‘Dr. Miami’ operates
Reality series stars plastic surgeon Michael Salzhauer.
Move over, Dr. 90210. There’s a new reality TV plastic surgeon on the block.
That’s Dr. Michael Salzhauer, the sometimes controversial South Florida plastic surgeon also known as “Dr. Miami” on social media.
Salzhauer stars in a new reality series of the same name, “Dr. Miami,” which follows him, his staff and the patients who see him for Brazilian butt-lifts, nose jobs, breast implants, tummy tucks and other procedures at his Bay Harbor Islands practice. The six-episode series, produced by Miami-based 2C Originals, will debut at 10 p.m. March 31on the WEtv cable network.
Network officials said Salzhauer seemed like a natural for his own show. Themanwho has called himself “Dr. Schnoz” has been known in recent years for his social media following and his marketing strategies, which have drawn complaints from some groups such as the Anti-Defamation League of Florida.
In 2008, hewrote a children’s book, “My Beautiful Mommy,” promoting plastic surgery. In 2012, he hired a rock band to make a video called, “Jewcan Sam(ANose Job Love Song)”, about a teenage boy who gets a nose job to attract a girl.
For the past two years, he also has been broadcasting his surgeries on Snapchat.
“A surgeon using Snapchat and other social platforms to literally bring fans into the operating room represents a bold and fresh twist that connects old and new media,” said We tv President Marc Juris in an email.
For his Snapchat surgeries, Salzhauer dresses up in Viking, pirate and other costumes.
“I’m a goofy guy,’’ said Salzhauer fromhis office on a recent Thursday morning. “I’ve got this wacky personality that I was born with that people find entertaining.”
The WEtv show aims to capture that zaniness as he meets with patients.
“We love this show, because Dr. Salzhauer is a completely unique and authentic individual who is at the top of his profession and using social media in an innovative and powerful way,” Juris added.
Each episode follows two patients and their before-and-after progress.
“I hope that [viewers] understand that plastic surgery is a normal part of everyday modern life. I hope the showed ucates and entertains people,” he said.
In the first episode, a woman named Ashley gets pre-surgery jitters and wants to back out of having her “mommy makeover,” which includes breast implants and a tummy tuck. Her best friend encourages her to be a new version of herself.
Although there will be some TV personalities on his show, including cast members from WEtv’s “My Life Is A Telenovela” and the Oxygen network’s “Bad Girls Club,” Salzhauer said most of his patients are everyday folks looking to better themselves. On the show, he calls them “beauty warriors.”
“It takes a lot of courage to go to a plastic surgeon in the first place, to admit you are not comfortable in your own body,” he said. “It is like going into battle. It involves risks, bruising, swelling and a healing period. I am proud ofmy beauty warriors.
“I am a beauty warrior,” said the father of five, who has had a nose job and a chin implant.