr. Dubrow, “If you’ve had 12 [surgeries] and you’ve been botched and somebody out there can’t fix them, and they come to us as their last-ditch effort, we will do that.” But he also stressed they don’t condone multiple surgeries for surgery sake.
When asked what procedure is the most likely to go wrong, Dr. Nassif acknowledged, “The nose, because of something called three-dimensional healing and shrink-wrappage of the skin of the nose, you have about 22 per cent – or let’s just say one in five patients needs a revision, a touchup. And the thing with the nose is if you just make a little bit of a cut here (pointing to the nose) that can ruin the nose later on. So it’s something that has the most risks in regards to breathing and cosmesis because it’s right in the middle of your face.” That’s something to think about if you are considering a “nose job.” And there are plenty of celebs out there with really bad nose jobs.
“Breast augmentation [is] among the most common plastic surgery procedures … so it will have the most common number of complications,” Dr. Dubrow added. “Plus, as opposed to a facelift or a nose or liposuction, when you’re done doing the breast augmentation and they have healed, that isn’t necessarily the end of the story. They can go on to develop capsular contracture or scarring, even many years later when everything has really quieted down. So a lot of complications [are] associated with having a foreign body put in you.”
This should be a wake-up call to everyone considering breast augmentation; especially parents who agree to let their teenage daughters undergo this procedure. It’s something that can have dangerous results years in the future.
This show is now on its second season. So, how did the whole thing come about in the first place? A show about botched surgery. “We’ve been friends for a long time,” explained Dr. Dubrow. Paul called me and asked, ‘How much revisional plastic surgery do you do?’ I said, ‘I do a ton of it, and it’s so hard, and it’s so fun, and it’s great to change these people’s lives.’” They decided to do this show as both a cautionary tale to people thinking about plastic surgery and show viewers the scope of how things can really go wrong. And they want to let viewers know that although a seemingly easy procedure like a filler, or injectable, has consequences, especially when done by someone who doesn’t know exactly how to do it.
Season Two of Botched premiers Tuesday, April 14, 2015 on E!
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Francine Brokaw has been covering all aspects of the entertainment business for 20 years. She also writes about technology and has been a travel writer for the past 12 years. She has been published in national and international newspapers and magazines as well as internet websites. She has written her own book, Beyond the Red Carpet The World of Entertainment Journalists, from Sourced Media Books.
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