The Dark Side of Fillers, Botox, and Anesthesia and How Beauty Controls Our Perception - With Dr. Cameron Chesnut

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Motivation, Wellness, Nutrition, Health, Sex, Selfhelp

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Cosmetic procedures like fillers and Botox have become increasingly popular in recent years. Today, we’re going to explore the world of cosmetic treatments and how they work. You’re going to learn about some common misconceptions and the little-known risks and side effects. Today’s guest, Dr. Cameron Chesnut, is a world-renowned facial plastic surgeon. He works with patients all over the world, focusing on minimally invasive procedures, regenerative recovery, and a holistic approach. On this episode of The Model Health Show, Dr. Chesnut is pulling back the curtain on the most common cosmetic treatments that are gaining popularity today. You’re going to discover the impact that anesthesia can have on cognitive health and sleep, and why surgical recovery is a major stressor to your mitochondria and metabolism. We’re also going to discuss modern healing modalities like red light therapy, hyperbaric oxygen, and much more. Listen in and enjoy the show! In this episode you’ll discover: What filler is made of and how it works. (3:51) The truth about how long filler actually lasts in the body. (5:24) How Botox interacts with muscles and skin. (9:12) What the phenomenon of perception drift is. (12:38) The different types of anesthesia and how they work. (21:14) How anesthesia can impact your sleep. (30:18) Different healing modalities that can be used pre- and post-operation. (32:40) What plastic surgery actually is. (40:32) Why surgery is a test of metabolic flexibility and mitochondrial health. (50:55) Dr. Chesnut’s pre-surgery routine. (57:39) How making changes to your appearance can affect communication. (1:02:10) The top things you can do to look and feel your best. (1:10:35) Items mentioned in this episode include: Piquelife.com/model - Get exclusive savings on bundles & subscriptions! Thelumebox.com/model - Get an exclusive $260 off your red light therapy device! Connect with Dr. Cameron Chesnut Website / Instagram Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes: Apple Podcasts Spotify Soundcloud Pandora YouTube This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Pique and Lumebox. Go to Piquelife.com/model for exclusive savings on bundles & subscriptions on cutting-edge solutions for your head-to-toe health and beauty transformation. The LUMEBOX is clinically designed to deliver both red (660 nm) and near-infrared (850 nm) wavelengths in one sleek handheld device. Independently lab-tested for performance: more coverage, higher irradiance, and a greater effect. Enjoy an exclusive $260 off the premium LUMEBOX red light therapy system, designed to boost recovery, skin health, and overall vitality by using my exclusive link: thelumebox.com/model.

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson. For more, visit the model
0:06.3	health show.com. Welcome to the model health show. This is fitness and nutrition expert, Sean
0:13.2	Stevenson, and I'm so grateful for you tuning in with me today. Now, this is a topic I never thought
0:19.5	that I would be talking about. But as plastic surgery is becoming increasingly more popular, so too are the rates of plastic
0:32.1	surgery related diseases and dysfunction.
0:35.5	In fact, plastic surgery related diseases result in billions of dollars
0:41.6	in health care expenses every single year, from a higher incidence of cancer and cardiovascular
0:50.2	disease to cognitive decline and even dementia. The question is how? How is this happening?
0:57.5	What's going on? What are some of the things being utilized in the field that can be resulting
1:02.2	in these issues? And today I have on one of the world's leading experts, one of the most
1:09.6	renowned plastic surgeons in the world to specifically
1:14.0	talk about what's going on in the industry and what he's doing to radically improve, not
1:21.4	just survivability, but thriving in results for his patients that need to be widespread and educated in all of medicine,
1:30.2	not just in the domain of plastic surgery.
1:33.2	But having him here, we also get to crack open the conversation on why humans are so invested
1:39.7	in beauty in the first place.
1:42.3	What's going on with us psychologically and even a lot of this
1:46.7	is unconscious in how we're perceiving and addressing and associating with the appearance of
1:55.7	ourselves and other people. And so this is mind-blowing stuff. We're going to be talking about
2:00.6	some things regarding anesthesia that're going to be talking about some things regarding
2:01.7	anesthesia that's going to blow your mind. You need to know this information. And again,
2:09.2	there's nobody better to educate us on this subject matter than our special guest, Dr. Cameron
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