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Wellness: Fact vs. Fiction

Danielle Belardo

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Join Dr. Danielle Belardo and her expert of the week, the highly sought-after facial plastic surgeon to the stars, Dr. Kay Durairaj. On today’s episode, Dr. Belardo gets a full rundown of the pros and cons of Botox, fillers, rhinoplasty, and liposuction, and the two share their favorite non-surgical treatments. Dr. Kay empowers her patients (including Danielle) to call their own shots when it comes to beauty and provides them with the autonomy to make decisions about their aesthetics that stay true to who they are. The pursuit of beauty is on your terms. Danielle and Kay discuss: The pretty vs. brainy dichotomy that is present in today’s society The positive and negative effects of social media on beauty standards and self-image The differences between non-surgical and surgical rhinoplasty and the costs associated with both interventions What to look for on a specialist's resume to ensure you’re in good hands What Kybella is, how it differs from liposuction, and its efficacy Dr. Kay Durairaj completed her surgical training at UCLA and is a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Her expertise is in Botox and neurotoxins, facial injectables and fillers, and she was voted one of the top 100 injectors in the country by her peers. She is Chairman of the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery at Huntington Memorial Hospital, and she serves as an advisor to multiple aesthetic industry organizations. Thank you so much for taking the time to contribute to a generation that values fact over fiction! Be sure to rate, review, and follow on your favorite podcast app and let us know which not-so-wellness trend you’d like to hear debunked. Follow your host on Instagram @daniellebelardomd and the podcast @wellnessfactvsfiction. All studies discussed can be found @wellnessfvfjournalclub. Follow Dr. Kay @beautybydrkay. Thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible. Check out these deals just for you: COZY EARTH - Go to cozyearth.com and enter WELLNESS at checkout to SAVE thirty-five Percent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by PodcastNation.
0:08.0	Beauty is so fundamental, like we're made to feel that beauty is superficial, not important to materialistic.
0:15.0	And yet it's not. It's what drives human passion and beauty is essential to human existence, actually.
0:23.0	Like what would life be without beauty?
0:25.0	And so the pursuit of beauty can be a very serious and important thing that every day I'm looking for beauty in my life.
0:31.0	So I really value clients who feel the same way. They're just that little touch of confidence building.
0:36.0	Change is your outlook.
0:45.0	Welcome to Wellness Fact versus Fiction.
0:47.0	I'm Dr. Danielle Bullardo, and I'm a cardiologist who loves evidence-based medicine and nutrition science.
0:53.0	But as a millennial, I've watched endless wellness fads take over social media.
0:57.0	It's my mission to get to the bottom of things by bringing on the top expert physicians and scientists to help us determine what is fact versus fiction when it comes to your health.
1:07.0	It's time to leave the pseudoscience behind and become empowered when it comes to our wellness.
1:13.0	Hi, everyone. Welcome back to Wellness Fact versus Fiction.
1:25.0	And today we have a really exciting episode.
1:30.0	We have the famous, most brilliant, most beautiful Dr. K on today.
1:36.0	She's a fellow of the American College of Surgeon. She's a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery.
1:42.0	Or certified surgeon by the American Board of ENT head and neck surgery of she's chair of the Department of ENT at Huntington Memorial Hospital and a clinical professor at UCLA.
1:55.0	Her natural approach to facial rejuvenation is sought after by patients from literally around the world.
2:03.0	Every celebrity possible sees her and she's just an absolutely incredible human.
2:09.0	So, Dr. K, thank you so much for joining us today.
2:13.0	I am honored to be on the podcast of the beautiful and brainy Dr. Bill Ardo.
2:19.0	I think it should be called beautiful and brainy.
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