Dr. Youn's Blog

My Holistic Beauty Blacklist – Cosmetic Treatments You Should Avoid

Sometimes I’m shocked by what other plastic and cosmetic surgeons are doing. Although these treatments may be FDA-approved, not all of them live up to my standards of holistic safety and efficacy. So with that in mind, I’ve created a list of cosmetic treatments that other doctors are performing, but I strongly discourage. I call […]

  • Posted on: Aug 29 2018
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Intermittent Fasting, Dangers of Fluoride, EMF, Blue Light, and more!

I recently returned from the annual Mindshare Summit, a gathering of 500 of the top holistic healthcare practitioners in the United States. This is where I’ve met such influential alternative health experts as Dr. Terry Wahls (internist who reversed her MS using the power of food), Dave Asprey (the founder of Bulletproof butter coffee) and […]

  • Posted on: Aug 22 2018
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BIG News with GMO, Roundup, and Organic Foods

Big news about Monsanto, Roundup, and organic foods: A jury recently ordered Monsanto to pay $289 Million to an ill man who claims his cancer was caused by repeated exposures to the herbicide glyphosate, otherwise known as Roundup. They determined that the chemical company “acted with malice or oppression” in failing to warn him of […]

  • Posted on: Aug 15 2018
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Simple Changes I’ve Made To Uplevel My Health and Appearance

Sometimes it’s the small things we do that create big results. Over the past year or so I’ve done the following things to improve my health and appearance. If I can do it, so can you! Diet: – I all but stopped drinking soda pop. Filled with chemicals, calories, and GMO high fructose corn syrup, these […]

  • Posted on: Aug 8 2018
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One Change To Your Diet That Can Change Your Life

Have you considered going gluten-free? If not, I encourage you to consider trying it. Going gluten-free is a recent health trend, but it’s also a must for people with sensitivities or an intolerance to the protein. It can cause anything from fatigue and skin rashes to gastrointestinal problems like malnutrition and malabsorption. I believe a […]

  • Posted on: Aug 2 2018
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A Holistic Beauty. Does This Describe You?

Several years ago I had an epiphany. Too many plastic surgeons are misguiding their patients, encouraging them to go under the knife without truly exhausting the other options. There is SO MUCH that we can do, short of having surgery, to turn back the clock. So much that is natural and holistic. I recently took […]

  • Posted on: Jul 25 2018
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An Urgent Warning I Received This Week

In the past week, a task force which includes the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery issued an urgent warning to doctors regarding the number of deaths that have occurred in patients undergoing fat grafting to the buttocks, otherwise known as the Brazilian Butt Lift, or BBL. As […]

  • Posted on: Jul 19 2018
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This is the Ultimate in Skin Care

If you’re like most of my community, you walk into the beauty section at your local department store and are overwhelmed by the vast selection of products. They claim to lift this, tighten that, and even be “better than Botox.” It’s confusing, and the lack of FDA regulation makes it even more difficult to wade […]

  • Posted on: Jul 11 2018
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Some Exercise and Skin Tips

While exercise is important to fit into your life in general, it’s more important as you age because muscle mass and balance diminish as you get older. However, there are many great options for you to increase your strength, improve your balance, and stay in shape at any age. Here are just a few! Tai […]

  • Posted on: Jul 5 2018
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New Ways To Lose Fat Without Surgery

Several years ago I said on The Rachael Ray Show that non-invasive fat reduction is the holy grail of plastic surgery. Not only have we achieved this, but it seems that new treatments to reduce fat without surgery are hitting the market every month. Here are some of the newest options for fat reduction without surgery, some […]

  • Posted on: Jun 27 2018
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