World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon Dr. Terry Dubrow: The Popular Procedure I Refuse to Perform

Send us Fan Mail Join The Press Club by AWF The Record for exclusive conversations, guided challenges, and a community of women building careers, businesses, and lives on their own terms: https://www.patreon.com/cw/AWFTheRecord In this episode of AWF The Record , Jeannette Reyes and Mona Kosar Abdi sit down with world-renowned plastic surgeon and Botched star Dr. Terry Dubrow for an unfiltered conversation about the truth behind plastic surgery, beauty standards, and reality TV.

From the deadly risks of Brazilian Butt Lifts (BBLs) to cosmetic procedures he considers a waste of money, Dr. Dubrow reveals what patients should know before going under the knife.

He also reflects on the controversy surrounding The Swan, the dangers of chasing ever-changing beauty trends, and why even the best plastic surgery can go wrong. Plus, he opens up about pretty privilege, the pressures women face to be beautiful and successful, and how The Real Housewives transformed his career.

KEY POINTS 00:00 - Introduction: World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon Dr. Terry Dubrow 02:05 – How Botched and reality TV changed the stigma around plastic surgery. 05:30 – The controversy behind The Swan and why Dr.

Dubrow wouldn't do the show today. 15:32 – How beauty standards and looksmaxxing culture push people to dangerous extremes. 18:50 – Cosmetic procedures that waste money, from thread lifts to overhyped skin treatments. 22:08 – What actually works for under-eye hollows, smile lines, and facial aging. 24:44 – Why Dr. Dubrow refuses to perform BBLs and the potentially fatal complications. 29:44 – The long-term consequences of chasing plastic surgery trends. 35:33 – Pretty privilege, beauty standards, and why attractive women struggle to be taken seriously. 41:02 – How reality TV transformed Dr.

Dubrow's career and the secrets to building an authentic brand. QUOTES "If you send a message out that it's really your life is really only as valuable as your looks are, as good as your looks are.

That is the worst message for a male, and I can't stand that." – Dr. Terry Dubrow “I think that's the challenge women face that it's very hard for people to accept two things that you can be beautiful and qualified." – Jeannette Reyes “A BBL, a Brazilian buttock lift.

That, I won't do it because no operation is worth that fatality rate." – Dr. Terry Dubrow GUEST RESOURCES: Dr.

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