Dr. Terry Dubrow and Dr. Paul Nassif.Photo:Casey Durkin/E! Entertainment
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Dr. Terry DubrowandDr. Paul Nassifare gearing up for the return ofBotched, calling the upcoming episodes “the most advanced season we’ve ever done.”
Ahead of the season 8 premiere, the southern California plastic surgeons shared with PEOPLE what fans can expect in the new season and how recent Hollywood trends have impacted their clientele.
“We took cases that we normally passed on, cases we never would’ve taken the first seven seasons and we felt we had gotten to the point where our experience and our skills that we could tackle these cases,” Dubrow says. “So it’s a really interesting combination of trauma cases, congenital deformities and patients who’ve had major complications with plastic surgery. It’s an advanced season.”
This season will also see Dubrow handle a “very emotional” case while Nassif tackles the biggest challenge of his career.
“I have the biggest case I’ve ever done in my career for the show. It involves a tumor taking over someone’s face,” Nassif shares, noting that it’s the “most shocking” case he’s seen, among many other difficult procedures this season. “I also have more complications and more surgeries that I’ve had to revise than I’ve ever had on any season. It’s just a hard season.”
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Dubrow and Nassif also talked about how Hollywood trends have impacted their clientele — both on and off the show.
One trend they’ve noticed is the desire for people to reverse their cosmetic procedures, copying celebrities likeBlac Chyna,Kylie Jenner,McKenzie Westmoreand more. However, the doctors stress that unlike some Hollywood trends they try to steer patients away from — likebuccal fat removal— they’re actually fans of the latest fad.
“Celebrities move the needle,” Dubrow explains. “So if celebrities are doing things that are actually helpful, like reversing procedures that are maybe a little too much — they’re havingtoo much fillers so they’re dissolving it, they’retaking their implants outbecause they realized that they probably had it too young — I think that’s an important message that maybe a lot of the procedures that are done should be done later in life.”
“If someone looks unnatural, different, just not themselves, that’s not where you want to go,” Nassif adds. “So we love the idea of trying to reverse that andbecome more natural if possible.”
Dr. Terry Dubrow and Dr. Paul Nassif.Casey Durkin/E! Entertainment
“Our goal is to actually educate and say, ‘Listen, you don’t wanna do this.’ In the last nine months, I probably have turned down 25 patients, all young, all unnecessary surgery, not needing it,” Nassif tells PEOPLE.
“I think it’s important that the doctor asks the patient and the patient asks themselves why and what,” Dubrow says. “Why do you want this done? Are you doing it for the right reasons and what consequences may you have in the future if you have this done at this stage? And if you have a really honest, open discussion about that, it may be able to inform and influence making a gooddecision that you won’t regret later.”
Season 8 of Botchedpremieres August 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on E!
source: people.com
