747: Protein Power: Animal vs Plant-Based
Beauty Bytes with Dr. Kay: Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon™
Kay Durairaj, MD, FACS @beautybydrkay
5 • 604 Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Whether you're investing in lasers, Botox, or biostimulators like Sculptra and Radiesse, your treatments can only go so far without the internal building blocks your body needs to regenerate — and protein is at the core. Dr. Kay explains the difference between complete and incomplete proteins, how to structure your intake throughout the day, and why women over 40, those on GLP-1s, and patients navigating menopause must prioritize this macronutrient.
You’ll learn how protein influences your skin’s ability to respond to injectables, maintain facial volume, and repair after treatments like microneedling or threads. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to elevate their beauty and wellness game from the inside out. Your beauty Rx this week: protein, protein, protein. Think of it as your most powerful internal skincare step.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello, hello guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. Kay, Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon, |
| 0:06.0 | and it's time for a five-minute Friday. We are here to pack a powerful punch of beauty science and |
| 0:12.6 | wellness wisdom into just a few short minutes today. So today's topic is something I have really |
| 0:18.7 | been emphasizing more and more in my clinical practice. |
| 0:22.3 | And I truly believe this is one of the most underrated beauty tips that you can have in your |
| 0:28.3 | beauty game. And what is it? Protein is one of the most underrated beauty nutrients in the game. |
| 0:35.8 | If you're someone who's investing in your skin, your face, |
| 0:38.8 | your overall longevity, your collagen growth, I know like so many of you listening that I am, |
| 0:45.3 | and this episode is especially for you. You might be booking treatments like lasers, Botox, |
| 0:50.5 | biosimulators like sculpture, radius, or using really high performance skin |
| 0:55.6 | care, nucleotides, and salmon sperm. But here's the truth. If your body does not have the right |
| 1:01.1 | internal building blocks, your aesthetic results will never reach their full potential. You can get |
| 1:07.3 | lots of collagen stimulators going, but if you don't take the proper amount of protein, |
| 1:12.8 | the proper amount of amino acids, branch chain amino acids, you cannot build collagen. |
| 1:17.9 | And so your results won't reach their full potential. That's where protein comes in. |
| 1:22.4 | And what exactly is protein doing for your beauty? Protein's responsible for building and repairing every tissue in your |
| 1:29.7 | body, whether it's skin, muscles, hair, nails, even your hormones, even your enzymes. These are all |
| 1:35.2 | composed of protein. And the scaffolding proteins that keep you firm, lifted, and resilient are |
| 1:43.1 | your collagen and your elastin. |
| 1:46.0 | And these are the products that we need to grow a lot of to maintain our skin health. |
| 1:51.7 | As we age, our natural innate collagen and elastin breaks down and we need to rebuild. |
| 1:57.9 | If you've noticed, sagging, thinning, loss of definition, skin laxity, |
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