·S1 E19
She's Seen Botox Blind People: An Aesthetic Doctor on the $3 Injections Destroying Faces
Episode Description
Botox is a neurotoxin. Most people getting it never think about that once.
We sat down with Dr. Yeranui Stepanyan, who runs an aesthetic medical practice in Beverly Hills and has also worked urgent care, to talk about what almost nobody says out loud in this industry: why a great deal on filler should scare you more than excite you, what "Ozempic face" actually looks like and why it happens, how hormones and even your menstrual cycle change the way your body responds to a needle, and the real difference between a licensed provider and someone with a certification bought online.
Most consultations end with a price and a before-and-after photo. We asked about the oath behind the needle, the patients she's had to turn away, and what she's seen go catastrophically wrong.
Timestamps:
00:00 Cold open: this could blind you
0:52 Intro
2:00 Meet Dr. Yeranui Stepanyan
2:17 The one thing nobody tells you in consultation
7:46 The $3 Botox problem
8:42 The kidney transplant test
9:26 The oath behind the needle
11:47 The red flag everyone ignores
12:18 It's literally a toxin
14:36 The 70-year-old and the TikTok request
17:21 Should you start Botox in your 20s?
20:19 Are GLP-1s a magic pill?
20:26 What "Ozempic face" actually looks like
30:54 Why men are finally getting Botox
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