Why Your Face Changes in Your 50s, 60s and 70s (and What Actually Helps)

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You'd never line up for a marathon without training, but so many of us book a procedure without a thought for the body we're bringing to it.

Dr Dariah Hamrah is back on the show, and this time it's all about faces. He explains why facial ageing isn't just a skin problem, but a change across every layer, from the skin to the fat, the SMAS, the ligaments and the bone underneath, and why treating every ageing face with more volume makes little sense.

Dr Shauna and Dr Hamrah talk about the overfilled look, why facelifts are back in the conversation, and how he prepares patients for surgery the way an athlete trains for a race. They also get into the harder side of the industry: body dysmorphia, the pressure on women not to age, and the red flags to watch for when choosing a surgeon or clinic. Dr Hamrah finishes with the research behind small lifestyle changes and why true anti-ageing happens inside the cell, not on the surface of the skin.

As always, this is general information, so check in with your own GP before making any decisions.

In this episode:

• Why facial ageing happens in layers: skin, fat, the SMAS, ligaments and bone

• Why people are now having filler dissolved

• What has really changed in facelifts over 20 years

• Why Dr Hamrah preps patients like marathon runners

• The truth behind Body dysmorphia

• Red flags when choosing a surgeon or clinic

• Why before and after photos can't be shared in Australia, and what that means for patients

• Epigenetics and what twin studies show about how old we look

• The real impact of sleep, movement and diet

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00:00 Intro
02:48 What happens to our faces at 40, 50 and 60
04:47 The face ages as a system: skin, fat, SMAS, ligaments and bone
07:22 The overfilled look
08:54 The volume loss myth
10:22 Deep plane facelifts and looking like yourself again
11:17 Kris Jenner's facelift: what's really changed in 20 years
13:39 Medical tourism, Korea and travelling for surgery
16:02 A word from Dr Shauna: the "Now What?" List
16:41 Preparing for surgery like a marathon
19:21 Prehab and the longevity facelift
21:31 What patients say after surgery
23:49 Body dysmorphia and screening patients
25:47 The pressure on women not to age
29:09 How to choose a surgeon: red flags
32:28 Before and afters and Australia's advertising rules
34:35 Epigenetics and the twin studies
37:59 Do collagen supplements work?
42:45 A simple skincare routine: sunscreen, vitamin C, retinol
45:27 Anti-ageing in one sentence
46:05 Small changes across sleep, movement and diet
51:44 Dr Shauna's three takeaways
52:49 Wrap up

Menopause
Midlife
Perimenopause
Dr Shauna Watts
Dr Shauna GP
Womens health advocate
Dr Dariah Hamrah
Facial ageing
Facelift
Deep plane facelift
Dermal fillers
Filler dissolving
Surgery preparation
Prehabilitation
Body dysmorphia
Choosing a surgeon
Epigenetics
Collagen supplements
Skincare routine
Sunscreen
Retinol
The Anti-Aging Paradox

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