It’s all over TikTok and social media. Kate Hudson uses it. Jessica Alba uses it. Red Light Therapy. It’s one of the few treatments that can be done with no pain and no down time.
Keep up the treatments to rejuvenate you…
Getting ready for your beach vacay with a chemical peel to look your best? What could go wrong? Postinflammatory pigmentation, that’s what. Let’s just call it PIH.
In this episode, we discuss what inflammation has to do w…
We’ve been hearing and seeing the results of those “skinny shots” that help overweight America look and feel better. But they're expensive, and they don’t always work. What else helps?
Registered dietician Jodi Bjurman b…
Master nose-shaping plastic surgeon, Dr. Rod Rohrich, describes what a liquid nose job is. First, it’s not liquid—it’s a gel—and it makes your nose larger, not smaller. Sometimes the extra volume is a good thing, and sometim…
Search for scary videos of filler injections, and plenty of hits come up. So how can you find someone to inject your Botox—someone you can trust? Kirstie Anderson, RN, CAN, offers tips on what to look for to get the best res…
Does anyone remember the photos of Michael Jackson inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber? Tabloids said he was trying to live forever. Sadly, he didn’t. But was there any truth to those rumors? The short answer is yes, and the …
If the people at a medspa all have lips like those gigantic edible wax ones, would you walk out? Lip filler doesn’t have to look like that. Enhancing lips requires an artistic eye, the mastery of multiple techniques, and a g…
If you have darker skin color, do you know how the pigment of your skin can put you at risk with treatments like laser resurfacing and laser hair reduction? Even if you don't, your practitioner certainly should.
Dr. Stev…
Do you want filler, but don’t want to look like a clown? What could go wrong if you choose your Botox injector based on price? Aesthetic medicine consultant Terri Ross explains how to find a top-flight medical spa, one that …
We talk about sex in the media, but we don’t talk much about when things aren’t going so great. Until now. Dr. Jennifer Walden talks about the new technology and treatments for both women and men. Women can experience inabil…
Eye makeup in blues, purples, browns, and black on the upper lid, but not as circles under the eye. The different colors are associated with the different causes of dark circles: shadows, pigment, and blood vessels—aging, ge…
Bronzing with a bottle may not be as fun as lying on a coral-white beach in Turks and Caicos, but it’s a whole lot smarter.
Feeling pasty white and want to avoid skin cancer and pre-aged skin? Apply DHA, or have a profess…
How can red, blue, yellow, and green LED light improve skin? Turns out there are several ways.
Red can help treat wrinkles and fine lines. And blue is great for acne, even eliminating the acne-causing bacteria, reducing s…
In this episode, we take a deep dive into Skin Peels. How deep? Into the dermis. Wrinkles, melasma, hyperpigmentation, sun damage, acne, and acne scars can all improve with the right peel.
Single-chemical peels, like TCA,…
What do skin peels do? Are home peels as good as professional peels? The common theme of all peels is exfoliation, but they can do so much more. In this episode, we discuss chemical, enzyme, and physical peels. Depending on …
What do skincare products really do, and are medical-grade products worth the money? In this episode, we discuss the top 5 most effective skincare products and how they work for aging, acne, protection, and prevention from d…
You come into your favorite medspa for Botox, Dysport, or other neurotoxins, and maybe you get some filler, all for a great price! What could go wrong? In this episode we look behind the scenes and into the medspa fridge. Wh…
Maybe you’ve decided to smooth your frown lines or get Barbie Tox—just a jab in the trap—to give you Margot Robbie’s neck. But what toxin should you use? Does it matter? Our guest, oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Steve Fabien and i…
We shave it, braid it, and dye it like a fashion piece. Hair. Half of men and nearly as many women experience the emotional distress of losing it.
Fortunately, treatments can help, and our guest, Dr. Barry DiBernardo, ex…
Should you have the hottest new cosmetic treatment that everyone’s talking about? Is it safe? Is it worth the cost? Will it do everything the ads promise? The answer might be yes, and it might be no, and Hot Topic expert Dr.…
One of the most common complaints of aging changes is the neck. To address sagging skin, neck bands, and the “turkey gobbler” below the chin, many patients turn to surgery. But a nonsurgical neck lift?
Different changes c…
In the skincare world, everyone seems to be talking about exosomes, a product that originates from cells.
Nearly all cells extrude exosomes, which are tiny little nanoparticles that contain lipids, proteins, peptides, an…
From intimacy to energy level, hormones play a significant role in how we feel. World-renowned anti-aging and hormone therapy physician Dr. Christopher Asandra joins Drs. Furnas and Korman to share his expertise on bioidenti…
If we’re stuck with scars forever, how can we prevent them from getting worse and what can be done to make them look better?
Tension across a scar can result in raised, thick scars. Some parts of the body are more likely…
