Don't Believe the Hype

Welcome to my podcast!

Difficult Conversations About Beauty
The good, the bad, and the ugly
 
By delving deep into what beauty really looks like, I will leave no stone unturned.

I am fascinated by the concept of beauty. 

I have a busy non-surgical cosmetic medicine clinic in Brisbane. 

I love to write and have written one book called Beautiful Unique Faces.  

I also speak at conferences around Australia and the world.
 
In bite-sized episodes, I will explore what's currently making the most' beauty' noise. 

I'll take your questions about beauty, and if I don't know the answers, I'll enlist the help of other professionals who do.
 
I will also, from time to time, have some Difficult Conversations About Beauty with exciting guests. 

These will be equal parts revealing and comforting.

I aim to rip apart society's expectations of perfection and share my proven formula for becoming happier and more beautiful in your own skin.

Welcome to Difficult Conversations About Beauty! It's lovely to have you here ♥

In this inaugural episode of Difficult Conversations About Beauty (The Good, The Bad & The Ugly) Podcast, I will share why you should very rarely believe the hype that cosmetic clinics and practitioners spread daily on their social media platforms. 

Instead, I'll tell you 
• What healthcare professionals are allowed to do. 
• Examples of the types of deceit that seem to be occurring and that we’re falling for today. 
• And finally, How best to conduct research on cosmetic medicine clinics and everyday life. 

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0:00 Intro

0:58 The recent expose on ABC's four corners episode called; Cosmetic Cowboys

2:19 Be aware of the Dramatization

3:14 My reason for making this topic my inaugural episode

3:55 Media Hype 

4:51 Survey: Can you tell the difference between real and fake news?

5:50 Fake reviews

6:35 The extent of our review that we are allowed to have

7:12 Ahpra and TGA have strict advertising guidelines

8:26 My Q: “If they’re willing to do something that’s illegal at this level, what else are they doing that perhaps they shouldn’t be?”

8:40 Google reviews are another ball game and can also be incentivised

9:31 “..go to drama school if  you want to be an actor,  performer or an influencer..”

11:41 showing befores and afters of only one facial feature is unfair

13:58 Do your due diligence

“If it is too good to be true....it is probably a fraud.” ━ Ron Weber