There are lots of good reasons to try and follow a healthier diet.

You lose weight, you feel good, but the main reason

to live a longer, happier, more productive life.

Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast. happier, more productive life.

Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger.

Today we look at some of the ways to reduce wrinkles,

and we start with a look at the safety and efficacy of Botox injections and facelift surgery.

Anti-aging medicine is one of the fastest growing medical specialties and often targeted at women were urged to restore their youthful

appearance by any and all available means.

This includes surgery.

92% of cosmetic procedures are performed on women, most commonly Botunks, fillers, and

laser or chemical peel skin resurfacing, but millions of the U.S. undergo cosmetic surgery every year, including hundreds of thousands of facelifts.

There's no consensus on the best facelift technique,

none have been shown to be definitively better than others. A systematic review found that most

of the studies on the newest techniques were mere case series, one of the lowest levels in the

hierarchy of evidence, basically composed of a string of glorified anecdotes.

According to one of the largest and most up-to-date analyses,

facelifts are considered relatively safe when performed by a board certified plastic surgeon.

With surgical complications only happening in about one in 20 cases,

most often hematomas where blood collects under the skin flaps or minor infections.

Serious infections like facial necrotizing fascitis caused by flesh-eating bacteria

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