Inside Hollywood’s Obsession With “Perfect” Faces With Dr. Carl Truesdale
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In Hollywood, everyone wants a “perfect” face, but the goal now is to make it look like nothing was ever done. But behind that natural look is a growing set of procedures most people would never recognize.
Today, Christiana sits down with Double Board Certified Facial & Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon Dr. Carl Truesdale to understand what’s driving Hollywood’s obsession with undetectable plastic surgery, from subtle lifts to revision procedures, as well as how cosmetic work among men and AI are shaping today’s beauty standards.
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01:02 Meet Dr. Carl Truesdale
02:07 How Dr. Truesdale got into cosmetic surgery
03:50 Cultivating a diverse practice with cultural competency
09:05 The costs of cosmetic surgery
10:01 Thread lifts, fillers and botox
12:20 How Dr. Truesdale contributes to beauty standards and pressures
15:00 Psychological shifts for patients
17:00 Patients who are unhappy after their procedures
18:55 Dr. Truesdale on sharing his work on social media
21:46 Not being able to share the work he does for some celebrities
22:58 Celebrities who don’t share that they have had work done
25:20 Karama Brown
25:38 Lower blepharoplasty
26:06 Men getting plastic surgery
30:08 Looking younger longer
31:24 Revision surgeries
34:17 Knowing when to operate and turning patients away
34:57 Mid-facelifts
35:45 Responding to those who say plastic surgery is bad
39:10 A rapper whose “friend” paid for her cosmetic work
40:41 The future of plastic surgery, AI, and beauty standards
46:02 Christiana requests a free consultation from Dr. Truesdale
47:30 Dr. Truesdale doing his parents’ plastic surgery
49:00 Where you can find Dr. Truesdale online
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