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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

2727: The Surgeon Who Rebuilt a Man's Face After a Grizzly Attack! Dr. Benson Pulikkottil

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 97 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Advanced Plastic Surgery with Dr. Benson Pulikkottil

  • His background. (1:42)

  • How success is a lot of luck and just jumping into some opportunity. Pivotal moments on his path into plastic surgery. (4:34)

  • How he met his wife, Lily. (22:45)

  • The MIRACULOUS grizzly bear facial reconstruction story. (27:25)

  • The stories of burn victims he has encountered. (46:57)

  • The future of healing. (53:01)

  • The surgery part is challenging, but the stuff after is where it counts. (55:20)

  • The characteristics of patients who tend to do the best. (1:02:30)

  • Are there certain body parts you have a time window to save? (1:07:36)

  • Exciting medical technologies on the horizon. (1:09:46)

  • Will AI ever replace surgeons? (1:11:38)

  • The importance of collaboration. (1:12:57)

  • The tougher the challenge, the more rewarding it is. (1:15:55)

  • Balancing family/work life. (1:17:05)

  • There are other ways to be successful in life. Would he want his kids to follow in his footsteps? (1:17:53)

  • My wife is a gangster. (1:19:27)

  • The value of strength training, being fit, in his profession. (1:22:11)

  • His 42-hour surgery and building your discipline muscle. (1:25:42)

  • Having a badass partner in life. (1:34:00)

Related Links/Products Mentioned

Website : www.drbensonmd.com

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:06.3

Mind Pump.

0:07.1

Mind Pump with your hosts.

0:09.2

Sal DeStefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.4

You just found the most downloaded fitness, health, and entertainment podcast.

0:16.5

This is Mind Pump.

0:17.9

Today's episode, Advanced Plastic Surgery with Dr. Benson, Policotel.

0:24.1

By the way, this is the guy that literally put somebody's face back on.

0:28.7

True story, Grizzly Bear attack, took someone's face off.

0:32.9

This is the doctor that put it back on.

0:34.8

He tells that story and more.

0:36.9

This is a riveting episode.

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