Season 1

June 5, 2024

Why Red Light Therapy Is in the Limelight

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 your skin, soothe your muscles,...

May 22, 2024

All About Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation and Those Brown Spots

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 with healing, and what healing...

May 8, 2024

A Nutritionist Weighs in on Dropping Pounds with Jodi Bjurman

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 bursts a few common beliefs in...

Guest: Jodi Bjurman

April 24, 2024

Liquid Nose Job and Other Ways Filler May Surprise You with Dr. Rod Rohrich

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 sometimes it isn’t. Find out...

Guest: Rod Rohrich, MD

April 10, 2024

Do you trust the nurse injecting your Botox?

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 results as safely as possible,...

Guest: Kirstie Anderson, RN, CAN

March 27, 2024

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy For Longevity

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 longer answer takes us to...

March 13, 2024

Lips to Love

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 good knowledge of the...

Feb. 28, 2024

Does Your MedSpa Know How To Treat Your Skin Color? with Dr. Steven Williams

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. Steve Williams, board certified...

Guest: Steven Williams, MD

Feb. 14, 2024

How to Choose a MedSpa You Can Trust with Terri Ross

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 invests in staff training,...

Guest: Terri Ross

Jan. 24, 2024

Secrets about Sex in the City and Everywhere Else with Dr. Jennifer Walden

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 inability to orgasm, vaginal...

Guest: Jennifer Walden, MD

Jan. 17, 2024

The Lighter Side of Under-Eye Circles

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, genetics, lack of sleep,...

Jan. 3, 2024

Fake Tans for a Safe Golden Glow

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 professional spray it on, and the...

Dec. 20, 2023

LED Light Therapy: The Good Rays for Your Skin

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 sebum production (unclog those...

June 27, 2023

The 4 Pillars Of Facial Aging with Dr. Jay Burns

Dr. Jay Burns joins Drs. Furnas and Korman to discuss facial aging and maintaining great skin quality. Spoiler alert – Botox works wonders, and you need a lot more sunscreen than you think. Dr. Burns’ divides facial aging into four pillars: loose...

Guest: Jay Burns, MD

June 13, 2023

Is Ozempic the Wonder Drug, or the Drug You Should Wonder About? with Dr. Mariam Manoukian

Can a weekly semaglutide injection be the answer to weight loss? Board certified internist and endocrinologist Dr. Mariam Manoukian joins the podcast to answer the biggest questions surrounding using this natural hormone to improve deficiencies in...

Guest: Miriam Manoukian, MD

May 30, 2023

Gotcha, Blotchy Skin

Fed up with brown spots from sun damage or melasma from pregnancy? Hyperpigmentation can be a huge distraction in your life. The good news is there are treatments, but there is no single easy cure. We dive into the most effective ways to prevent and...

May 16, 2023

Is the 6-Pack Ab Machine For Real?

“Ab machines” like Emsculpt use electromagnetic wave energy to build muscle. It’s like doing 20,000 super maximum muscle contractions in just 30 minutes, and the muscle reacts by building bulk and definition. The machines are currently FDA cleared for...

May 2, 2023

Why Does Kim Kardashian Love Microneedling RF?

Microneedling devices have tiny needles just millimeters in length, and when they puncture the the skin, they create microscopic injury. The inflammatory reaction results in a rejuvenated appearance. When combined with radiofrequency, or “RF,” the...

April 18, 2023

Fillers: Friend or Foe?

The results of having filler injected depend less on the fillers themselves and more on the person doing them. Quality injections require finesse, artistry, and a knowledge of anatomy to avoid serious complications. Fillers can be used to enhance...

April 4, 2023

Got Lines? Relax with Botox—and More!

Neuromodulators to relax the facial muscles, which decreases the lines and wrinkles. Different neurotoxins include: Botox, Dysport, Jeuveau, Xeomin, which all last 3-4 months, and the new Daxxify, which lasts 6 months. Daxxify is great if you know you...

March 21, 2023

How Cool Is CoolSculpting?

Freezing your fat. Does it work? Is it safe? Why did supermodel Linda Evangelista release photos after her treatment? Get the skinny on CoolSculpting and why temperatures are rising. As two plastic surgeons, Drs. Heather Furnas and Josh Korman lay...