Paul Nassif (58), Hollywood’s most famous surgeon, host of Botched, the E! Entertainment, which premieres its seventh season, spoke with PEOPLE, spoke about his experience in the operating room for 21 consecutive years and analyzed how the perception imposed by social networks impacted on the transformations most requested by his clients.
The personal friend of Kris Jenner, the mother of the Kardashians, told how dissatisfaction with physical appearance led to celebrities – most of their patients – often requesting changes related to the perfection imposed by Instagram filters.
“In my opinion, I consider that, if we spend so much time on social media and zooms, what we see the most is our face and there we begin to notice our most prominent nose, neck and eyes; since you are looking at yourself in front of a screen. Another thing that happens is that we see Instagram models taking pictures of their bodies. So, las people start to criticize themselves, in addition to using the filters that social networks provide “, the aesthetic specialist pointed out.
“Consequently, since they feel bad because of how they look, they begin to use these filters, so then the next step is to perform some procedure to change that thing that they dislike. We call that Dysmorphia Snapchat, when a person takes a selfie and wants to change his face. Social networks intensify these issues “, explains Nassif.
Regarding the cases he received in the new season of his reality show, the surgeon details that he tries to make the changes “realistic.” As he tells it, he clarifies to his patients that “they are going to get an improvement of 10% or 30%” and that he tries to “lower their expectations.”
The “Kardashian effect”: what is it and what do your famous patients ask for
In dialogue with PEOPLE, Nassif assures that the “Kardashian effect”, the pursuit of having huge breasts and hips remains among the most frequent requests. “This effect continues to continue. The Kardashian family is on the front pages of all the media and they have done a great job.”, explains about one of the trends in surgeries.
“In fact, Kris is a good friend of mine and I know every member of the family. What they have achieved is something super powerful, since women now all they want is to have their busts, their hips and their lips. , it may be that the size has decreased, but this effect is still happening “, details.
“If you want to look like a celebrity in a positive way, that’s always a good thing.”
“Recently two months ago, I have been talking to Kim who is studying to be a lawyer and has been especially helping women and people who are incarcerated for a crime they have not committed. And all of these are positive examples. Wanting to be like a person it’s okay as long as you don’t take it to the extreme that it gets sick “, highlights. And add: “If you want to look like a celebrity in a positive way, that’s always a good thing.”.
Your awareness of surgery and mental health
Nassif stresses the importance of mental health. “It is very important for us to highlight these issues, since we have become psychologists when we see patients who want certain procedures. And we must be sure that their mental health is equivalent with respect to their physical health, prior to operating them to ensure that they are find themselves psychologically ready and that they are doing it for good reason “, he points out.
In addition, he indicates, after the closure imposed by the covid restrictions, it is important “leveling off mental health since life is becoming more normal or what it was before this pandemic, which was very stressful”.
Thanks to: E! Entertainment and Boca Pr.
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