Well with Arielle Lorre 439: Botched Beauty: When Anti-Aging Goes Too Far & What to Do Instead with Dr. Terry Dubrow
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Feb 11, 2026 
Dr. Terry Dubrow, a board-certified plastic surgeon and TV personality known from Botched, explains why current beauty trends push people too far. He discusses surgical risks, filler complications, overfilling and frozen faces. Short-term fixes versus long-term preservation, reality TV makeovers, AI’s impact on image, and when to say no to procedures are all explored.
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Repairing Botched Cases Raises Risk
- Fixing botched cases is high-risk because damaged tissue and scar compromise blood supply and healing.
- Dr. Terry Dubrow explains his complication rate is higher when repairing multiple prior poor surgeries.
Vascular Filler Complications Can Cause Tissue Loss
- Dr. Terry Dubrow recounted patients losing nasal tips and cheek tissue from filler vascular complications.
- He described cases where non-plastic injections caused full-thickness cheek necrosis requiring tissue transfer.
AI Is Changing Authenticity Online
- AI is already producing synthetic videos and influencers, complicating authenticity and enforcement.
- Dr. Terry Dubrow notes many of his promotional videos online are AI-generated and not him.
