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Welcome to Grounded Wellness. 
Your go to podcast for. 

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Simplified and trusted 
information on how to live a 

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more non. 
Toxic and holistic life, we're 

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your hosts. 
I'm Bethany McDaniel, founder of

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Primarily. 
Pure biohacking. 

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Enthusiast and mom of three. 
And I'm Courtney O'Connor, 

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holistic esthetician with over 
15 years experience in the 

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healing power of touch and 
holistic skin care rituals. 

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Let's dig in. 
Hello everyone, and welcome to 

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another episode of Grounded 
Wellness coming to you from the 

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farm. 
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listening and not watching, I 
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Middle of the pasture. 
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The wind is really intense right
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Our podcast crew does a really 
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Of getting the sound quality. 
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My hair is probably going to be 
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time today. 
But it always keeps. 

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Things fun and interesting. 
OK, today I'm going to be 

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talking about professional skin 
treatments. 

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This is a conversation that we 
have dabbled in on social media 

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and it always sparks a lot of 
conversation and often times 

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controversy. 
So I wanted to tackle. 

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This more in depth on the 
podcast, I'm going to be talking

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about popular skin treatment 
that it seems like everyone is 

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getting these days. 
Things like Botox and filler and

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then also things like lasers, 
micro needling, radio frequency 

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filler, alternatives, facial 
acupuncture and more. 

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I'm going to walk. 
Through exactly what all of 

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these. 
Are and some of the risks 

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associated with them, Which ones
have my stamp of approval and 

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which ones do not? 
And it's kind of funny because 

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whenever. 
I talk about Botox, I always get

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a. 
Few people who comment and will.

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Say that. 
My face doesn't move or my 

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forehead doesn't move when I 
talk and that therefore I must 

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be getting Botox and I think 
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Are a few. 
Reasons why it may seem that way

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one. 
I have a really big forehead if 

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you're. 
Watching this you can see. 

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I have a big forehead, so there 
is a. 

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Lot of room for expressions and 
I don't really have pronounced 

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forehead lines. 
I have other issues but I don't 

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really. 
Have super noticeable forehead 

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lines or like elevens and I 
think that this is also 

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something that people comment on
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I get facials that. 
My forehead is really smooth and

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I honestly just think it's 
because it's so big and there's 

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a. 
Lot of space there. 

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And then second, when you start 
to incorporate some form of 

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facial massage into your routine
on a regular. 

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Basis your whole face just 
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Relax more, you aren't holding 
as much tension in your face and

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I'll talk about this more later 
on, but things are just more 

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relaxed and smooth. 
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Say my face does in fact move 
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see like I'm raising my 
eyebrows, lots of movement like 

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it moves, it just may not be as 
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And. 
Full disclosure. 

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As we get into all of this, I 
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am at personally with 
professional skin treatments. 

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At the time of this recording, I
have not had any of these 

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procedures done that I'm. 
About to talk about. 

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Aside from the Super holistic 
things like. 

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Gua sha. 
Treatments, buckle massage, face

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facial, acupuncture, things like
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And I would put these in an 
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things like Botox and fillers 
and even things like laser and 

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micro needling. 
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just mentioned are a no never 
for me and some I would consider

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getting and I'll get into all of
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But I am really coming at all of
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Place of curiosity. 
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Skepticism. 
Our culture is so obsessed, so 

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obsessed. 
With looking young forever and I

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don't think it's wrong to want 
to look and feel your best. 

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We have all been given one body 
to steward and I think it's a 

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good thing to take care of 
ourselves and part of that 

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involves taking care. 
Of how we look. 

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But I think it can also turn 
into an idol of sorts when we 

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put too much time and resources 
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So when I'm thinking about all 
of this, I'm really focusing on 

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three things. 
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So I'm asking questions like. 
Is it safe? 

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Is it toxic? 
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Etcetera. 
I personally am not willing to 

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make sacrifices when it comes to
my health and well-being just to

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improve my appearance. 
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Sorts of treatments are a no 
never for me. 2nd is the. 

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Logistics of it so. 
Things like cost, downtime, 

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number of appointments or how 
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Will last all of. 
These things need to be factored

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in as well. 
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about just my heart behind all 
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I want to make sure that my 
heart is in the right place when

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thinking about these types of 
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I'm the founder of a skin care 
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I want to have nice skin. 
I'm in front of the camera a lot

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and I want to look healthy and 
vibrant and represent my company

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well. 
And I think it's. 

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Cool that there are. 
Cutting edge treatments out 

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there that actually improve the 
health of the skin while also 

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making a difference in how the 
skin looks. 

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But. 
I don't want this to take up 

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more real estate in my heart and
mind than it should, and this 

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can become problematic with more
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Procedures for sure. 
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culture, but I think it can also
be an issue with less invasive 

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procedures, something I've 
noticed as I've started 

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researching all of this. 
Is that there are a lot of 

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people. 
In this space, talking about 

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these sorts of things, who might
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then that leads to another 
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another and another, and it just
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never being satisfied? 
With how you look. 

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I want to have an open handed. 
Approach with. 

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Everything in life, including 
the appearance of my skin and 

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not. 
Hold too tightly. 

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To anything or feel like I need 
XYZ treatment in order. 

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To be happy. 
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Beauty is. 
So fleeting, I know. 

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I have felt like my prettiest 
self one day and then my least 

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beautiful self the next day. 
So taking care of ourselves and 

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taking care of our appearance 
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But we. 
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All of our eggs in that basket 
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disappointed. 
With all of that being said, I 

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promise that we're getting close
to the actual information, but I

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just also. 
Want to say please do your. 

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Own research. 
With all of. 

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This I'm going to share my 
thoughts based on research that 

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I I've done and conversations 
that I've had with different 

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doctors and plastic surgeons. 
But whatever you are thinking 

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about doing, please look into it
on your own as well. 

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OK, I'm going to start with what
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Quick fix. 
Procedures that are becoming 

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very accessible and widely used,
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I've talked about both of these 
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I'm going to cover them again 
because I think they're a really

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important part of this 
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Spoiler alert. 
Both of these. 

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Are a no never for me, but 
there's no judgement if you are 

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already having these procedures 
done or if you decide to do them

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in the future. 
This isn't about shame or 

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judgement. 
The point here is just to share 

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information. 
With Botox, the purpose is to. 

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Address wrinkles. 
I think most people know that. 

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Botox. 
Does this by paralyzing muscles 

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in the face. 
It prevents the face from moving

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and therefore creating the lines
and wrinkles that occur from 

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those repetitive movements. 
The problem with inhibiting that

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movement is that movement is. 
Critical for. 

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Creating healthy skin tissue. 
We want movement and circulation

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and lymphatic. 
Flow to create better. 

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Skin and when we paralyze the 
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Regularly for years. 
And years and years that will 

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result in muscle weakening and 
potentially even muscle atrophy 

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overtime. 
Botulinum toxin is also one of 

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the most poisonous substances 
known to man and has been talked

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about for use in chemical 
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To your body's overall toxic 
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And it has the potential to 
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cause side. 
Effects. 

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We hear anecdotal stories about 
this happening all the time 

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within our community whenever we
post online about Botox and with

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filler, specifically synthetic 
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Filler. 
The purpose is to address. 

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Volume loss in the face. 
So I think the main 2 concerns a

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lot. 
Of people have are. 

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Wrinkles and loss of volume and 
Botox and filler. 

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Address both of. 
Those things in a very 

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accessible. 
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I think these treatments have 
become so popular in recent 

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years. 
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So I think when most people 
think about fillers that have 

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hyaluronic acid, they think that
it's a good thing because we 

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also make this on our own. 
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synthetic hyaluronic acid in 
filler is that it's not your 

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body's own hyaluronic acid. 
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And because of this, the filler 
itself can become swollen and 

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inflamed when the immune system 
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So this can happen months or. 
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Is injected when the body is 
under stress, dealing with a 

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sickness, after getting a 
vaccine, or really anything that

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triggers the immune system can. 
Cause a subsequent. 

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Reaction in the filler. 
Filler can also. 

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Cause lymphatic blockages, so 
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Is a problem because a healthy 
lymphatic system is essential 

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for draining fluids and flushing
toxins. 

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Both of which help to create a. 
Youthful glowing complexion the 

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commonly held. 
Perspective is that fillers? 

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Dissolve on their own within six
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But we know now that that isn't 
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Filler can remain in the face 
for 10 plus years and we know. 

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This because plastic. 
Surgeons are finding filler in 

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the face when they, you know, 
cut into faces in surgery and 

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the patients that they're 
finding it in got. 

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The filler A decade. 
Ago, so we know this has been 

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verified time and time again. 
Filler does not dissolve on its 

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own. 
Within six months, it can be 

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dissolved using an enzyme 
that's. 

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Used to dissolve. 
Hyaluronic acid, but then you 

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run the risk. 
Of also dissolving. 

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Your own native hyaluronic acid 
and then you have even more 

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volume loss as a result. 
Filler can also move around and 

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migrate to different places 
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So. 
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There are a lot of risks 
associated with. 

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Botox and fillers and the sad 
thing is that there are so many 

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injectors administering these 
now and it has become very 

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casual, similar to getting a 
haircut, but I don't think a lot

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of these injectors. 
Are fully aware. 

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Of the risks themselves and the 
people who they're injecting are

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definitely not aware of all the 
risks. 

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And I also don't think that a 
lot of these injectors have the 

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artistry involved to make people
look good and natural, and 

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that's why we are seeing so 
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People that have the. 
Same overfilled look. 

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In fact, there's a phenomenon 
now called perception drift. 

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Where? 
How we? 

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See and remember ourselves. 
Resets. 

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Each time our changes and then 
that becomes our new normal. 

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We see this. 
For sure in individuals who 

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undergo. 
Multiple plastic surgeries. 

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And also in people who get a. 
Lot of. 

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Filler injected their perception
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Resets after each. 
Change is made and eventually 

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they look like a completely 
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So we have. 
All seen this in different 

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celebrities and probably in 
people who we know. 

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trend. 
There is something so cool and 

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special about just looking the 
way God made you and maintaining

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your own unique look. 
Sadly, I feel like that's 

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becoming more and more. 
Rare these days. 

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And with filler especially it 
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once you start getting it. 
To get caught. 

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Up in that hamster wheel of 
perception drift. 

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Now I'm going to get into skin 
treatments that I would 

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consider. 
To be. 

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Very nuanced and grey areas 
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can be really good and also not 
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different factors. 
The world of lasers is very. 

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Complicated and confusing. 
There are hundreds of different.

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Types of lasers. 
So many different brand names 

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and for that reason I'm not 
going to cover every different 

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brand of laser. 
I'm just going to put them into.

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A few different buckets, a few 
different. 

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Categories and there are. 
Also a lot of. 

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Practitioners administering 
lasers who aren't well trained 

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People are being damaged by some
of these treatments not being 

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done in the right way for their 
individual skin concerns and so 

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it's so important we'll get into
like the types. 

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most important thing to find the
right practitioner to work with 

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on getting the right laser 
treatment for you. 

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But that being said, lasers are 
very cool and they can be 

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effective in boosting the health
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utilized correctly. 
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discoloration, remove sun 
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collagen and elastin, and can. 
Also help with texture. 

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And scarring lasers can be 
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categories and that's a blade of
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So a blade. 
Of lasers are more intense and. 

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They affect the. 
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the skin. 
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immediately and they require 
more downtime. 

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An example of this. 
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Non ablative lasers don't create
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tissue. 
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layers of the skin which 
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They are gentler but arguably 
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Examples of this would be. 
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Kind of a subcategory. 
Of lasers is. 

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Fractional versus non fractional
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Just describes whether. 
Or not the. 

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Laser is applied to. 
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which would be non fractional or
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applied more so in columns which
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Fractional lasers are generally 
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Because. 
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targeted and then there's IPL 
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These. 
Are photo facials. 

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They're not technically 
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contain more than one wavelength
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contain one. 
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category and they're generally 
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so. 
They target red or. 

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Brown spots in the skin and 
there's also less downtime with 

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these types of treatments. 
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Would get a laser. 
Treatment, but I would find the 

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right practitioner to work with 
on this someone who I really. 

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Trusted who has a lot of. 
Experience and who would be able

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to. 
Figure out the exact right. 

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Laser treatment for me. 
Next we're going to talk about 

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micro needling. 
We could ask about micro 

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needling. 
So often micro needling uses a 

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tool with tiny needles to 
puncture holes in the skin. 

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With the goal of. 
Stimulating your skin's natural 

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healing responses, it's used. 
To address a. 

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Variety of skin concerns from 
signs of aging to texture to 

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pigmentation and scarring. 
I think that micro needling. 

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By itself. 
Is an inferior treatment. 

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I don't like the idea of 
damaging the skin and pulling 

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from the skin's nutrient. 
Stores to repair that. 

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Damage without. 
A growth factor of. 

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Some sort? 
Like PRP or? 

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Exosomes to help aid in that 
recovery. 

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So PRP is platelet. 
Rich plasma, and in this process

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the blood is drawn. 
It's spun in a centrifuge. 

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Which separates out the platelet
rich. 

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Plasma, the PRP is then spread 
onto the skin after a 

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microneedling treatment to sink 
into these little mini injuries.

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To help. 
Speed up the healing process and

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repair the skin more efficiently
and with exosomes I am not an 

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expert in. 
Cellular biology, but as. 

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I understand it. 
Exosomes are the messenger. 

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Part of a cell. 
They contain more growth factors

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than PRP and directly transport 
nutrients in addition to aiding 

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with healing and regeneration by
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cells. 
I think PRP used to be kind of 

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the the gold standard with micro
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lot of people are moving towards
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But there's it's still. 
This new, new area and so I 

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think some people are a little. 
Leery of. 

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Exosomes in general. 
And then there's also PDRN. 

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I'm not even going to try to 
pronounce the full word that 

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this acronym stands for. 
You may have. 

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Heard of this as. 
The salmon semen facial. 

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A lot of people are. 
Describing it that way, it's 

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kind of true. 
Not fully true. 

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Lauren Bostick. 
Talks about this a lot. 

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She gets this done regularly. 
I know that because she's 

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mentioned it in her podcast and 
I was also on her podcast as a 

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guest and she had just had this 
done. 

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Right before we recorded. 
But this is a highly potent and 

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regenerative serum derived from 
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It supports tissue. 
Regeneration and wound healing, 

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collagen and elastin, and even 
anti-inflammatory and hydrating 

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properties. 
So I would do. 

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Micro needling. 
With a growth factor. 

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Of some sort, I would again find
a trusted practitioner to see. 

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For this. 
I would make sure that they 

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aren't going too deep with the 
needles and I would also not 

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recommend doing this at home. 
There are several at home micro 

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needling devices out there and I
would really caution against 

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those. 
Radio frequency. 

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We're going to talk about radio 
frequency next. 

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So the goal. 
Of radio frequency treatments. 

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Is usually to. 
Tighten the skin and some 

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examples of this would be 
Morpheus 8 or Forma, and some of

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these are effective in doing 
just that in tightening the 

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skin. 
However, they. 

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Come with the risk of melting 
away fat, which is not something

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that you want in the face. 
They can also change the 

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structure. 
Of. 

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Collagen within the skin and 
there are a lot of anecdotal 

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reports. 
Of plastic. 

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Surgeons who have noticed that 
patients who have undergone a 

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lot of these types of treatments
have skin tissue that is now 

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sticky and abnormal. 
So I would exercise. 

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So much caution with any 
treatment that involves 

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radiofrequency and BE. 
Very, very careful about. 

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Finding the right practitioner 
and maybe even avoiding this 

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altogether, this is probably not
something that I would do. 

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OK, Next up we're going to talk 
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In this procedure, stem cells 
are taken either from your own 

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body. 
From adipose fat tissue. 

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Or bone marrow. 
Or they are donated, usually 

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from placental or umbilical. 
Cord. 

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Cells and then injected into the
deep layers of the skin so as we

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know stem cells are amazing for 
healing and repair anywhere 

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they're. 
Placed. 

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So when they're injected into 
the skin, they are really 

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effective in rejuvenating the 
skin in every way. 

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That means boosting collagen and
elastin, reducing inflammation, 

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thickening the skin, diminishing
signs of aging, addressing 

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scarring, you name it, and this 
is something that I. 

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Would probably do, but it's. 
Definitely a more costly and 

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time intensive procedure. 
I have talked. 

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A lot with Doctor Amy Killen in 
Park. 

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CITY, Utah. 
She is an expert in doing this 

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and if I. 
Were to have. 

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This done. 
I would go to her, so I would 

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probably. 
Use my own autologous stem 

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cells. 
But I also really vetted. 

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Her on how she gets the 
allogenic donated stem cells 

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that she sometimes uses and 
found out that they are donated 

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from umbilical cord cells from 
full term healthy pregnancies, 

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which is something that is 
important for me. 

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I also feel really good about 
her expertise. 

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And experience in this area in 
general, this is definitely not 

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something that I would just go 
anywhere for. 

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OK, we're going to get into some
natural filler alternatives 

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next. 
And the first one I'm going to 

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talk about is. 
Facial. 

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Fat transfer With this 
treatment, fat is taken from one

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part of the body, usually the 
abdomen. 

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Then it's processed and. 
Separated, so you're left with 

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just the. 
Ultra pure stem cell rich. 

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Fat So this is. 
Different from stem cells, it's 

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not exclusively stem cells, it's
just fat that has an abundance 

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of stem cells in it. 
The fat is then injected into. 

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The face to help. 
Boost plumpness and address 

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volume loss, this seems. 
Like a really cool. 

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Treatment. 
To me this is another more 

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expensive treatment to get. 
You can't just get this at a Med

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spa, it needs to be done by a 
plastic surgeon. 

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But definitely seems like a good
alternative to hyaluronic acid. 

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Filler. 
And because of the stem cells in

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the fat, it can also help to 
rejuvenate the actual skin and 

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improve the health of the skin 
overall. 

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Another more natural filler 
alternative is Biofiller and 

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Biofiller. 
Is. 

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Also really unique. 
It's created from your own 

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plasma, which is spun in a 
centrifuge and then heated and 

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cooled to form a biocompatible 
and plasma rich gel. 

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That gel is then injected into 
the face. 

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As. 
Normal filler would be so to me 

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this is a much safer alternative
to traditional filler. 

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Since the material being 
injective is native to your own 

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body. 
I think biofiller is something 

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that you need to do every six 
months or so. 

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To keep up with. 
And from what I understand it 

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also isn't very cost. 
Prohibitive so that. 

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Concludes my list of the more 
nuanced professional skin 

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treatments and I want to finish 
by giving you guys my list of no

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brainers and this includes 
buckle massage which is 

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intraoral facial massage. 
They kind of like put their hand

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inside of your mouth and massage
your face and jaw, like from the

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inside out. 
It feels amazing. 

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It's really good for relieving 
tension in the jaw and face and 

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boosting lymphatic flow and 
promoting healthy tissue. 

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There is facial. 
Acupuncture, which is where tiny

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and painless needles are 
inserted into specific points on

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the face to stimulate collagen 
and elastin, increase 

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circulation and open up new 
pathways for healing. 

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There's guasha. 
And with guasha, gemstones are 

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used in repetitive strokes in a 
specific pattern on the face 

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with gentle. 
Pressure to clear blockages. 

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Promote drainage and support 
blood flow and nutrient 

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delivery. 
And then there's facial cupping.

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Facial cupping involves small 
silicone cups that are gently 

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suctioned to the skin and moved 
in a specific pattern that de 

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puffs encourages blood flow, 
promotes lymphatic drainage and 

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overall skin health. 
And then there's self facial 

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massage at home. 
So this. 

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Is just. 
Daily at home facial massage to 

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help contour the skin and face 
breakup adhesions in fascia 

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increase circulation, plump the 
skin and support the nervous 

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system overall, I routinely. 
Utilize all of these. 

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Holistic skin treatments and 
tools. 

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Both by professionals. 
And also by myself at home. 

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Because they have. 
Proven benefits and are 

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virtually risk free. 
Consistency is. 

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Really key with all of. 
These. 

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I don't do all of them all the 
time, but I am always 

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incorporating some form of 
manual facial massage and it 

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really makes a difference over 
time. 

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In addition to all of these 
treatments, we really can't 

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ignore the foundational basics 
of skin care and for me this 

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involves not only being super 
consistent with your skin care 

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routine and using clean non. 
Toxic products, which is. 

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Super important. 
But also what you eat. 

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Eating Whole Foods and avoiding 
ultra. 

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Processed foods. 
Getting adequate sleep, managing

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stress, spending time outdoors. 
All of that falls. 

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Under the realm of caring for 
the skin, because as we know, 

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the skin is part of the body you
can't separate skin health from.

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Overall health. 
And I would argue that these 

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things are more important and 
more foundational than any of 

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the professional skin treatments
that we talked about today. 

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But I do think that there is 
potentially a place for some of 

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them depending on your unique 
skin concerns. 

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And this is really in line with 
our. 

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Philosophy. 
As a brand of utilizing both 

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ancestral practices as well as 
modern technologies and 

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advancements. 
So I hope this was helpful or at

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the least. 
Just interesting to learn about.

484
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It certainly has been 
interesting for me to research 

485
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and like I said, I have not 
tried any of these yet, but. 

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May pull the trigger. 
On a laser. 

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Treatment to address. 
Sun damage from years of 

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competitive swimming and 
lifeguarding or maybe micro 

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needling with a growth factor of
some sort in the future. 

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So. 
I will keep. 

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You guys updated on that and 
thank you as always for trusting

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me to provide honest and 
transparent information to the 

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best of my ability. 
And please let us know on social

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media or in the comments if 
you're watching this on YouTube.

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What topics? 
You would like? 

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To see me and Courtney cover 
next. 

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We always love hearing from you 
guys. 

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See you next time at the farm.