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Welcome to a moment of Zen. Time to sit back
and relax. As model, actress, mentor and super mom, Zen
SAMs takes you on a sexy and wild ride covering
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Heart segment brought to you by Once Upon a Coconut,
We're honored to have with us a remarkable young man
whose talent has made waves in the fashion industry. Max Alexander,
eight and a half year old. Little Max already shattered records,
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becoming the Guinness World Record holder for the youngest runway
fashion designer in history. He has over three and a
half million followers on social media. He's going to join
me tonight and we're going to dive into his journey,
his motivations, and what the future holds for him. In
the Phoenix Rising Express segment, brought to you by Chicago's
Chicken Shack nonprofit, contributor Anna Devir shares the transformational journey
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of Chicago's Chicken Shack founder Lady Dame Doctor Shatira and
how she is giving back to her community. In the
Polished Beauty segment, contributor doctor Daisy Aim, triple Board certified
cosmetic surgeon and obstetrician, is joined by doctor Carl Truesdale.
He's a double board certified facial plastic surgeon based in
Beverly Hills. Today, we're diving into the world of beauty
(02:00):
confidence and that fine line between enhancement and obsession in
our expert on the Microphone series and the Going Deep
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Stay tuned for the amazing eight and a half year
old fashion designer Max Alexander. Up next in the Hydration
with Heart segment. You're listening to a Moment of Zen
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New York iHeartRadio. I'm your host, Zen Sam's Welcome to
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Upon a Coconut, where we highlight inspiring stories of innovation,
passion and dedication. Today, we're honored to have with us
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a remarkable young man whose talent has made waves in
the fashion industry, Max Alexander. At just eight and a
half years old, he's already shattered records, becoming the Guinness
World Record holder for the youngest runway fashion designer in history,
with over three point three million followers on social media.
Guided by his mom, Sherry Madison, Max is not just
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a rising star, He's redefining what it really means to
be a fashion prodigy. We're gonna dive into his journey, motivations,
and what the future holds for him. Max it's a
pleasure to have you. Welcome to the show, Superstar.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Welcome.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
So excited to be chatting with you. So let's start
about breaking into fashion at age four years old. So
your journey began at the incredibly young age of just four. Wow.
While most kids are learning their ABC's, you were already
sketching and sewing. Can you take us back to that
moment when you realized fashion was more than just a
(04:31):
hobby for you? And what was it that sparked that
creative fire so early?
Speaker 4 (04:36):
So fashion really wasn't a hobby for me.
Speaker 5 (04:38):
One time, I just really woke up and I said,
I'm a fashion designer.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
I need a mannequin. Like I was serious. I wasn't
like goofing around.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Wow. And from that point on after you got the mannequin,
what did you start doing?
Speaker 4 (04:53):
I started doing amazing things. My mom was.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
Your mom guided you the whole way through. Now you're
officially the youngest runway fashion designer in history, which is
a Guinness World record. That's huge. Did you ever imagine
as a little boy sewing away that you'd achieve something
like this?
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Kind of but not really.
Speaker 5 (05:12):
I never actually really knew that was going to be
a thing, but now it is, and I'm very happy
and grateful for myself.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
So you have over three and a half million followers
and your fashion journey is followed closely by fans all
over the world. But we know your mom, Sherry Madison,
the Cardboard Queen herself. She manages your social media. What's
it like having your mom as your social media manager
and how does she help you really navigate this digital
world while you stay focused on your designs.
Speaker 4 (05:42):
I don't really get it.
Speaker 5 (05:45):
I don't even know how to make a single video,
and in our family, we don't have iPhones until we're eighteen.
So yeah, basically, yeah, I have no idea that I
don't know how to.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Even do it.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
Well, you know what you just said so much in
that little answer, The fact that you don't even have
any kind of social media access or you don't have
an iPhone speaks volumes to your mom's proper choices to
keep your creativity and your focus exactly on your designs,
not on that phone, because most kids your age are
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plugged into the screen and they can't focus on anything else.
I think we just uncovered the true reason on why
you are so focused with your designs. Good job, mama.
Now what's your favorite thing to design?
Speaker 5 (06:39):
My favorite thing to design? Well, I am right now
making a food line. It sounds really fun already, but
I have already made a few dresses that were like.
Speaker 4 (06:52):
Super duper super super duper.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
Fun to make, So you love dresses right now. Fashion
world is increasingly focusing on sustainability right and many designers
are starting young with a conscious approach, just like you.
How does sustainability influence your work? Have you thought about
how your designs can make a positive impact on the environment?
Speaker 4 (07:12):
Totally? Yeah.
Speaker 5 (07:14):
So there's this thing called the FICFF. It's like a
small fashion charity at the UN and I was in
it and I became an ambassador.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Of course you did.
Speaker 5 (07:26):
And there's stuff called fast Fashion, which is like there's
a sea of close in the capitol of Ghana. It's
just clothes, no well, barely any water. It's just like
if this was a mile tall, it will be like that.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Wow, that's inspiring. You definitely have a great vision and
I love that you are thinking about sustainability already from
a young age. And being an ambassador that's a big responsibility,
especially when the United Nations is involved. So you're clearly
on the right path now as a young designer. How
have you turned your age into an advantage in the
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fashion industry?
Speaker 5 (08:06):
Social media is doing most of the work of everyone
seeing me.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
I do a lot of crazy stuff. Candy dress, real.
Speaker 5 (08:14):
Candy, candy. So it was like candy bags and them
real candy over that candy bag.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
Oh my goodness, that sounds delicious. If I had that
on me, I would probably be chewing off my arm
just from being so so, you know, you got sweets
in front of you. So you're let's talk about your
career highlights. So you've accomplished so much at such a
young age, whether it's walking the runway with your designs
or are connecting with top fashion figures. What's been the
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biggest highlight of your career so far? Really?
Speaker 4 (08:47):
The candy dress?
Speaker 3 (08:48):
The candy dress. Did you meet? Did you meet somebody
throughout your journey that you were in awe of?
Speaker 4 (08:56):
Isaac mister Rahi, We went to the Metropolitan Art Museum.
Speaker 3 (09:02):
Who's your next wish list of somebody that you could
meet in the fashion industry?
Speaker 5 (09:08):
Well, if you're tell you about who I'm probably going
to make a dress for, it's Ariana Grande.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
No way, Yeah, you are kidding me.
Speaker 6 (09:17):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
Hey, well he's manifesting, Mom, he's manifesting. I think it's
a I think I think it's gonna happen, Ariana Grande.
Big shout out to Ariana Grande. Max is going to
make you that dress had a candy perhaps. Okay, Now,
looking looking to the future, you've already made such a
mark on the industry, but we know you're just getting started.
(09:39):
What are your future goals, both like short term and
long term. Is there any like dream collaborations or projects
on the horizon that you're particularly excited about.
Speaker 5 (09:49):
Well, the food line, because you know what, I made
a candy dress. That doesn't mean I can't make a
candy suit us. So I'm making a tie dress.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
So what I did?
Speaker 4 (10:04):
Can I have them?
Speaker 5 (10:05):
I opened up the tie, I took out the stuff inside,
and I opened it up and now it's like three
times the size.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
Very creative, and now you're going to make a dress
out of ties exactly. I can't wait to see what
that's gonna look like. Now, tell me about the vest.
You have a signature. Look, it's your vest. And now
apparently I just found out that on Max Alexander dot shop.
You are selling your vest? Can you tell me about that?
Speaker 5 (10:34):
And there goes the secret. It has black wings on
the back back or I can't. Yeah, it has fluffy
for it has cheating on the inside, and it has
weird buttons that I like, and it's anti antique weird
buttons on the front that I like.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
And what size does it go up to? Extra?
Speaker 4 (10:59):
Extra large?
Speaker 3 (11:01):
Max? Is there anything else that you want to tell
the world.
Speaker 5 (11:04):
I'm size inclusive. And if your kids that are doing
something and you just can't do it, here's a poem,
a very short poem that's three words, practice makes perfect.
Speaker 3 (11:22):
You are so spot on, Max. It's been such a
pleasure hearing about your journey and your passion and your
hard work and humility. It's all truly inspiring at such
a young age. And for our listeners, I want them
to follow Max Alexander's incredible work on social media. So
I'm going to shout out your social media handle. Definitely
follow Max Alexander's incredible work on social media, and remember
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his story proves that no matter how young or old
you are, chasing your dreams is always within reach. Special
thanks to one spawn a Coconut for keeping us hydrated
today and until next time. This is Zen Sam signing
off for hydration with Heart segment right here on seven
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helped countless people recover not just their looks but their
confidence after botched procedures, and he's even opened his own
hair restoration clinic, Crown Hair Institute. He's a true visionary,
running his own production company and reality YouTube series on
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Speaker 8 (20:21):
Doctor Truesdale is also the founder of Truesdale Foundation, which
provides life changing corrective surgeries for those who may not
be able to afford them, including military veterans, domestic abuse survivors,
and victims of bullying. So much to unpack today, let's
dive in.
Speaker 3 (20:38):
Welcoming down to the show is the amazing doctor Carl Truesdale.
Welcome superstar.
Speaker 9 (20:43):
Thank you for that kind Dutch.
Speaker 3 (20:45):
You deserve it. All right, Let's kick off with a
topic that's on everyone's mind. Botched cosmetic surgeries. It's something
that can truly devastate both mentally and physically. In twenty
twenty two alone, corrective procedures skyrocketed, with an estimate may
thirty percent of patients seeking revision surgeries. And we know
that this can lead to a loss of confidence and
(21:06):
a lot of trauma. So, doctor Tuesdale, can you walk
us through the process of how you approach facial reconstruction
after a box procedure and what does it take to
rebuild not just someone's face, but they're confidence.
Speaker 6 (21:19):
Whenever we do anything with the face or cosmetic or
plastic surgery, there's never a guarantee of a result, but
sometimes the result can be actually a bad so unacceptable,
and that's what we mean by a box. So whether
that's a facelip that's pulled a little too tight, or
maybe it looks irregular, or the ear is pulling, or
the eyelet can't close anymore, or the scars unsightly, or
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maybe the hairline is too low, or maybe someone lost
hair facial nerve injury.
Speaker 9 (21:46):
I've seen all.
Speaker 6 (21:47):
Of these things, and so the way I approached it
is the first thing I asked the patient, you know
what's going on, how they got there, and really just
try to get to the emotional part of you know,
what they're going through because it's usually both emotional taxing
as well as the physical. Then I look at the problem,
the form and all the techniques available to me try
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to give them back their form and their function.
Speaker 3 (22:11):
Yeah, that's really good.
Speaker 8 (22:12):
I mean, if you can give us an in depth
insight into the technical challenges of reconstructing a phase that
has already gone multiple surgeries, because I think a lot
of patients don't understand that.
Speaker 3 (22:24):
You know, the technical difficulty of this, So if you
can just elaborate on it.
Speaker 6 (22:28):
Parts the face, there's no mask, there's no bra, there's
no shirt if you don't like it, So one, the
attention is higher, the states are higher. But two, you
know there's scar tissues, so the anatomy has already been altered.
The things where we're born, where we might find that
nerve or that muscle or that you know, that fashion
is now different. On top of that, a lot of
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times when I'm doing revision surgery, they've taken things out,
maybe they put things in that shouldn't be there, and
I have to work delicately around those structures while preserving
the artery, the nerves and not maim someone. So it
can be very very challenging. You know, you're also dealing
with the patient who's been through an unfavorable outcome, and
so you have to treat them with a little bit
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more you know, delicate nature, and you know a little
bit more of a gloved hand approach.
Speaker 3 (23:15):
There's no denying that when you look at the overview,
Hollywood has a massive influence on global beauty, and I
think it all starts starts there. When you look at
these recent surveys, they show that over sixty percent of
millennials consider a cosmetic tweak based on celebrity trends. What
are some of the trending facial procedures that patients are
requesting based on what celebrities are having done? And do
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you think these trends are setting healthy beauty standards or
are they pushing an unattainable ideal?
Speaker 9 (23:44):
You know, I think some are good and some are bad.
Speaker 6 (23:47):
And you know, my approach to plastic surgery is one
that's natural. So if you look at my work on
Instagram or even my youth show, you'll see that people
I try to enhance their natural beauty, their natural features,
keeping them looking like themselves, just better versions. But a
lot of times we're seeing examples where that is not
the case. I don't think that those examples are good.
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I think overall, though, the society's kind of moving towards
that more natural, nuanced approach. So we're seeing less of
the big overfilled lips, we're seeing less of the unnatural
looking plastic surgery, where we're looking at people who are
enhancing their form. So we're turning away from a little
bit you know, over excess of the fillers, more towards
the fat transfer which can have a little bit more
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of the natural appearance, a little bit more away from
kind of the more like the threads, and more towards
the biosimilatory injections or exosomes, which are you know, nanovesicles
which simulate collagen growth and improvement in skinty quality. So
we're trying to get the most out of what the
patient is bringing in.
Speaker 8 (24:49):
So what's your take on the trend of younger patients
seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures and do you think it's
creating unrealistic expectations for natural aging.
Speaker 6 (25:01):
We've never wanted to look old, and so some of
the techniques, both surgical and minimally invasive today can make
people who otherwise much older look younger, and that has
an effect on they're confidence, the way they interact in society.
Speaker 9 (25:15):
The way that people perceive them.
Speaker 6 (25:17):
So I don't like to make judgment calls. In fact,
I did a fates the thought thirty three year old yesterday.
She looks fantastic. But each base deserves its own special care.
So I very commonly turn people away if their expectation
is not a realistic one, or if they're face or
the surgery or the procedure.
Speaker 9 (25:34):
Doesn't justify being done.
Speaker 6 (25:36):
And so that's where the judgment of the provider and
the patient really have to come together to make the
best decision.
Speaker 3 (25:43):
Now, one of the things I find fascinating is the
psychology behind why people pursue surgery after surgery. In some
extreme cases, we hear about people who've under gone over
fifty procedures in the pursuit of perfection. How do you
counsel patients who might be falling into this trap of
over correcting or chasing an unrealistic goal.
Speaker 9 (26:03):
You know, I really listened.
Speaker 6 (26:05):
So as doctors, the most important thing we can do
is listen, because very often the patient diagnoses their own problem,
and so there might be something else going on, And
that's the case that if I can't solve it right,
maybe we need to talk to a therapist or some counseling,
or maybe there's something else going on in their life
where get closer to their goal of happiness. I tell
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every patient I want safe, beautiful, natural, and happy every
single time.
Speaker 8 (26:31):
So what drew you into the field of hair restoration
and what is why is it such an integral part
of your practice.
Speaker 6 (26:39):
I think of the faith as my canvas, right and
the hair in a lot of ways is the frame
of the canvas. So what's a beautiful lawa Lisa without
a beautiful frame. So one, I wanted to be complete
in my options giving to patients.
Speaker 9 (26:54):
Two in terms of hair loss.
Speaker 6 (26:56):
You know, there was a gap that I saw for
people of color for curly hair. A lot of hair
transplant surgeons don't want to do curly hair because it's
more challenging, and so I thought that there was an
opportunity to one treat you patients of color, but also
increase my armamentarian then I have to offer patients.
Speaker 3 (27:15):
That's fascinating that you put the two together, because I
do see how it goes hand in glove. The face
and the hair. Now, let's talk about something a bit
more personal. You recently performed a facelift on your own
mother and even shared it on social media. And I'm
sure that decision came with a lot of emotions. What
motivated you to operate on a family member and what
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were the risks involved in taking on such a personal case?
Speaker 9 (27:40):
Right, my mom motivating me?
Speaker 3 (27:44):
Go for me?
Speaker 9 (27:46):
After doing a deep dive, we did a couple of things.
Speaker 6 (27:49):
One, I wanted to make sure that I treated my
mom the same way I would treat everycing patient as
much as I can. Right, So the things that I
did is one, I wanted to start off doing her
eyelids and her lip lip to make sure that you know,
during surgery, you know, on very low risk, low stakes, right,
relatively low stake, I would be able to get through
(28:10):
the surgery and it be you know, basically myself, and
I was, and her outcome was amazing. So then once
we felt good about that, you know, I basically said, okay,
let's go ahead and proceed with surgery. We gave her
every single how to work up that a normal patient
would have. And I tell patients now, the only difference
between her surgery, and what I would do for another
person is she recovered in my backup I has.
Speaker 9 (28:33):
That's the only difference.
Speaker 6 (28:34):
And so for me, I do a lot of facelifts,
and that's what I've known there in my mind. There
are very few people can do facelifts as naturally as
beautifully as I do, and there's no one who does
as many black ones as me. And so for me,
it was an easier, real easier choice, because you know,
for me to give her to someone else, I don't
(28:55):
know who I would give her to, and that might
be ego. But also I wanted to kind of get
this and share this ship with my mom and restorer,
and so it's been a great process.
Speaker 9 (29:05):
She looks younger than I do. It's been a lot
of fun.
Speaker 6 (29:09):
People all over the world get to share a long
with my mom's amazing, beautiful personnelity.
Speaker 10 (29:13):
Well, I think you did a beautiful work her. She
looks amazed. So, Mom, you look amazing. I echo that sentiment.
She looks fantastic. She is queen official.
Speaker 11 (29:25):
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because the tagline is where ambition meets empowerment. Okay, doctor
tru style So the question to you is what is
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or your life that truly embodies your ambition and empowered
you to get where you are today.
Speaker 6 (29:46):
You know, for me, the big step was opening a
practice up were Dale Drive in Beverly Hills with no
previous experience, slowing up against, not going up against, but
in one of the most competitive markets in the world.
Speaker 9 (30:00):
So at the time, I was, you know, thirty.
Speaker 6 (30:02):
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Speaker 3 (30:25):
I love it. Congratulations, what an incredible conversation, Doctor Truesdale.
Thank you for sharing your expertise and more importantly giving
us a glimpse into the world of facial reconstruction and
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people regain their confidence. And thank you to our listeners
and More importantly, I always say this beauty is more
than skin deep. And while aesthetic enhancements can be life changing,
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it's always about finding that healthy balance. It's always about
the balance. Now for more on doctor Truesdale's work, definitely
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redefine beauty. One Face out of Time. Thank you so much,
Doctor Truesdale. Thank you. That's the Truthday. Thank you. Okay,
you could check him out on the Gram at doctor
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our segment co host. Thank you for tuning in to
expert on the microphone and the Polish Beauty Segment. Until
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up next in the Going Deep segment, brought to you
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(32:56):
series we're featuring, of course, in honor of the past
Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We're joined by Board certified gynecologists
doctor Shirlena Bogart and breast cancer survivor Rebecca Ewing Fisher.
Diagnosed in October of twenty seventeen with stage two breast cancer.
Rebecca has fought a courageous battle and has remarkably been
in remission since twenty eighteen, demonstrating resilience both personally and professionally.
(33:21):
With a holistic approach to health, doctor Sharlena specializes in
addressing the complex challenges women face in areas such as
sexual health, hormone imbalances, and weight management. They're both passionate
about empowering women to optimize their wellbeing and lead wealthy lifestyles. Today,
they're going to join me to discuss Rebecca's cancer journey,
(33:42):
the long road to recovery, and improving female sexual health
with CO two Lift V. Of course at the heart
of it all. Welcoming now to the show, our superstars,
Rebecca and Sharlena. Welcome to the show. Thank you. You
guys are in sync to begin with. Okay, Rebecca, I
heard a very interesting story backs stage on how the
two of you met. Please do share.
Speaker 13 (34:03):
Yes, Well, about thirteen years ago I had the privilege
of connecting with Shirlena on the stage of an NPC
national level female bodybuilding competition. It was actually a figure
women's figure bodybuilding on the national level, and we were
(34:24):
maybe it was local, but then we went national. Anyhow,
we were very excited to both when the classes that
we were in and we became fast friends.
Speaker 3 (34:33):
Sharlena, this is obviously match made in heaven.
Speaker 8 (34:38):
Yes, the irony is when we met.
Speaker 14 (34:42):
It was Rebecca actually beat me in the overall, so
we both won our classes, but for our age competition,
because we were both in the forty and over at
the time, she won the overall and we were joking
about the white girl had the booty, because, as they
say in the bodybuilding world, shows are one from the back,
and so in order for her to beb that meant
(35:02):
her backside had to be more impressive than lie.
Speaker 8 (35:05):
But no, we connected and she was just such a
beautiful soul.
Speaker 3 (35:09):
And you know, you meet people along the way.
Speaker 14 (35:11):
There are genuine people, and then there are people that
you know, Okay, this is just for this experience, and
I'll probably never see them again.
Speaker 3 (35:18):
Rebecca was one of those people that you.
Speaker 8 (35:20):
Just wanted to have in your corner as a friend
when I met.
Speaker 3 (35:23):
It's so interesting how things come full circle. And when
I said a match made in heaven, the audience will
find out soon. Why, so let's dive right in. According
to the National Cancer Institute, while the prevalence of a
harmful brackaging mutation in the general population is just about
point two to point three percent, more than sixty percent
of women who inherit a mutation will develop breast cancer
(35:46):
during their lifetime. Now, Rebecca, I know you were positive
for a Braka one mutation, so you fall into this statistic.
But let's go back to the beginning. Can you walk
us through your initial breast cancer diagnosis. Did you previously
know you were Braka one positive or did you experience
symptoms that made you realize something was wrong.
Speaker 13 (36:04):
I had no idea about the BRACA positive aspect of things.
I just found a lump randomly one morning or taking
a shower, had it checked out, and did not know
anything about BRACA until quite a bit into the process
of becoming diagnosed and going through all the testing. And
(36:26):
then my father actually had already been diagnosed at the
same time, and that's when we kind of connected the
dots to my grandmother who had passed twenty five years
earlier breast cancer.
Speaker 3 (36:37):
And what was your treatment? Like I know you had
over fifteen chemotherapy treatments and several major surgeries such as
a double mestectomy, fat grafting, and a full hysterectomy. But
after all of this and being declared in remission in
twenty eighteen, how did it leave your body feeling and
what challenges did you or do you continue to face.
Speaker 13 (36:57):
It was actually five months of chemos around twenty sessions
of chemo. It was six weeks of radiation, and I
actually had seven surgeries with full hysterectomy and a full
double mistectomy and fat transfers. Like you shared, it was
devastating having been a national competitive athlete and then going
through just the basically the destruction of my physique was
(37:21):
mind blowing because you just really realize how resilient you
have to be to just be grateful for your life.
I continued to just struggle with figuring out how I
could get through all of these types of upheavals. Once
(37:43):
I was through one, I just kept focusing on the next,
and then the next and the next, And honestly, the
way I felt about my body is obviously very grateful
that I had the strength from my training, from my
fitness training, to be able to mentally and emotionally get
through it all. I think that's probably the biggest thing
(38:04):
that people don't know and don't understand, is that it's
a very emotional journey, and so having the fortitude mentally
to be able to say, you know what, I've gone
through all the things to get my body prepared in
this way. And I really honestly believe that I had
worked so hard on my emotional empowerment personally that this
(38:28):
had taken me to another level to be able.
Speaker 3 (38:31):
To fight this.
Speaker 13 (38:33):
So and of course, my father was going through his
own journey, and I had a two year old at home,
so all of this was compounding on itself for me.
My poor mother, I always think of her, but it
was very It was full of anxiety. My body felt
very foreign. I did not have the same recognition of myself.
(38:55):
I lost my physical beauty and I just had to
rein very conscious that I would recover and that I
would be better than.
Speaker 3 (39:06):
I ever was. Wow. Okay, this is a lot to unpack.
But you are a trailblazer and you're here and you
have this new lease on life and this incredible, shining
attitude that is just paving the way for other women
who are listening to you and looking up to you
like a role model. So Doctor shirleynat throughout this entire ordeal,
(39:26):
bring me up to speed. Doctor Charlena on how you
re entered Rebecca's life.
Speaker 14 (39:31):
At the time, I was launching a intimacy wellness clinic
in Palm Springs, California, and so as part of that,
we had a lot of things that were on social media.
Speaker 3 (39:40):
And because Rebecca and I followed one.
Speaker 14 (39:42):
Another on social media, she knew my journey in launching
the sexual wellness clinic.
Speaker 8 (39:48):
So she reached out to me one day, and.
Speaker 14 (39:51):
This was before she had the hysterectomy, and one of
the things she didn't share is that she was young
in her mayor and so she had this absolutely wonderful husband,
and she said they had a two year old. And so,
like many women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer
(40:11):
and have done the brave thing of getting the treatments,
one of the things that happens is you save your life,
but then you lose everything that defines you.
Speaker 8 (40:21):
And one of those things, sometimes unfortunately happens to be
their intimate relationship with their partner. And oftentimes I've had
women who.
Speaker 14 (40:29):
Have gone through the breast cancer journey who has said,
if I had known I was going to lose my
life through this journey, it wouldn't have been worth it
to go through all of this because of losing that
the most important relationship is their intimate connection to their partner.
And so Rebecca had reached out to me before her
hysterectomy and was telling me some of the things she
(40:50):
was going on how it was affecting her relationship. And
I just said to her, I said, get through the hysterectomy,
and I'm going to help you get back to feel
all right.
Speaker 3 (41:01):
Now, I want to frame this next part because this
is the important part that I'm coming to full circle.
So as an ob gyn, right you're age, I'm sure
you've seen many women from all walks of life, not
just Rebecca, including many cancer survivors. While while beating breast
cancer is of course a remarkable accomplishment, survivorship comes with
its own set of challenges. Like you just said, there's pain,
(41:24):
there's fatigue, sexual dysfunction right, cognitive problems, cardiovascular issues, and
so many other health issues due to the treatment. So
looking at sexual dysfunction specifically, there's approximately fifty percent of
breast cancer survivors that report some type of sexual difficulty
and forty five percent specifically reports sexual pain. So I
know you often recommend the CEO two lift V for
(41:46):
breast cancer survivors facing these very challenges. Why do you
recommend this product and can you explain how it works
and what the benefits are.
Speaker 14 (41:54):
CO two Lift is an at home product that patients
can use, and what it does is it helps the
body to naturally repair itself by infusing carbon dioxide. The
product actually helps the body to create its own oxygen,
and oxygen is very important when.
Speaker 3 (42:15):
It comes to tissue repair.
Speaker 14 (42:17):
Through this at home modality, patients can treat themselves and
maintain any treatments that they get in the office. And
so oftentimes women who are for whatever reason, be it
for medical reasons or personal choice, who want to avoid
hormone products, this is a non hormonal product that give
(42:40):
them the benefit of what hormones sometimes can do.
Speaker 3 (42:45):
But I also like to.
Speaker 14 (42:46):
Say that this is also I'm a holistic. I take
a holistic approach, so I don't believe anything is all
good or all bad. Each client is different, each client
has individual desires, and so we look at everything in
our basket, and oftentimes the CO two lift B becomes
one of the products that we use. So, for instance,
(43:11):
with Rebecca, I believe, if I recall correctly, we did
a laser procedure to help repair some of the tissue
damage that occurred as a as a result of her treatments.
But as a way to one help heal from the
laser procedure, but also maintain the results of the laser procedure,
the CO two lift steps in because it helps to
(43:33):
maintain the health of that tissue long term.
Speaker 3 (43:36):
And now, for women concerned about introducing new treatments during recovery,
how do you address the safety and efficacy of CO
two lift V.
Speaker 14 (43:43):
So it's say product that is safe for anyone.
Speaker 3 (43:47):
It's essentially side effect free.
Speaker 14 (43:50):
It's because it induces the body to produce its own
oxygen to repair and heal itself. We're not introducing foreign
products into the body that can have toxic, you know,
toxic effects on the tissue.
Speaker 3 (44:07):
And so it's safe for anyone.
Speaker 14 (44:09):
I use it as as I said, and my mom's
who who have just had babies, who are breastfeeding moms
who've had c sections and where some of the things
that they encounter. And so it's safe from anywhere from
my an eighteen year old client to a ninety year
old post metal puzzle patient.
Speaker 8 (44:28):
But it's something that is safe for anyone to use.
Speaker 3 (44:32):
Rebecca, I know doctor Shirlina recommended SEO two lift V.
I'd love to hear your experience, firstly with how your
cancer treatment affected your marriage and sexual health and then
how V helped you.
Speaker 13 (44:45):
Now, I remember calling Shirlena the next morning after having
used it, and I said, girl, what is this stuff?
This is amazing, This feels so good, and I felt
self restored first of all, restored emotionally with my husband.
Speaker 3 (44:59):
I It's just you know, laser is one thing, you know,
it's more.
Speaker 13 (45:04):
Expensive, and then it has a lengthy series that you
need to go through and there's some recovery and downtime
with the CO two le v And at first I
was thinking, why am I doing the v this gel
alongside of something I paid so much money for? But
and knowing that the gel is one hundred dollars ish
depending on you know, how many how many per treatment,
(45:24):
depending on how many treatments you're doing, alongside of a
series of lasers. In my case, I felt so soothed.
Speaker 3 (45:33):
By the gel.
Speaker 13 (45:33):
I felt like it really amplified the results that I wanted.
I wanted to feel that just that experience like I
was used to feeling with my husband especially, But just
I felt good and I hadn't felt good for a
very long time, and.
Speaker 3 (45:48):
It was just like, oh my gosh, this is the
holy Grail?
Speaker 13 (45:52):
Like what can I do to bring this to my
my oncology team, into other breast cancer survivors and other
patients They deserve to feel this way. Why doesn't anyone
know about this? How come no one told me about
this before? And so I reached out to her and
I said, please connect me with the CEO of this
company so that I can be a voice. I want
(46:13):
to be a voice to bring this product to the market.
Speaker 3 (46:16):
Wow, this is such a beautiful story. I knew some
of it, but not all of it, and this warms
my heart and makes everything makes so much more sense.
Now before we wrap up here, Rebecca, as a breast
cancer survivor and someone dedicated to a healthy lifestyle, what
advice would you give to those currently receiving treatment and
pushing through the recovery process.
Speaker 13 (46:36):
I would, honestly from my heart, say, don't ever give
up and don't ever stop advocating for yourself. This is
something that is so important. It may seem like this
experience is never ending, and I remember feeling that, you know,
how can it be to be on the other side
as a survivor? What is that going to be?
Speaker 4 (46:52):
Like?
Speaker 13 (46:53):
Doesn't and you know no one is there to walk
you through it and hold your in. You've got to
be able to be reminding yourself of that every day
that you will get through it.
Speaker 3 (47:01):
And that's part of it.
Speaker 13 (47:02):
To have that self talk that you know, no matter what,
when you feel as low as low as you can
imagine feeling, and then lower than that, just ask for
help and just continue to believe that there is an
incredible life waiting for you, that this is an experience
and it doesn't define you, and you will be better
than you ever known yourself to be.
Speaker 3 (47:22):
You are a trailblazer. Amen. Yeah, Doctor Charlena. Any closing
thoughts to women out there who are currently emotionally, mentally
and physically just exhausted with either their cancer treatments or
their prognosis or diagnosis, what do you want to say
to them?
Speaker 14 (47:39):
Well, first, I want to piggyback on Rebecca what Rebecca said,
and never give up, Never give up, and believe that
there is another side to it.
Speaker 3 (47:50):
It's always good to surround yourself with supportive people.
Speaker 14 (47:55):
If you have a healthcare provider who you don't feel
is listening to you, then it's okay to reach out
to someone else, because just like I existed for Rebecca,
there are so many other physicians out there like me
who want to see women live a whole life. Oftentimes,
in medicine, we have a tendency to make patients their
(48:16):
diagnoses and we forget that there are people. They are mothers,
their daughters, their sisters, their best friends, their lovers, and
so you have to find that practitioner who recognizes that
you're more than your diagnosis and who will partner with
you in finding solutions that not only help you to
(48:37):
reach your goals, but also help you to just feel
good about the life that you're living.
Speaker 3 (48:43):
And when Rebecca called.
Speaker 14 (48:46):
Me that is why I am so passionate about this
is because when I see the life that she's living now,
so many women give up and accept that this is
life for me now. And when a woman does not
have a healthy, intact intimate relationship, it affects every other
(49:07):
portion of her life. So the woman who becomes proactive
about protecting and.
Speaker 3 (49:13):
Enhancing her intimate relationship is.
Speaker 14 (49:16):
Just going to be a phenomenal, just unstoppable trailblazer in
every area of her life. As you see Rebecca has done.
And I will say this Rebecca is She's not going
to say it, but she did join the co two
Lyft family, so she and she is one of their
top representatives. She I'm really good friends with Wana Ker,
(49:39):
the owner of CEO two Lyft, and she we often
talk about just how Rebecca has joined the family and
has taken off and she is one of the top
representatives for CEO two Lyfty, Well, look.
Speaker 3 (49:52):
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Speaker 13 (49:54):
In case you're watching, you're a medical provider and you're
in Los Angeles or Orange County, I would love to
meet you and share Coe.
Speaker 3 (50:00):
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so many surprises on this interview. I love it. While
we are officially out of time and we have gone
way over our time because we're having such a great conversation.
I thank you both for coming on. You are a
trailblazer in your field, doctor Shirlina and Rebecca, you are
just a beacon of hope, light and a warrior. Thank
(50:22):
you so much for being you. You are representing so
many women and making us proud. Thank you, thank you,
Thank you everybody. With over four million breast cancer survivors
in the US today, transparency and informative conversations are so important,
like these very ones that we just had. The road
to recovery is a very long one, so it's vital
to be informed on the proper treatments that can ease
(50:43):
your comfort and more importantly, get you back to living
a healthy life. That was our going Deep segment brought
to you by CO two Lift, and that was the
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sales industry based in LA and a remarkable breast cancer survivor.
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Upon a Coconut, where we highlight inspiring stories of innovation,
passion and dedication. Today, we're honored to have with us
(03:36):
a remarkable young man whose talent has made waves in
the fashion industry, Max Alexander. At just eight and a
half years old, he's already shattered records, becoming the Guinness
World Record holder for the youngest runway fashion designer in history,
with over three point three million followers on social media.
Guided by his mom, Sherry Madison, Max is not just
(03:57):
a rising star, He's redefining what it really means to
be a fashion prodigy. We're gonna dive into his journey, motivations,
and what the future holds for him. Max it's a
pleasure to have you. Welcome to the show, Superstar.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Welcome.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
So excited to be chatting with you. So let's start
about breaking into fashion at age four years old. So
your journey began at the incredibly young age of just four. Wow.
While most kids are learning their ABC's, you were already
sketching and sewing. Can you take us back to that
moment when you realized fashion was more than just a
(04:31):
hobby for you? And what was it that sparked that
creative fire so early?
Speaker 4 (04:36):
So fashion really wasn't a hobby for me.
Speaker 5 (04:38):
One time, I just really woke up and I said,
I'm a fashion designer.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
I need a mannequin. Like I was serious. I wasn't
like goofing around.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Wow. And from that point on after you got the mannequin,
what did you start doing?
Speaker 4 (04:53):
I started doing amazing things. My mom was.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
Your mom guided you the whole way through. Now you're
officially the youngest runway fashion designer in history, which is
a Guinness World record. That's huge. Did you ever imagine
as a little boy sewing away that you'd achieve something
like this?
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Kind of but not really.
Speaker 5 (05:12):
I never actually really knew that was going to be
a thing, but now it is, and I'm very happy
and grateful for myself.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
So you have over three and a half million followers
and your fashion journey is followed closely by fans all
over the world. But we know your mom, Sherry Madison,
the Cardboard Queen herself. She manages your social media. What's
it like having your mom as your social media manager
and how does she help you really navigate this digital
world while you stay focused on your designs.
Speaker 4 (05:42):
I don't really get it.
Speaker 5 (05:45):
I don't even know how to make a single video,
and in our family, we don't have iPhones until we're eighteen.
So yeah, basically, yeah, I have no idea that I
don't know how to.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Even do it.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
Well, you know what you just said so much in
that little answer, The fact that you don't even have
any kind of social media access or you don't have
an iPhone speaks volumes to your mom's proper choices to
keep your creativity and your focus exactly on your designs,
not on that phone, because most kids your age are
(06:24):
plugged into the screen and they can't focus on anything else.
I think we just uncovered the true reason on why
you are so focused with your designs. Good job, mama.
Now what's your favorite thing to design?
Speaker 5 (06:39):
My favorite thing to design? Well, I am right now
making a food line. It sounds really fun already, but
I have already made a few dresses that were like.
Speaker 4 (06:52):
Super duper super super duper.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
Fun to make, So you love dresses right now. Fashion
world is increasingly focusing on sustainability right and many designers
are starting young with a conscious approach, just like you.
How does sustainability influence your work? Have you thought about
how your designs can make a positive impact on the environment?
Speaker 4 (07:12):
Totally? Yeah.
Speaker 5 (07:14):
So there's this thing called the FICFF. It's like a
small fashion charity at the UN and I was in
it and I became an ambassador.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Of course you did.
Speaker 5 (07:26):
And there's stuff called fast Fashion, which is like there's
a sea of close in the capitol of Ghana. It's
just clothes, no well, barely any water. It's just like
if this was a mile tall, it will be like that.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Wow, that's inspiring. You definitely have a great vision and
I love that you are thinking about sustainability already from
a young age. And being an ambassador that's a big responsibility,
especially when the United Nations is involved. So you're clearly
on the right path now as a young designer. How
have you turned your age into an advantage in the
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fashion industry?
Speaker 5 (08:06):
Social media is doing most of the work of everyone
seeing me.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
I do a lot of crazy stuff. Candy dress, real.
Speaker 5 (08:14):
Candy, candy. So it was like candy bags and them
real candy over that candy bag.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
Oh my goodness, that sounds delicious. If I had that
on me, I would probably be chewing off my arm
just from being so so, you know, you got sweets
in front of you. So you're let's talk about your
career highlights. So you've accomplished so much at such a
young age, whether it's walking the runway with your designs
or are connecting with top fashion figures. What's been the
(08:41):
biggest highlight of your career so far? Really?
Speaker 4 (08:47):
The candy dress?
Speaker 3 (08:48):
The candy dress. Did you meet? Did you meet somebody
throughout your journey that you were in awe of?
Speaker 4 (08:56):
Isaac mister Rahi, We went to the Metropolitan Art Museum.
Speaker 3 (09:02):
Who's your next wish list of somebody that you could
meet in the fashion industry?
Speaker 5 (09:08):
Well, if you're tell you about who I'm probably going
to make a dress for, it's Ariana Grande.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
No way, Yeah, you are kidding me.
Speaker 6 (09:17):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
Hey, well he's manifesting, Mom, he's manifesting. I think it's
a I think I think it's gonna happen, Ariana Grande.
Big shout out to Ariana Grande. Max is going to
make you that dress had a candy perhaps. Okay, Now,
looking looking to the future, you've already made such a
mark on the industry, but we know you're just getting started.
(09:39):
What are your future goals, both like short term and
long term. Is there any like dream collaborations or projects
on the horizon that you're particularly excited about.
Speaker 5 (09:49):
Well, the food line, because you know what, I made
a candy dress. That doesn't mean I can't make a
candy suit us. So I'm making a tie dress.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
So what I did?
Speaker 4 (10:04):
Can I have them?
Speaker 5 (10:05):
I opened up the tie, I took out the stuff inside,
and I opened it up and now it's like three
times the size.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
Very creative, and now you're going to make a dress
out of ties exactly. I can't wait to see what
that's gonna look like. Now, tell me about the vest.
You have a signature. Look, it's your vest. And now
apparently I just found out that on Max Alexander dot shop.
You are selling your vest? Can you tell me about that?
Speaker 5 (10:34):
And there goes the secret. It has black wings on
the back back or I can't. Yeah, it has fluffy
for it has cheating on the inside, and it has
weird buttons that I like, and it's anti antique weird
buttons on the front that I like.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
And what size does it go up to? Extra?
Speaker 4 (10:59):
Extra large?
Speaker 3 (11:01):
Max? Is there anything else that you want to tell
the world.
Speaker 5 (11:04):
I'm size inclusive. And if your kids that are doing
something and you just can't do it, here's a poem,
a very short poem that's three words, practice makes perfect.
Speaker 3 (11:22):
You are so spot on, Max. It's been such a
pleasure hearing about your journey and your passion and your
hard work and humility. It's all truly inspiring at such
a young age. And for our listeners, I want them
to follow Max Alexander's incredible work on social media. So
I'm going to shout out your social media handle. Definitely
follow Max Alexander's incredible work on social media, and remember
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his story proves that no matter how young or old
you are, chasing your dreams is always within reach. Special
thanks to one spawn a Coconut for keeping us hydrated
today and until next time. This is Zen Sam signing
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Only three percent of female franchisors in this country are
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It was presented this month to Dame Doctor Shatira from
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have a special guest who is no stranger to the
world of beauty and transformation, Doctor Carl Truesdale. He's a
double board certified facial plastic surgeon, based in Beverly Hills,
and since opening his practice back in twenty twenty one,
doctor Truesdale has made waves in the cosmetic world with
his expertise ranging from facial rejuvenation to corrective surgeries. He's
(20:02):
helped countless people recover not just their looks but their
confidence after botched procedures, and he's even opened his own
hair restoration clinic, Crown Hair Institute. He's a true visionary,
running his own production company and reality YouTube series on
top of all else Beyond the surface Beverly Hills.
Speaker 8 (20:21):
Doctor Truesdale is also the founder of Truesdale Foundation, which
provides life changing corrective surgeries for those who may not
be able to afford them, including military veterans, domestic abuse survivors,
and victims of bullying. So much to unpack today, let's
dive in.
Speaker 3 (20:38):
Welcoming down to the show is the amazing doctor Carl Truesdale.
Welcome superstar.
Speaker 9 (20:43):
Thank you for that kind Dutch.
Speaker 3 (20:45):
You deserve it. All right, Let's kick off with a
topic that's on everyone's mind. Botched cosmetic surgeries. It's something
that can truly devastate both mentally and physically. In twenty
twenty two alone, corrective procedures skyrocketed, with an estimate may
thirty percent of patients seeking revision surgeries. And we know
that this can lead to a loss of confidence and
(21:06):
a lot of trauma. So, doctor Tuesdale, can you walk
us through the process of how you approach facial reconstruction
after a box procedure and what does it take to
rebuild not just someone's face, but they're confidence.
Speaker 6 (21:19):
Whenever we do anything with the face or cosmetic or
plastic surgery, there's never a guarantee of a result, but
sometimes the result can be actually a bad so unacceptable,
and that's what we mean by a box. So whether
that's a facelip that's pulled a little too tight, or
maybe it looks irregular, or the ear is pulling, or
the eyelet can't close anymore, or the scars unsightly, or
(21:41):
maybe the hairline is too low, or maybe someone lost
hair facial nerve injury.
Speaker 9 (21:46):
I've seen all.
Speaker 6 (21:47):
Of these things, and so the way I approached it
is the first thing I asked the patient, you know
what's going on, how they got there, and really just
try to get to the emotional part of you know,
what they're going through because it's usually both emotional taxing
as well as the physical. Then I look at the problem,
the form and all the techniques available to me try
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to give them back their form and their function.
Speaker 3 (22:11):
Yeah, that's really good.
Speaker 8 (22:12):
I mean, if you can give us an in depth
insight into the technical challenges of reconstructing a phase that
has already gone multiple surgeries, because I think a lot
of patients don't understand that.
Speaker 3 (22:24):
You know, the technical difficulty of this, So if you
can just elaborate on it.
Speaker 6 (22:28):
Parts the face, there's no mask, there's no bra, there's
no shirt if you don't like it, So one, the
attention is higher, the states are higher. But two, you
know there's scar tissues, so the anatomy has already been altered.
The things where we're born, where we might find that
nerve or that muscle or that you know, that fashion
is now different. On top of that, a lot of
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times when I'm doing revision surgery, they've taken things out,
maybe they put things in that shouldn't be there, and
I have to work delicately around those structures while preserving
the artery, the nerves and not maim someone. So it
can be very very challenging. You know, you're also dealing
with the patient who's been through an unfavorable outcome, and
so you have to treat them with a little bit
(23:10):
more you know, delicate nature, and you know a little
bit more of a gloved hand approach.
Speaker 3 (23:15):
There's no denying that when you look at the overview,
Hollywood has a massive influence on global beauty, and I
think it all starts starts there. When you look at
these recent surveys, they show that over sixty percent of
millennials consider a cosmetic tweak based on celebrity trends. What
are some of the trending facial procedures that patients are
requesting based on what celebrities are having done? And do
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you think these trends are setting healthy beauty standards or
are they pushing an unattainable ideal?
Speaker 9 (23:44):
You know, I think some are good and some are bad.
Speaker 6 (23:47):
And you know, my approach to plastic surgery is one
that's natural. So if you look at my work on
Instagram or even my youth show, you'll see that people
I try to enhance their natural beauty, their natural features,
keeping them looking like themselves, just better versions. But a
lot of times we're seeing examples where that is not
the case. I don't think that those examples are good.
(24:08):
I think overall, though, the society's kind of moving towards
that more natural, nuanced approach. So we're seeing less of
the big overfilled lips, we're seeing less of the unnatural
looking plastic surgery, where we're looking at people who are
enhancing their form. So we're turning away from a little
bit you know, over excess of the fillers, more towards
the fat transfer which can have a little bit more
(24:29):
of the natural appearance, a little bit more away from
kind of the more like the threads, and more towards
the biosimilatory injections or exosomes, which are you know, nanovesicles
which simulate collagen growth and improvement in skinty quality. So
we're trying to get the most out of what the
patient is bringing in.
Speaker 8 (24:49):
So what's your take on the trend of younger patients
seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures and do you think it's
creating unrealistic expectations for natural aging.
Speaker 6 (25:01):
We've never wanted to look old, and so some of
the techniques, both surgical and minimally invasive today can make
people who otherwise much older look younger, and that has
an effect on they're confidence, the way they interact in society.
Speaker 9 (25:15):
The way that people perceive them.
Speaker 6 (25:17):
So I don't like to make judgment calls. In fact,
I did a fates the thought thirty three year old yesterday.
She looks fantastic. But each base deserves its own special care.
So I very commonly turn people away if their expectation
is not a realistic one, or if they're face or
the surgery or the procedure.
Speaker 9 (25:34):
Doesn't justify being done.
Speaker 6 (25:36):
And so that's where the judgment of the provider and
the patient really have to come together to make the
best decision.
Speaker 3 (25:43):
Now, one of the things I find fascinating is the
psychology behind why people pursue surgery after surgery. In some
extreme cases, we hear about people who've under gone over
fifty procedures in the pursuit of perfection. How do you
counsel patients who might be falling into this trap of
over correcting or chasing an unrealistic goal.
Speaker 9 (26:03):
You know, I really listened.
Speaker 6 (26:05):
So as doctors, the most important thing we can do
is listen, because very often the patient diagnoses their own problem,
and so there might be something else going on, And
that's the case that if I can't solve it right,
maybe we need to talk to a therapist or some counseling,
or maybe there's something else going on in their life
where get closer to their goal of happiness. I tell
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every patient I want safe, beautiful, natural, and happy every
single time.
Speaker 8 (26:31):
So what drew you into the field of hair restoration
and what is why is it such an integral part
of your practice.
Speaker 6 (26:39):
I think of the faith as my canvas, right and
the hair in a lot of ways is the frame
of the canvas. So what's a beautiful lawa Lisa without
a beautiful frame. So one, I wanted to be complete
in my options giving to patients.
Speaker 9 (26:54):
Two in terms of hair loss.
Speaker 6 (26:56):
You know, there was a gap that I saw for
people of color for curly hair. A lot of hair
transplant surgeons don't want to do curly hair because it's
more challenging, and so I thought that there was an
opportunity to one treat you patients of color, but also
increase my armamentarian then I have to offer patients.
Speaker 3 (27:15):
That's fascinating that you put the two together, because I
do see how it goes hand in glove. The face
and the hair. Now, let's talk about something a bit
more personal. You recently performed a facelift on your own
mother and even shared it on social media. And I'm
sure that decision came with a lot of emotions. What
motivated you to operate on a family member and what
(27:36):
were the risks involved in taking on such a personal case?
Speaker 9 (27:40):
Right, my mom motivating me?
Speaker 3 (27:44):
Go for me?
Speaker 9 (27:46):
After doing a deep dive, we did a couple of things.
Speaker 6 (27:49):
One, I wanted to make sure that I treated my
mom the same way I would treat everycing patient as
much as I can. Right, So the things that I
did is one, I wanted to start off doing her
eyelids and her lip lip to make sure that you know,
during surgery, you know, on very low risk, low stakes, right,
relatively low stake, I would be able to get through
(28:10):
the surgery and it be you know, basically myself, and
I was, and her outcome was amazing. So then once
we felt good about that, you know, I basically said, okay,
let's go ahead and proceed with surgery. We gave her
every single how to work up that a normal patient
would have. And I tell patients now, the only difference
between her surgery, and what I would do for another
person is she recovered in my backup I has.
Speaker 9 (28:33):
That's the only difference.
Speaker 6 (28:34):
And so for me, I do a lot of facelifts,
and that's what I've known there in my mind. There
are very few people can do facelifts as naturally as
beautifully as I do, and there's no one who does
as many black ones as me. And so for me,
it was an easier, real easier choice, because you know,
for me to give her to someone else, I don't
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know who I would give her to, and that might
be ego. But also I wanted to kind of get
this and share this ship with my mom and restorer,
and so it's been a great process.
Speaker 9 (29:05):
She looks younger than I do. It's been a lot
of fun.
Speaker 6 (29:09):
People all over the world get to share a long
with my mom's amazing, beautiful personnelity.
Speaker 10 (29:13):
Well, I think you did a beautiful work her. She
looks amazed. So, Mom, you look amazing. I echo that sentiment.
She looks fantastic. She is queen official.
Speaker 11 (29:25):
Yes, hey, yes, there's one question asked all my guests
because the tagline is where ambition meets empowerment. Okay, doctor
tru style So the question to you is what is
the one ball step you have taken in your career
or your life that truly embodies your ambition and empowered
you to get where you are today.
Speaker 6 (29:46):
You know, for me, the big step was opening a
practice up were Dale Drive in Beverly Hills with no
previous experience, slowing up against, not going up against, but
in one of the most competitive markets in the world.
Speaker 9 (30:00):
So at the time, I was, you know, thirty.
Speaker 6 (30:02):
Two years old and basically putting myself out there like, hey,
I'm good, but trust me, come to me and trust
your face with me. And so there's a lot of
risk with that, but I took that bet on myself
and now faithfully I'm blessed and hubbled, but my practice
is grown and I've been able to help and transform,
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you know, thousands of patients' lives.
Speaker 3 (30:25):
I love it. Congratulations, what an incredible conversation, Doctor Truesdale.
Thank you for sharing your expertise and more importantly giving
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moment of Zen right here on seven to ten w R,
the voice of New york iHeartRadio. I'm your host, Zenzam's
up next in the Going Deep segment, brought to you
by Co two Lift in our expert on the Microphone
(32:56):
series we're featuring, of course, in honor of the past
Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We're joined by Board certified gynecologists
doctor Shirlena Bogart and breast cancer survivor Rebecca Ewing Fisher.
Diagnosed in October of twenty seventeen with stage two breast cancer.
Rebecca has fought a courageous battle and has remarkably been
in remission since twenty eighteen, demonstrating resilience both personally and professionally.
(33:21):
With a holistic approach to health, doctor Sharlena specializes in
addressing the complex challenges women face in areas such as
sexual health, hormone imbalances, and weight management. They're both passionate
about empowering women to optimize their wellbeing and lead wealthy lifestyles. Today,
they're going to join me to discuss Rebecca's cancer journey,
(33:42):
the long road to recovery, and improving female sexual health
with CO two Lift V. Of course at the heart
of it all. Welcoming now to the show, our superstars,
Rebecca and Sharlena. Welcome to the show. Thank you. You
guys are in sync to begin with. Okay, Rebecca, I
heard a very interesting story backs stage on how the
two of you met. Please do share.
Speaker 13 (34:03):
Yes, Well, about thirteen years ago I had the privilege
of connecting with Shirlena on the stage of an NPC
national level female bodybuilding competition. It was actually a figure
women's figure bodybuilding on the national level, and we were
(34:24):
maybe it was local, but then we went national. Anyhow,
we were very excited to both when the classes that
we were in and we became fast friends.
Speaker 3 (34:33):
Sharlena, this is obviously match made in heaven.
Speaker 8 (34:38):
Yes, the irony is when we met.
Speaker 14 (34:42):
It was Rebecca actually beat me in the overall, so
we both won our classes, but for our age competition,
because we were both in the forty and over at
the time, she won the overall and we were joking
about the white girl had the booty, because, as they
say in the bodybuilding world, shows are one from the back,
and so in order for her to beb that meant
(35:02):
her backside had to be more impressive than lie.
Speaker 8 (35:05):
But no, we connected and she was just such a
beautiful soul.
Speaker 3 (35:09):
And you know, you meet people along the way.
Speaker 14 (35:11):
There are genuine people, and then there are people that
you know, Okay, this is just for this experience, and
I'll probably never see them again.
Speaker 3 (35:18):
Rebecca was one of those people that you.
Speaker 8 (35:20):
Just wanted to have in your corner as a friend
when I met.
Speaker 3 (35:23):
It's so interesting how things come full circle. And when
I said a match made in heaven, the audience will
find out soon. Why, so let's dive right in. According
to the National Cancer Institute, while the prevalence of a
harmful brackaging mutation in the general population is just about
point two to point three percent, more than sixty percent
of women who inherit a mutation will develop breast cancer
(35:46):
during their lifetime. Now, Rebecca, I know you were positive
for a Braka one mutation, so you fall into this statistic.
But let's go back to the beginning. Can you walk
us through your initial breast cancer diagnosis. Did you previously
know you were Braka one positive or did you experience
symptoms that made you realize something was wrong.
Speaker 13 (36:04):
I had no idea about the BRACA positive aspect of things.
I just found a lump randomly one morning or taking
a shower, had it checked out, and did not know
anything about BRACA until quite a bit into the process
of becoming diagnosed and going through all the testing. And
(36:26):
then my father actually had already been diagnosed at the
same time, and that's when we kind of connected the
dots to my grandmother who had passed twenty five years
earlier breast cancer.
Speaker 3 (36:37):
And what was your treatment? Like I know you had
over fifteen chemotherapy treatments and several major surgeries such as
a double mestectomy, fat grafting, and a full hysterectomy. But
after all of this and being declared in remission in
twenty eighteen, how did it leave your body feeling and
what challenges did you or do you continue to face.
Speaker 13 (36:57):
It was actually five months of chemos around twenty sessions
of chemo. It was six weeks of radiation, and I
actually had seven surgeries with full hysterectomy and a full
double mistectomy and fat transfers. Like you shared, it was
devastating having been a national competitive athlete and then going
through just the basically the destruction of my physique was
(37:21):
mind blowing because you just really realize how resilient you
have to be to just be grateful for your life.
I continued to just struggle with figuring out how I
could get through all of these types of upheavals. Once
(37:43):
I was through one, I just kept focusing on the next,
and then the next and the next, And honestly, the
way I felt about my body is obviously very grateful
that I had the strength from my training, from my
fitness training, to be able to mentally and emotionally get
through it all. I think that's probably the biggest thing
(38:04):
that people don't know and don't understand, is that it's
a very emotional journey, and so having the fortitude mentally
to be able to say, you know what, I've gone
through all the things to get my body prepared in
this way. And I really honestly believe that I had
worked so hard on my emotional empowerment personally that this
(38:28):
had taken me to another level to be able.
Speaker 3 (38:31):
To fight this.
Speaker 13 (38:33):
So and of course, my father was going through his
own journey, and I had a two year old at home,
so all of this was compounding on itself for me.
My poor mother, I always think of her, but it
was very It was full of anxiety. My body felt
very foreign. I did not have the same recognition of myself.
(38:55):
I lost my physical beauty and I just had to
rein very conscious that I would recover and that I
would be better than.
Speaker 3 (39:06):
I ever was. Wow. Okay, this is a lot to unpack.
But you are a trailblazer and you're here and you
have this new lease on life and this incredible, shining
attitude that is just paving the way for other women
who are listening to you and looking up to you
like a role model. So Doctor shirleynat throughout this entire ordeal,
(39:26):
bring me up to speed. Doctor Charlena on how you
re entered Rebecca's life.
Speaker 14 (39:31):
At the time, I was launching a intimacy wellness clinic
in Palm Springs, California, and so as part of that,
we had a lot of things that were on social media.
Speaker 3 (39:40):
And because Rebecca and I followed one.
Speaker 14 (39:42):
Another on social media, she knew my journey in launching
the sexual wellness clinic.
Speaker 8 (39:48):
So she reached out to me one day, and.
Speaker 14 (39:51):
This was before she had the hysterectomy, and one of
the things she didn't share is that she was young
in her mayor and so she had this absolutely wonderful husband,
and she said they had a two year old. And so,
like many women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer
(40:11):
and have done the brave thing of getting the treatments,
one of the things that happens is you save your life,
but then you lose everything that defines you.
Speaker 8 (40:21):
And one of those things, sometimes unfortunately happens to be
their intimate relationship with their partner. And oftentimes I've had
women who.
Speaker 14 (40:29):
Have gone through the breast cancer journey who has said,
if I had known I was going to lose my
life through this journey, it wouldn't have been worth it
to go through all of this because of losing that
the most important relationship is their intimate connection to their partner.
And so Rebecca had reached out to me before her
hysterectomy and was telling me some of the things she
(40:50):
was going on how it was affecting her relationship. And
I just said to her, I said, get through the hysterectomy,
and I'm going to help you get back to feel
all right.
Speaker 3 (41:01):
Now, I want to frame this next part because this
is the important part that I'm coming to full circle.
So as an ob gyn, right you're age, I'm sure
you've seen many women from all walks of life, not
just Rebecca, including many cancer survivors. While while beating breast
cancer is of course a remarkable accomplishment, survivorship comes with
its own set of challenges. Like you just said, there's pain,
(41:24):
there's fatigue, sexual dysfunction right, cognitive problems, cardiovascular issues, and
so many other health issues due to the treatment. So
looking at sexual dysfunction specifically, there's approximately fifty percent of
breast cancer survivors that report some type of sexual difficulty
and forty five percent specifically reports sexual pain. So I
know you often recommend the CEO two lift V for
(41:46):
breast cancer survivors facing these very challenges. Why do you
recommend this product and can you explain how it works
and what the benefits are.
Speaker 14 (41:54):
CO two Lift is an at home product that patients
can use, and what it does is it helps the
body to naturally repair itself by infusing carbon dioxide. The
product actually helps the body to create its own oxygen,
and oxygen is very important when.
Speaker 3 (42:15):
It comes to tissue repair.
Speaker 14 (42:17):
Through this at home modality, patients can treat themselves and
maintain any treatments that they get in the office. And
so oftentimes women who are for whatever reason, be it
for medical reasons or personal choice, who want to avoid
hormone products, this is a non hormonal product that give
(42:40):
them the benefit of what hormones sometimes can do.
Speaker 3 (42:45):
But I also like to.
Speaker 14 (42:46):
Say that this is also I'm a holistic. I take
a holistic approach, so I don't believe anything is all
good or all bad. Each client is different, each client
has individual desires, and so we look at everything in
our basket, and oftentimes the CO two lift B becomes
one of the products that we use. So, for instance,
(43:11):
with Rebecca, I believe, if I recall correctly, we did
a laser procedure to help repair some of the tissue
damage that occurred as a as a result of her treatments.
But as a way to one help heal from the
laser procedure, but also maintain the results of the laser procedure,
the CO two lift steps in because it helps to
(43:33):
maintain the health of that tissue long term.
Speaker 3 (43:36):
And now, for women concerned about introducing new treatments during recovery,
how do you address the safety and efficacy of CO
two lift V.
Speaker 14 (43:43):
So it's say product that is safe for anyone.
Speaker 3 (43:47):
It's essentially side effect free.
Speaker 14 (43:50):
It's because it induces the body to produce its own
oxygen to repair and heal itself. We're not introducing foreign
products into the body that can have toxic, you know,
toxic effects on the tissue.
Speaker 3 (44:07):
And so it's safe for anyone.
Speaker 14 (44:09):
I use it as as I said, and my mom's
who who have just had babies, who are breastfeeding moms
who've had c sections and where some of the things
that they encounter. And so it's safe from anywhere from
my an eighteen year old client to a ninety year
old post metal puzzle patient.
Speaker 8 (44:28):
But it's something that is safe for anyone to use.
Speaker 3 (44:32):
Rebecca, I know doctor Shirlina recommended SEO two lift V.
I'd love to hear your experience, firstly with how your
cancer treatment affected your marriage and sexual health and then
how V helped you.
Speaker 13 (44:45):
Now, I remember calling Shirlena the next morning after having
used it, and I said, girl, what is this stuff?
This is amazing, This feels so good, and I felt
self restored first of all, restored emotionally with my husband.
Speaker 3 (44:59):
I It's just you know, laser is one thing, you know,
it's more.
Speaker 13 (45:04):
Expensive, and then it has a lengthy series that you
need to go through and there's some recovery and downtime
with the CO two le v And at first I
was thinking, why am I doing the v this gel
alongside of something I paid so much money for? But
and knowing that the gel is one hundred dollars ish
depending on you know, how many how many per treatment,
(45:24):
depending on how many treatments you're doing, alongside of a
series of lasers. In my case, I felt so soothed.
Speaker 3 (45:33):
By the gel.
Speaker 13 (45:33):
I felt like it really amplified the results that I wanted.
I wanted to feel that just that experience like I
was used to feeling with my husband especially, But just
I felt good and I hadn't felt good for a
very long time, and.
Speaker 3 (45:48):
It was just like, oh my gosh, this is the
holy Grail?
Speaker 13 (45:52):
Like what can I do to bring this to my
my oncology team, into other breast cancer survivors and other
patients They deserve to feel this way. Why doesn't anyone
know about this? How come no one told me about
this before? And so I reached out to her and
I said, please connect me with the CEO of this
company so that I can be a voice. I want
(46:13):
to be a voice to bring this product to the market.
Speaker 3 (46:16):
Wow, this is such a beautiful story. I knew some
of it, but not all of it, and this warms
my heart and makes everything makes so much more sense.
Now before we wrap up here, Rebecca, as a breast
cancer survivor and someone dedicated to a healthy lifestyle, what
advice would you give to those currently receiving treatment and
pushing through the recovery process.
Speaker 13 (46:36):
I would, honestly from my heart, say, don't ever give
up and don't ever stop advocating for yourself. This is
something that is so important. It may seem like this
experience is never ending, and I remember feeling that, you know,
how can it be to be on the other side
as a survivor? What is that going to be?
Speaker 4 (46:52):
Like?
Speaker 13 (46:53):
Doesn't and you know no one is there to walk
you through it and hold your in. You've got to
be able to be reminding yourself of that every day
that you will get through it.
Speaker 3 (47:01):
And that's part of it.
Speaker 13 (47:02):
To have that self talk that you know, no matter what,
when you feel as low as low as you can
imagine feeling, and then lower than that, just ask for
help and just continue to believe that there is an
incredible life waiting for you, that this is an experience
and it doesn't define you, and you will be better
than you ever known yourself to be.
Speaker 3 (47:22):
You are a trailblazer. Amen. Yeah, Doctor Charlena. Any closing
thoughts to women out there who are currently emotionally, mentally
and physically just exhausted with either their cancer treatments or
their prognosis or diagnosis, what do you want to say
to them?
Speaker 14 (47:39):
Well, first, I want to piggyback on Rebecca what Rebecca said,
and never give up, Never give up, and believe that
there is another side to it.
Speaker 3 (47:50):
It's always good to surround yourself with supportive people.
Speaker 14 (47:55):
If you have a healthcare provider who you don't feel
is listening to you, then it's okay to reach out
to someone else, because just like I existed for Rebecca,
there are so many other physicians out there like me
who want to see women live a whole life. Oftentimes,
in medicine, we have a tendency to make patients their
(48:16):
diagnoses and we forget that there are people. They are mothers,
their daughters, their sisters, their best friends, their lovers, and
so you have to find that practitioner who recognizes that
you're more than your diagnosis and who will partner with
you in finding solutions that not only help you to
(48:37):
reach your goals, but also help you to just feel
good about the life that you're living.
Speaker 3 (48:43):
And when Rebecca called.
Speaker 14 (48:46):
Me that is why I am so passionate about this
is because when I see the life that she's living now,
so many women give up and accept that this is
life for me now. And when a woman does not
have a healthy, intact intimate relationship, it affects every other
(49:07):
portion of her life. So the woman who becomes proactive
about protecting and.
Speaker 3 (49:13):
Enhancing her intimate relationship is.
Speaker 14 (49:16):
Just going to be a phenomenal, just unstoppable trailblazer in
every area of her life. As you see Rebecca has done.
And I will say this Rebecca is She's not going
to say it, but she did join the co two
Lyft family, so she and she is one of their
top representatives. She I'm really good friends with Wana Ker,
(49:39):
the owner of CEO two Lyft, and she we often
talk about just how Rebecca has joined the family and
has taken off and she is one of the top
representatives for CEO two Lyfty, Well, look.
Speaker 3 (49:52):
At this works.
Speaker 13 (49:54):
In case you're watching, you're a medical provider and you're
in Los Angeles or Orange County, I would love to
meet you and share Coe.
Speaker 3 (50:00):
Two Lifts Pro and CO two left be with you. Wow,
so many surprises on this interview. I love it. While
we are officially out of time and we have gone
way over our time because we're having such a great conversation.
I thank you both for coming on. You are a
trailblazer in your field, doctor Shirlina and Rebecca, you are
just a beacon of hope, light and a warrior. Thank
(50:22):
you so much for being you. You are representing so
many women and making us proud. Thank you, thank you,
Thank you everybody. With over four million breast cancer survivors
in the US today, transparency and informative conversations are so important,
like these very ones that we just had. The road
to recovery is a very long one, so it's vital
to be informed on the proper treatments that can ease
(50:43):
your comfort and more importantly, get you back to living
a healthy life. That was our going Deep segment brought
to you by CO two Lift, and that was the
incredible Rebecca Ewing Fisher, experienced account executive in the aesthetic
sales industry based in LA and a remarkable breast cancer survivor.
Definitely check her out on the graph at Rebecca Ewing
Fisher and of course check out the incredible Board certified
(51:04):
gynecologist doctor Shirlena Bogart as well at doctor Shirlena Bogart
as s h y r l e Na Boguard bo
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