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330: A holistic plastic surgeon’s tips for youthful skin (without plastic surgery!) | Anthony Youn, M.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.52.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Anthony Youn, M.D.: “The goal of a plastic surgeon should not be to get somebody into the operating room—it should be the opposite of that. How do we keep them out of the operating room and use surgery as a last resort?” Youn, a holistic board-certified plastic surgeon, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to have smooth, youthful skin without surgery, plus: - The best remedies for thinning hair - How to support your skin longevity with diet & lifestyle - Why plastic surgery patients are getting younger and younger - The cosmetic procedures that are a waste of time and money  - The future of plastic surgery & what to look for in a surgeon Referenced in the episode: - Youn's episode on our beauty podcast, Clean Beauty School. - Youn's articles on mbg. - Youn's TikTok profile. - A study showing the death rate from Brazilian butt lift (BBL) surgeries. - An mbg article on PRP injections. - A study showing rosemary oil was just as effective as Rogaine for reversing hair loss. - A study showing the link between a healthy gut & improvement in inflammatory skin disorders. - Youn's CNN article on eyelid surgery. Enjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.

0:08.6

Dr. Tony Yoon is a board-certified plastic surgeon known as America's holistic plastic surgeon.

0:14.5

If you spend time on Instagram or TikTok, you might already know him as his following is massive,

0:20.8

or you might know him from our Clean Beauty School podcast, which he appeared on a few weeks ago.

0:25.6

So look, plastic surgery isn't something we really talk about on the show,

0:29.2

and it's not something I'm very familiar with, but Tony is a rare breed.

0:34.0

As he's the plastic surgeon, he does everything he can to keep his patients out of the operating room

0:40.3

and believes in the power of functional medicine. To boot, he's hilarious and down to earth.

0:48.2

Tony, welcome. Thank you so much for having me on, Jason.

0:51.7

So it's so great to have you. Big fan of your work.

0:55.5

Listen to you on our Clean Beauty School podcast with Alex.

1:00.4

Get a great conversation there. Read your post on MyBuddyGreen.

1:03.9

So everyone, please go check those out.

1:06.0

But to get started here and introduce you to our podcast audience, I'll start with the big question.

1:11.2

So you're a holistic plastic surgeon. So what I first heard about you from our mutual friend,

1:16.5

JJ Virgin, who just raves about you, and I'm like, holistic plastic surgery,

1:20.4

the first question that comes up is, what is that? So what is a holistic plastic surgeon?

1:26.5

So you think about plastic surgery, and it is basically the farthest thing from being

1:31.3

quote unquote holistic. And so for me, I mean, I went through the traditional training of

1:36.9

being a plastic surgeon. I did medical school. I did surgery residency. General surgery. I did

1:42.0

plastic surgery. I did a fellowship out in Beverly Hills. And it got to the point, Jason, where

1:47.1

I thought that I had hit the pinnacle of success. I'm here in Metro Detroit, and I had a one-year

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