“The Pitt’s” department head makeup artist Myriam Arougheti knew that after the success of the show’s first season, she would have to step things up a notch for season 2.
The first season featured heart attacks, third-degree burns and an emergency thoracotomy. For Season 2, the challenge was to push boundaries and elevate the drama for the doctors at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital.
Arougheti worked on another thoracotomy procedure, a scalp laceration following a firework injury, margarita burns and much more. In episode 2, a patient’s cast is cracked open to reveal a maggot infestation. “The maggots were gross,” she chuckles.
Arougheti told Variety, “It’s always the excitement of blowing people’s minds in a different way.” Here she breaks down the makeup secrets behind some of the season’s goriest moments.
A clamshell thoracotomy – Episode 1
