Dr. Janak Parikh — Botox, Fillers, Complex Reconstruction & Dangers of Botched Surgery

About this episode

The first 2Docs1Mic guest, plastic surgeon Dr. Janak Parikh, shares his unconventional path from general surgery and transplant/hepatobiliary surgery into a plastics fellowship during COVID. He breaks down Botox, hyaluronic acid fillers, Sculptra, fat grafting, facelifts and post-GLP-1 body contouring, and warns about botched surgery, filler vascular occlusion causing stroke or blindness, the unregulated 'cosmetic surgeon' board, med spas, and dangers of medical tourism to Mexico and Turkey, including paraffin wax and silicone injections.

What we cover in this episode

1. Difference between a board-certified plastic surgeon and a cosmetic surgeon
2. Botox for dynamic vs static wrinkles and preventive Botox myths
3. Hyaluronic acid fillers, Sculptra and collagen stimulators
4. Dangers of filler complications: stroke, blindness and tissue loss
5. Risks of medical tourism and botched surgery abroad
6. Body contouring and skin tightening after GLP-1 weight loss
7. Fat grafting and facial volume loss from Ozempic face
8. Setting patient expectations and body dysmorphic disorder in aesthetics
9. PRP injections and laser treatment for hair loss

Your hosts

Dr. Humayun NaqviPreventive Cardiologist · West Houston Heart Center

Dr. Adil AhmedOrthopedic Surgeon · Baylor College of Medicine

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