SEASON PREMIERE

"EXTREME MAKEOVER" OPENS ITS THIRD SEASON WITH NOT JUST TWO BUT THREE INCREDIBLE STORIES -- WITNESS THE INCREDIBLE TRANSFORMATION OF SISTERS BECKY AND STACY, AFFLICTED WITH THE BIRTH DEFECT OF A CLEFT PALATE, AND TIM, WHO UNDERGOES THE SHOW'S FIRST EVER REVERSE VASECTOMY -- IN A SPECIAL TWO HOUR SEASON PREMIERE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Take a Tour of the Magnificent "Makeover Mansion," The Patients' New Luxurious Home Away from Home

Also, Don't Miss The Amazing Mini-Makeover with Sam Saboura, Who Helps Fulfill Aspiring Actor Damen's Dreams

"Episode 301" - Since its premiere as a one-hour special in December 2002, "Extreme Makeover" has become a pop culture phenomenon-to the extent that the very title is now common vernacular. "Extreme Makeover" has unveiled some of the most jaw-dropping transformations of people, dramatically and forever changing their lives and looks through plastic surgery, and returns for its third season with not just two but three incredible stories in a special two-hour season premiere, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Becky, Stacy and Tim were given a life changing experience, as they were able to change their looks in an effort to transform their lives and destinies and to make their dreams come true. This was all accomplished through the skills of an "Extreme Team," including plastic surgeons, eye surgeons and cosmetic dentists, along with a talented team of hair and makeup artists, stylists and personal trainers. In addition, for the first time, participants will now recuperate at the "Makeover Mansion," the new luxurious mansion tucked away in the Hollywood Hills, CA, complete with stunning views, a swimming pool, fully equipped home gym and plasma televisions.

Becky and Stacy are sisters who were born with the birth defect of a cleft palate. After nearly 40 surgeries to correct the deformity, the sisters basically gave up and accepted that they would forever look the way they did... that is, until they placed their dreams to be normal in the skilled hands of the doctors of last resort -- the "Extreme Makeover" team.

Becky, a 34-year-old office worker and mother of two from Shasta, CA had lip reconstruction, rhinoplasty, radiated cartilage graft, upper and lower eyelid lift, endo brow lift, breast augmentation (doughnut breast lift), liposuction of outer, inner, anterior thighs and under neck, tummy tuck, cheek lift, a Foto facial LASIK eye surgery, and dental work, including two extractions, four da Vinci porcelain veneers, Galaxy partial upper dentures, lower bridge and Zoom whitening. Stacy, a 29-year-old homemaker and mother from Palo Cedro, CA, had rhinoplasty, liposuction under neck, inner and outer thighs, upper eyelid lift, breast augmentation and lift, scar revision on right hip, lip reconstruction, chemical peel and dental work, including four da Vinci porcelain veneers, Galaxy partial dentures and Zoom whitening.

Stacy and Becky's "Extreme Team" included:

* Dr. Anthony Griffin, a prominent board-certified plastic surgeon, considered one of the foremost authorities on plastic surgery for African Americans and ethnic skin types

* Dentist Dr. William Dorfman, one of the pioneers of tooth whitening. Celebrity clientele includes Matthew Perry, Usher, Ali Landry, Brooke Burke and Melissa Joan Hart

* (For Becky only) Dr. Robert Maloney, considered one of the 10 best LASIK surgeons in the world, who has performed LASIK surgery on such celebrities as Cindy Crawford and Barry Manilow

* Dermatologist Dr. Ava Shamban, owner and director of Laser Institute for Dermatology in Santa Monica

* Master body sculptor and rapid weight-loss expert Michael Thurmond, who trains various red-carpet celebrities

* Wardrobe stylist Sam Saboura, who has served as a celebrity fashion stylist for Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sarah Jessica Parker, MTV's "Movie House" and the Osbournes

* (For Becky) Hair stylists Nanci Lee Randolph and colorist Kim Vo

* (For Stacy) Hair stylist John Allen

* Celebrity makeup artist Darcy Gilmore

* Eyebrows done at Anastasia of Beverly Hills

* As per Michael Thurmond's customized diet regimens, gourmet custom meals are provided by Sally Ann Catering

After years of torture from classmates, Tim wanted a new look to match his improved self-esteem. He gets an Extreme Makeover... not just a total body akeover, but a reverse vasectomy, to enable him to give his wife the baby she desperately wants. Tim, a 30-year-old assembler for Siemens Energy and father of two from Kenton, Ohio, has septo-rhinoplasty, buccal fat pad excision, fat injections to face, upper blepharoplasty (eyelid lift), browpexy (brow lift), liposuction of submental chest, abdomen and hip rolls, a vasectomy reversal, LASIK eye surgery, and dental work, including Zoom whitening and 21 da Vinci porcelain veneers.

Tim's "Extreme Team" included:

* Dr. Jon A Perlman, a prominent board-certified plastic surgeon in California

* Dentist Dr. William Dorfman, one of the pioneers of tooth whitening. Celebrity clientele includes Matthew Perry, Usher, Ali Landry, Brooke Burke and Melissa Joan Hart

* Dr. Robert Maloney, considered one of the 10 best LASIK surgeons in the world, who has performed LASIK surgery on such celebrities as Cindy Crawford and Barry Manilow

* Dr. Philip Werthman, Director of the Center for Male Reproductive Medicine in Century City, CA

* Wardrobe stylist Sam Saboura, who has served as a celebrity fashion stylist for Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sarah Jessica Parker, MTV's "Movie House" and the Osbournes

* Master body sculptor and rapid weight-loss expert Michael Thurmond, who trains various red-carpet celebrities

* Hair stylist Umberto and colorist Karen Yates of Umberto in Beverly Hills

* As per Michael Thurmond's customized diet regimens, gourmet custom meals are provided by Sally Ann Catering

Also, Sam Saboura gives Damen, a 25-year-old sales support manager from Sherman Oaks, CA, an amazing mini-makeover. In a fast and furious wardrobe/hair/makeup overhaul, viewers will see his amazing before-and-after results in the first half-hour of the show. And Sam dispenses his tricks and tips in the fields of fashion, personal style and grooming with "news you can use" to give yourself a whole new look without any plastic surgery. Damen dreams of becoming an actor, but never pursued anything because he was too embarrassed of his smile. See the exciting reveal where Sam turns Damen into a leading man and surprises him with a walk-on role on the hit soap opera, "General Hospital."

"Extreme Makeover" is produced by New Screen Entertainment and Lighthearted Entertainment. Chuck Bangert, Lou Gorfain and Howard Schultz are the executive producers. Julie Laughlin is co- executive producer.

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