Denise Richards Plastic Surgery Video: Every Procedure in Her Own Words
Posted Oct 19, 2026 by @navigatemds
Denise Richards kept her breast implants private for more than 30 years. Now she's listed every procedure herself: implants at 19, both implants ruptured on Fox's Special Forces, Botox and filler, and a full facelift with a brow lift and upper eyelid surgery in June 2025. Her verdict: "It was the best thing I did for myself."
Transcript
0:00 Denise Richards (Dumb Blonde Podcast, 2026): "I got my implants when I was 19 years old, and I was so private about it. I never said anything to anyone."
0:07 Denise Richards (Jeff Lewis Live, SiriusXM, 2025): "I jumped off a bridge too, and that's when I ruptured my implants, off of that thing."
0:10 Jeff Lewis: "One implant or both?" Denise Richards: "Both." Jeff Lewis: "Did you have to go back in?" Denise Richards: "I still have to get them redone."
0:15 Denise Richards (Dumb Blonde Podcast): "I went to Dr. Ben Talei, and originally I had been thinking about doing just my neck."
0:21 "I've never done anything. I've done a little Botox, and then I did some fillers. I felt like I looked like 300 pounds."
0:28 "I was terrified, but he did everything. He did the neck, the lower face, the upper, the brow lift. The only thing he didn't do were my lower lids. He did my upper lid."
0:38 "It was the best thing I did for myself."
0:41 On screen: US plastic surgeons performed 67,285 facelifts in 2019 and 79,058 in 2024, up 17% (ASPS member surgeons).
0:46 On screen: Implants at age 19 (about 1990). Ruptured both implants in 2024. Botox and filler before surgery. Facelift and neck lift in June 2025, with a brow lift and upper eyelids. Implants out? She said "redone." Implant size? She never said.
Denise Richards’ procedures, in her own words
| Procedure | When | What she said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast implants | Age 19 (about 1990) | “I got my implants when I was 19 years old and I was so private about it.” | Dumb Blonde Podcast, Aug 2026 |
| Both implants ruptured | 2024, filming Special Forces | ”I still have to get them redone.” | Jeff Lewis Live (SiriusXM), Jan 2025 |
| Botox and filler | Before her facelift | ”I felt like I looked like 300 pounds.” | Dumb Blonde Podcast |
| Facelift and neck lift, brow lift, upper eyelids | End of June 2025 | ”The only thing he didn’t do were my lower lids.” | Dumb Blonde Podcast; Allure, Mar 2026 |
Her surgeon’s own list, as reported by Entertainment Tonight and Allure, also includes a lip lift at the outer corners of the mouth and fat grafting from her thighs. Those details come from him, not from her.
What she hasn’t said
- Implant size or type. She has never shared it.
- Whether her implants are out. In 2023 she told Bustle she planned to have them removed. In January 2025, after the rupture, she said she had to get them “redone.” Allure later mentioned a breast implant revision.
- What the facelift cost. The roughly $200,000 figure on Entertainment Tonight was her surgeon’s, not hers.
The bigger picture: facelifts are rising
US plastic surgeons who are ASPS members performed 67,285 facelifts in 2019 and 79,058 in 2024, about 17% more. Denise said she first planned to do only her neck, then decided against doing “one room” of the house at a time.
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Sources
- The Internet Owes Denise Richards an Apology, Dumb Blonde Podcast with Bunnie Xo, August 2026 (implants at 19 at 2:40; she names Dr. Ben Talei at 3:26; Botox and fillers at 3:47; the procedure list at 4:34; “the best thing I did for myself” at 5:23)
- How Denise Richards Ruptured Her Implants, Jeff Lewis Live, SiriusXM, January 2025
- Denise Richards discusses her facelift, Allure via Parade, March 2026
- Inside Denise Richards’ Facelift, Entertainment Tonight, March 2026
- Why Denise Richards Doesn’t Want Sami Sheen to Get a Boob Job, E! News (Bustle interview), November 2023
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons, cosmetic procedure statistics 2022 and 2024
Quotes are from Denise Richards’ own interviews. This page reports what she has said publicly. It is not medical advice.
Frequently asked questions
What plastic surgery has Denise Richards had?
In her own words: breast implants at 19, both implants ruptured while filming Special Forces (she said she still had to get them redone), Botox and filler, and in June 2025 a facelift with neck, lower and upper face work, a brow lift and upper eyelid surgery. She did not have her lower lids done.
Who did Denise Richards' facelift?
She named him herself on the Dumb Blonde podcast in August 2026: "I went to Dr. Ben Talei." She said she first planned to do just her neck before deciding on the full procedure.
When did Denise Richards get her facelift?
At the end of June 2025. On the Dumb Blonde podcast in August 2026 she said she had it done "exactly a year ago... end of June," and that she was still a little numb under her chin.
How did Denise Richards rupture her breast implants?
She told Jeff Lewis Live on SiriusXM (January 2025) that she ruptured both implants jumping off a bridge while filming Fox's Special Forces, and that she still had to get them redone and was paying for it herself.
Does Denise Richards regret her facelift?
No. She called it "the best thing I did for myself" and told Allure the change was "night and day. It's shocking, actually."
How much did Denise Richards' facelift cost?
She has not said. A figure of about $200,000 reported by Entertainment Tonight came from her surgeon, not from her.
Are facelifts becoming more common?
Yes. ASPS member surgeons performed 67,285 facelifts in 2019 and 79,058 in 2024, an increase of about 17%.
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