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Beauty Bytes with Dr. Kay: Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon™

774: Living a Longevity Lifestyle with Alisha Merlo

Beauty Bytes with Dr. Kay: Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon™

Kay Durairaj, MD, FACS @beautybydrkay

Business, Fashion & Beauty, Health & Fitness, Arts, Management & Marketing, Medicine

4.9608 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today I'm sharing my conversation with the amazing Alisha Merlo on her podcast, Know Your Skin, and an energizing conversation on practical longevity tools, how and when to use peptides, and which supplements support your journey to healthier skin, better energy, and long-term wellness; we covered simple daily habits, safety and monitoring, and how to personalize a smart, evidence-based plan—listen now and share a friend who’s on this path of wellness with you!

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0:00.0

The idea of beauty from the inside out isn't new, but these days's getting a serious upgrade. The global beauty supplement

0:23.4

market alone is expected to top $10 billion by 2026. And the searches for things like peptides

0:31.4

for skin, red light therapy at home, cold plunges have more than doubled over the last two years. Dr. K is an internationally

0:39.8

renowned expert in facial plastic surgery and bioregienative aesthetics. With a popular

0:46.0

podcast, Beauty Bites with Dr. K., Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon, make sure you follow and subscribe

0:51.5

to that podcast. And extensive social media following, Dr. Kay is not only a

0:57.6

key opinion leader, but a mentor to the next generation of aesthetic experts. At her Los Angeles

1:03.6

practice, Dr. Kay pioneers biohacking beauty through innovative treatments like the Tinkerbell,

1:09.7

tip lift technique, exosomes therapy,

1:12.8

polyunucleotide treatments for enhanced collagen production, and AI-driven advancement in aesthetics and longevity.

1:19.9

Now you can see why we are excited to have her on a guest here. Dr. Kay, thank you so much for being

1:24.9

with us today. My gosh, I'm so honored and flattered and excited for this

1:30.2

podcast. This is going to be amazing. Well, we love getting to know our guests a little bit better and

1:37.0

the person behind the expertise. So I'm going to throw you a question that is a little off our topic

1:43.2

today, but it'll help us

1:44.5

understand a little bit more about you. What is something that people would be surprised to learn about

1:50.6

you? Well, I don't know if everybody knows that I am a mom with four kids, and that's been

1:57.7

sort of a very important defining role in my life. That was one of my passions as my kids

2:01.9

were growing up to put a lot of energy and effort into raising good humans. And I'm an artist,

2:07.3

which I feel has really influenced my career in aesthetics and choosing to go towards facial

2:13.6

plastic surgery versus more functional surgeries. So I just love the aesthetic of the human face.

2:20.2

I love defining what is beauty.

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