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00:00Dr. Paul, did you expect this show to run into eight seasons?
00:09I did not.
00:10Listen, I knew it was successful after I remember our second or third episode from season one
00:18and we were trending on Twitter.
00:21So I knew at that point that we had something.
00:24So I got to tell you something.
00:26Season eight, can't believe it's been that long, but you know what's great about this
00:31season?
00:32Listen, you still have me doing a surgery, Debro doing a surgery, and some interesting
00:36patients, but the background's changed, the way we do interviews has changed, everything
00:42is a little bit more refreshed, and I'm actually more relaxed this season because after dealing
00:48with all these years with this guy, I finally just said, screw it, and I'm relaxed now.
00:53So I'm just sitting there enjoying the ride.
00:56But can you ever be relaxed in a surgery because you're like the miracle worker, right?
01:00People come to you because they're very distressed about their appearance and you seem to, from
01:05the neck up, you can really do magic.
01:08Well wait a minute now, when I say relaxed, I'm talking about with him, you know, after
01:12he's insulting me.
01:13Listen, when it comes to surgery, you always have to be calm, confident.
01:20You always have to be cautiously, I don't want to use the word nervous, but cautious
01:27because no matter how confident and no matter how great of a surgeon you are, you always
01:33have to be aware of certain situations that may or may not have the best outcomes.
01:38So you have to be great about all those things.
01:40Listen, the reason why, you're not going to have usually a UAE patient on botched.
01:46Now are they going to come see me?
01:48God willing, when I set practice back up here again, yes.
01:52But you know, they want to keep a low profile.
01:54You know, UAE patients are not going to want to be in a TV that's a show that's being seen
01:59in 165 different countries.
02:02That's where botched is aired.
02:03That's brilliant.
02:04Do you think that stigma attached to plastic surgeries has perhaps eroded after your series
02:11kind of normalized it in some ways, isn't it?
02:14No, I think it used to be like that many years ago where like, oh, keep it in the closet
02:20about plastic surgery.
02:23Now good plastic surgery is when you don't recognize it.
02:28So if your friend just looks good, healthy, great night's sleep, better makeup, their
02:32skin looks better, maybe it is plastic surgery.
02:36And so that's the whole goal of good plastic surgery.
02:39So not everyone has to see it.
02:42But since plastic surgery is around so much, people are, oh yeah, I got my nose done.
02:48I had a little liposuction.
02:50It's becoming a less taboo, less taboo.
02:54Absolutely.
02:55Of course, there's something called lunchtime lipo, which I was a bit, I was a bit concerned
03:00about that.
03:01I mean, that sounds way too easy.
03:02What do you have to say about all these quick, the gimmicks?
03:06Well, first of all, there's really nothing that's that quick.
03:10And anything where it says, you know, you have to do, you can do a surgery and go back
03:13to work immediately after lunchtime.
03:16That's more of a marketing gimmick.
03:18Remember, you have to be careful.
03:21You have to, as a red flag, be careful, things like that.
03:25But you have to make sure you're going to the right clinic, the right doctor, the right
03:29specialist that has a reputation and reviews and trained in it.
03:34You know, you got to do your research before you pick a doctor.
03:36Right.
03:37And how would you address all the concerns around the show saying that it kind of feeds
03:40into this vanity, perhaps love for surgery, trivializes medical procedures, et cetera.
03:45How do you address them?
03:47Well, usually we don't, I don't hear a lot about that from the negativity.
03:51I usually get, thank you for helping us.
03:54Thank you preventing an issue.
03:57Basically a billionaire in California was watching our show and she saw one of the shows
04:04which this patient had a unusual diagnosis called sarcoidosis.
04:11Let me say it again.
04:13She has a unusual medical syndrome called sarcoid, sarcoidosis.
04:20And this patient saw those symptoms and said, you know what, that's what I have.
04:26And basically it saved her life.
04:28So you know, the episodes are also a very incredible cautionary tale.
04:35Oh, that's brilliant.
04:37And how involved are you in the editing of the show?
04:40Do you look at the, to be honest now?
04:42Yeah, yeah.
04:43We are not involved in the editing.
04:46Even though we are executive producers, Dr. Dubrow and I are not involved in the editing.
04:51Not at all.
04:52Not at all.
04:53Tell me more about your chemistry.
04:56How does it go?
04:57You claim in your Instagram account you are the better looking of the two.
05:01Of course.
05:02What do you mean claim?
05:03I mean, hello.
05:04Even though I don't look great there, but look at, I mean, you know, that's a lot of
05:07makeup for this guy.
05:08He even looks kind of cute in that photo.
05:10In real life though, he's not.
05:12He's got to let me take that nose and lift it up.
05:14I mean, obviously I'm the better looking one.
05:16I mean, come on.
05:17Of course, of course.
05:18I mean, you know.
05:19But we have a great chemistry.
05:20We've been friends for many, many years.
05:23You know, obviously he teases me more.
05:26But again, you'll see a more relaxed version of me this year.
05:30You know, listen, we have fun and we enjoy it.
05:32We enjoy filming it.
05:33But again, the stakes are high because we do very difficult, scary surgeries.
05:42You can't forget that.
05:43I mean, the premise may be funny, like you might be joking around at the end of the day.
05:47You are cutting somebody open.
05:49Well, yeah, but when we're in surgery or at least when I'm in surgery, I'm not joking
05:52around.
05:54This is really serious.
05:56And my goal is focused, have the right plan with my team.
06:00And yeah, you know, you know, listen, maybe, you know, towards the end when things are
06:03going a little easy and you're kind of wrapping things up, maybe the music comes on and the
06:09atmosphere lightens up.
06:11But that's after you've crossed that, you know, the level and you're going back down
06:15now.
06:16Dr. Paul, do you read the reviews of your shows or do you look at Insta reviews that
06:20happen, you know, per episode perhaps?
06:22And does it affect you?
06:23I mean, you know, like I would if I put up a piece and they don't like it.
06:27I get affected.
06:28I understand.
06:29How do you handle it?
06:30I don't.
06:31In other words, I'm too busy to sit and look at reviews for the show, whether it's on Instagram,
06:36social media, wherever, YouTube, wherever it's found.
06:40I think it's a great show.
06:43And I think if people are making negative comments about it, you know, whatever you
06:47want to call them, haters or whatever, let them.
06:50But the point is, this show speaks for itself and it helps a lot of people.
06:54Right.
06:55What's the one thing that you want to tell your viewers perhaps about this?
06:59Like we are eight seasons on and this is why you should watch it.
07:04Listen, we're eight seasons on and for the people to keep wanting it back for eight season,
07:08you know, it's a fun show.
07:10So if you want some entertainment, you want a little laughing, you want a little crying,
07:14you want to see some kind of gory surgery and a great makeover.
07:20This is the show to watch.
07:21Of course.
07:22Watched.
07:23Did you always want to be a plastic surgeon?
07:25I wanted to be a doctor since probably the age of 12.
07:28Plastic surgeon that came on way later.
07:31Well done.
07:32During my residency of ear, nose and throat.
07:35That's my desire to become a facial plastic surgery, a surgeon blossomed in my residency.
07:43Yeah.
07:44You've entertained us.
07:45Thank you so much.
07:46Well, thank you.