The quote
“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 lids.”
Context
On the Dumb Blonde podcast she named each procedure surgeon Ben Talei performed, confirming he did her upper eyelids but not her lower lids, alongside a facelift, neck lift and brow lift.
Sources
- Dumb Blonde podcast with Bunnie Xo, 2026-08-03, as quoted by Yahoo Entertainment, 2026-08-03 (yahoo.com)
- Entertainment Now, 2026-08-04 (entertainmentnow.com)
Both pages read 2026-10-01.
The procedure
Upper eyelid surgery
In Denise Richards' words: “Upper eyelid surgery”
Upper blepharoplasty removes excess skin from the upper eyelid, with or without a strip of orbicularis muscle and some fat (PMID 40152471). Redundant upper lid skin can narrow the upper field of vision and cause lid heaviness, headache and tearing (PMID 42693598).
Procedure page: Upper blepharoplasty
Procedure pages and surgeons
Others on record
People who named the same procedure, most in common first, then the newest statement.
| Person | Year |
|---|---|
| Jessi Ngatikaura “I went in for a lower bleph and then I asked about an upper bleph and ended up getting that. Did not want…” | 2026 |
| Ramona Singer “So I really did it because I had 'a little hood,' ... my eye was a little droopy... I had a little excess…” | 2023 |
| Jamie Lee Curtis “I had a routine plastic surgery because of a cameraman. I naturally had puffy eyes.” | 2019 |
| Dawn Ward “I had excess skin on my upper lids. I'd try to mask it as much as I could with lots of makeup.” | 2018 |
| Tamra Judge “I did a lower facelift, where they pull from the neck and the lower jaw. ... Since he would have to cut…” | 2017 |
| Phyllis Diller “I decided to do the whole thing, neck, up above the eyes, below the eyes, whole new nose.” | 2006 |
Questions
Did Denise Richards have upper eyelid surgery?
By Denise Richards' own account, yes. The statement is in Dumb Blonde podcast with Bunnie Xo, 2026-08-03, as quoted by Yahoo Entertainment, 2026-08-03, and entertainmentnow.com reported it.
What did Denise Richards have done?
In Denise Richards' words: “Upper eyelid surgery”. Sorted into the procedure library as upper eyelid surgery.
Who was Denise Richards' surgeon?
The statement on record does not name a surgeon. A surgeon is listed only when the patient named them.
How was the record checked?
The quote was copied verbatim from the source page, a second outlet was found reporting the same statement, and both pages were checked 2026-10-01. Rumor and comparisons of photographs are not recorded. The rules are in the method.