Top NYC Plastic Surgeon on Risks, Rewards & Future of Cosmetic Procedures
Over 50 & Flourishing with Dominique Sachse
Dear Media
4.8 • 864 Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
This week on Over 50 & Flourishing, Dominique Sachse welcomes Dr. Oren Tepper, a leading plastic surgeon and innovator in the field, for an in-depth conversation about the state of plastic surgery today.
The episode explores how plastic surgery has evolved, the innovations shaping its future, and the balance between safety, science, and self-confidence. Dr. Tepper breaks down both reconstructive and cosmetic procedures, offering insight into what’s realistic, what’s risky, and what’s next in this ever-changing field.
In this episode, Dominique and Dr. Oren Tepper discuss:
- Why plastic surgery today is safer and more advanced than in decades past
- The difference between cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, and how they overlap
- The rise of fat transfer and stem cell–based techniques for more natural outcomes
- How 3D imaging and simulation technology help patients visualize realistic results
- Common misconceptions about recovery times, scarring, and results
- The importance of choosing a board-certified plastic surgeon and asking the right questions before surgery
- How surgery can restore confidence for people after trauma, cancer treatment, or congenital conditions
- The role of ethics and patient expectations in deciding whether surgery is the right choice
- What new technologies (like robotics and regenerative medicine) may mean for the future of surgery
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a Dear Media production. |
| 0:14.8 | Welcome back to Over 50 and Flourishing with Dominique Soxha. |
| 0:18.1 | I'm your host and this is the place where women in midlife come to feel seen, |
| 0:22.2 | inspired, and empowered. Our guest today is Dr. Orrin Tepper, a world-renowned board-certified |
| 0:28.3 | plastic surgeon known for his groundbreaking work in both reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. |
| 0:34.3 | You might remember him as one of the doctors who performed a highly delicate separation |
| 0:38.7 | on conjoined twins that was featured on CNN. He's a pioneer in 3D surgical innovation and |
| 0:44.7 | stem cell therapy and a thought leader in the evolving conversation around beauty, aging, |
| 0:49.8 | and personal empowerment. If you ever looked in the mirror and wondered what your next chapter might look like, |
| 0:56.0 | whether you're curious about non-surgical tweaks |
| 0:58.3 | or you're questioning if surgery is selling out, |
| 1:02.0 | this conversation is for you. |
| 1:03.8 | We talk about the psychology of appearance, |
| 1:06.7 | the anti-surgery backlash, |
| 1:08.6 | and why beauty in midlife has more to do with freedom than perfection. |
| 1:13.1 | Let's dive in. |
| 1:16.9 | Dr. Tepper, it's really good to have you today. |
| 1:20.1 | There are so many questions and things about what you do that I want to dive into. |
| 1:25.8 | But before we even get to cosmetic surgery, |
| 1:29.3 | as you know, my audience is in midlife. And this is such a ripe and prime time and opportunity |
| 1:35.6 | to have these conversations. But also, I'm a journalist and I was one for 30 years. And I |
| 1:42.4 | alluded to this in the introduction. I remember that story of |
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