Plastic Surgery Myth Busting: The Truth About Breast Implants, Botox, and Beauty Trends | Dr. Kristy Hamilton

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Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Medicine, Science, Health & Fitness, Life Sciences

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🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Kristy Hamilton, a board-certified plastic surgeon, to explore the latest advancements in aesthetic medicine, the impact of social media on beauty standards, and the reality of breast implant illness. Dr. Hamilton shares her expert insights on facial rejuvenation, fat transfer, the safety of fillers, and new biostimulators while debunking common myths around plastic surgery. We also dive deep into the controversial rise of explant surgeries, the latest data on BII, and how surgical and non-surgical options can help individuals feel more confident in their skin. From the influence of celebrity procedures to the evolution of breast implants, this conversation is packed with science-backed insights, expert advice, and practical takeaways for those considering aesthetic procedures.

Key Points:

The truth behind plastic surgery and celebrity transformations
What can and can’t be fixed through diet, exercise, and non-surgical treatments
Breast Implant Illness: What the latest research reveals
The risks of capsulectomy and explant regret
The role of fillers, biostimulators, and fat transfer in facial rejuvenation
How to approach facelifts and natural aesthetic treatments
Best skincare practices for long-term anti-aging

Who is Dr. Kristy Hamilton?

Kristy Hamilton, MD, FACS is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Houston, Texas who specializes in aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body. An artist and a scientist, Dr. Hamilton blends form and function with an artistic eye to achieve beautiful, natural results. She understands patients’ individual needs and applies her surgical skill with meticulous detail, customized to each patient’s anatomy. Her patients’ well-being is her utmost concern, and she is well known for her compassionate care.

Dr. Hamilton offers the full range of bespoke aesthetic plastic surgery including rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, facelifts and facial rejuvenation, necklifts, fat transfer, chin surgery, breast augmentation and lifts, body contouring and liposuction, as well as reconstructive facial and breast surgery.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Are we being misled about plastic surgery and what's the real story behind those celebrity
0:06.7	transformations?
0:08.2	Hi, I'm Dr. Gabrielle Lyon and today we're diving into a topic that's not just reshaping
0:15.0	beauty standards.
0:16.1	It's reshaping our wallets.
0:18.9	In 2,023 alone, millions of women choose procedures like
0:24.5	facelifts, Botox, ex-plant surgeries, but what's driving this rise? And what's the true cost,
0:32.3	health-wise, financial, emotional, and physical of the obsession of perfectionism.
0:39.8	Joining me today is the incredible Dr. Christy Hamilton, a board-certified plastic surgeon
0:47.2	and a brilliant thought leader in the cosmetic surgery space to break down the science,
0:53.2	debunk the myths, and share the future of plastic
0:56.1	surgery. From, quote, cortisol face to minimally invasive treatments, we're covering it all. And yes,
1:03.2	we'll even unpack those celebrity before and afters you can't stop talking about. Join me.
1:10.6	Join me. Dr. Christy Hamilton, welcome to the show.
1:19.5	Thank you so much. I'm so excited to be here. I wanted to bring you on for a number of reasons.
1:24.6	Number one, you are an absolute superstar. You are a female plastic
1:31.5	surgeon, which, by the way, there are only, it's only 19% of plastic surgeons are female. And I wanted to have a
1:40.0	very honest conversation about what is surgical versus what perhaps men and women are spending
1:48.8	their money on that are not. I wanted to cover some of the new trends and just really get behind
1:54.3	and learn. Definitely talk about breast plant illness. But before we do all of this, please just frame up a little bit of your
2:02.2	training and how you are where you are now. So I'm a Borserified plastic surgeon in Houston, Texas.
2:10.2	I was fortunate to be able to do my medical training in the Texas Medical Center. So training at
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