Dr. Rady Rahban Shares the Real Truth Behind Plastic Surgery

Well Beyond 40

JJ Virgin

Nutrition, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

What makes someone a good candidate for a facelift after 40? On this episode of Well Beyond 40, I sit down with renowned board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Rady Rahban to pull back the curtain on the real truths, myths, and marketing traps surrounding aesthetic procedures. We dive deep into my personal journey with my recent facelift, explore why filler over-use can backfire, and examine why younger, healthier individuals are often the best candidates for natural surgical outcomes. Whether you are trying to navigate the confusing differences between a cosmetic and plastic surgeon or determining the right time for a procedure, this candid conversation provides the ultimate baseline for aging beautifully and safely on your own terms. What you’ll learn: (01:00) How cellular energy and declining mitochondrial health directly contribute to age-related muscle loss. (02:48) Why a lack of specific fuels like butyrate can disrupt gut signals and create constant background hunger noise. (06:01) The ways that cosmetic procedures can elevate an already grounded person's self-image when external features do not match their inner vitality. (09:14) Why a doctor's heavy marketing budget and high prices do not automatically equate to superior surgical skill. (12:28) The truth about the deceptive "honeymoon phase" of facelift swelling and how it sets unrealistic expectations online. (16:39) What physically happens to facial anatomy after age forty and how the unmonitored filler craze leads to a puffy, distorted appearance. (22:37) Why performing lesser changes on younger, healthier candidates yields far superior and more natural surgical results than waiting until later in life. (25:21) The vital differences between board-certified plastic surgeons and cosmetic surgeons who operate in an alternative medical landscape. Love the podcast? Here’s what to do: Subscribe to the podcast. Leave a review. Text a screenshot to me at 813-565-2627 and wait for a personal reply because your voice is so important to me. Full show notes (including all links mentioned): https://jjvirgin.com/drrady Episode Sponsor: Try Qualia risk-free for up to 100 days and use code VIRGINWELLNESS for 15% off If your routine or eating habits have changed recently head to BodyBio.com/JJVIRGIN to start supporting your gut. Mitopure supports the cellular energy that allows your muscles to actually respond and adapt. Mitopure gummies make it simple. Visit https://timeline.com/jjvirgin for 20% off your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Money doesn't buy skill.
0:02.1	A lot of people within the plastic surgery world are quote-unquote the best surgeons because they do the best marketing.
0:09.3	That doctor has horrible reviews, terrible photos, yet they went to them because they do a phenomenal job of marketing.
0:15.7	The patient almost doesn't pay attention to the facts part.
0:19.6	So Chris Jenner had a facelift. It's all the wow. It's all the talk. Facelifts has become the whole new world. She does her reveal. It breaks the internet. You were recently getting some stuff done. Oh, yeah. These 45-year-old celebrities were getting these facelifts done, they looked really good not because they went to
0:38.0	the best guy they were better candidates what makes plastic surgery so desirable and addictive
0:43.0	is that you go to sleep you wake up and it's so quick for you working out takes years
0:49.0	eating right takes years everything else takes years this is. I don't think there's anything that will create
0:55.6	that confidence change in such a short period of time. Even when you're doing all the right
1:01.5	things, your strength training, staying after, prioritizing protein, keeping the muscle you built
1:06.7	over a lifetime gets harder with age. Now, our parents were told to accept that it's just getting
1:12.2	older. I don't buy that. And that's why I use timeline powered by Midepure. Here's the real story.
1:19.0	Muscle isn't just about strength or looking good. Muscle runs your metabolism, protects your balance,
1:24.7	preserves your independence, and determines how powerfully you age.
1:29.6	And what most people don't realize is that muscle loss isn't only about hormones or workouts.
1:34.7	It's about cellular energy. As we age, our mitochondria, those energy engines inside our muscle cells
1:41.7	become less efficient. Now, when your muscles can't produce energy well,
1:46.2	it's harder to maintain strength, function, and resilience. That's where Midepure comes in. It's the
1:52.5	only clinically studied form of uralithin A, a postbiotic shown in human clinical trials to support
1:58.5	muscle strength and function by helping renew mitochondrial health
2:01.9	at the cellular level. I love this because it works with your training, not instead of it.
2:07.9	Now, strength training is the signal. Protein is the building block and mitapure supports the cellular
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