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If something goes wrong on the operating table, do you know who's actually responsible?

Dr. Kate Dee sits down with Dr. Alexander Zuriarrain, a Miami-based plastic surgeon with four board certifications and years of experience as a medical-legal expert witness.

He has reviewed the cases where cosmetic procedures went very, very wrong. And he is here to explain what patients rarely see before they book.

You’ll learn why “awake facelifts” are one of the most marketed and misunderstood procedures in cosmetic surgery right now, and why sedation, local anesthesia, and poor patient selection can create serious risks. Dr. Zuriarrain breaks down what separates a bad outcome from real malpractice, and why many patients don’t understand the difference until they are dealing with a result they never expected.

He also shares the red flags patients almost never think to check, including one resource hiding in plain sight that can reveal how a clinic actually operates behind the scenes.

Chapters:
00:01:30 - Does Florida Have a Hidden Surgery Problem?
00:03:25 - Plastic Surgeon vs Cosmetic Surgeon
00:06:53 - Who Should Touch Your Face
00:10:25 - The Awake Facelift Risk
00:13:02 - When Local Anesthesia Turns Dangerous
00:16:00 - Why Bad Surgeries End Up In Court
00:17:23 - The Procedure Patients Think They Need
00:18:54 - When Complications Become Devastating
00:22:40 - Bad Outcome or Malpractice
00:30:56 - Social Media Changed Plastic Surgery
00:35:15 - The Medical Director Red Flag
00:36:39 - How To Vet A Surgery Clinic
00:44:23 - Don’t Make This Decision Alone

If you’re considering any cosmetic procedure, or you just want to understand how these clinics really work behind the scenes, this episode will change how you research any practice going forward.

Stay until the end as Dr. Zuriarrain shares one detail about deceased medical directors that most patients would never think to check.

Press play and learn exactly what to ask before you let anyone touch your face.

Connect with Dr. Z: https://www.zuriplasticsurgery.com/

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before any aesthetic procedure.

Med Spa Confidential with Dr. Kate Dee exposes illegal practices, compliance failures, and patient safety risks inside the medical aesthetics industry. Consumers learn how to find licensed injectors, avoid counterfeit products, and make safer treatment decisions. Med spa owners and providers get real accountability, industry standards, and a pa...

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Would you take a weight loss drug that outperforms bariatric surgery if your doctor told you it wasn't legal yet?

There's a new drug making waves in weight loss medicine. The clinical trial results are unlike anything we've seen before. And some clinics are already injecting it into patients, even though it's not legal to do so.

It's called Retatrutide.

And Dr. Kate Dee wants you to know exactly what it is before someone tries to sell it to you. She breaks down how this triple-receptor drug works, why the weight loss numbers out of phase three trials are turning heads, and what the side effects actually look like when you read the data carefully.

Dr. Dee also explains the legal landscape in plain terms because right now, there is no legal pathway to get this drug outside of a clinical trial. Not through a compounding pharmacy, not through a wellness clinic, not anywhere.

She's here to make sure you're not the person who finds that out the hard way.

If you're already on a GLP-1 medication and wondering what's next, this episode gives you a clear framework for thinking through that question. If you've seen retatrutide mentioned online and you're curious, this is the episode that separates the science from the hype.

Press play as Dr. Dee shares her own personal take and it might surprise you.

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before any aesthetic procedure.

Med Spa Confidential with Dr. Kate Dee exposes illegal practices, compliance failures, and patient safety risks inside the medical aesthetics industry. Consumers learn how to find licensed injectors, avoid counterfeit products, and make safer treatment decisions. Med spa owners and providers get real accountability, industry standards, and a pa...

What if the skin-tightening device your med spa is pushing on you has zero human safety data?

Not outdated data. Not limited data. Zero.

That's the reality behind one of the most hyped devices in aesthetics right now, and Dr. Kate Dee isn't staying quiet about it.

Dr. Kate Dee sits down with Dr. Corrine Erickson, a board-certified dermatologist and owner of Georgia Skin Specialists in Atlanta, to cut through the noise on non-invasive skin tightening. These treatments are everywhere right now, and so is the misinformation.

They name the devices that had good ideas but poor execution, including some that are still being sold today. Then they break down what the newer generation of RF technology actually does, how it works, and why the science behind it matters more than the marketing.

Dr. Erickson chose her device based on published clinical data, head-to-head studies, and real-world outcomes. Not Instagram hype. Actual evidence. Meanwhile, Dr. Dee raises serious questions about one device flying off shelves right now whose only published safety study was done on two-to-three-month-old pigs.

That device is being sold in med spas across the country right now. Maybe even yours.

Chapters:
00:03:02 - The Real Problem With Older RF Devices
00:04:18 - The New Generation of Skin Tightening Machines
00:07:12 - Is Korean Technology Leading This Space?
00:08:35 - The Mistake That Causes Facial Fat Loss
00:12:22 - What Skin Tightening Actually Feels Like Now
00:15:18 - How Long Results Really Take to Show Up
00:18:33 - The Temporary Tightening Effect Patients Mistake for Results
00:20:48 - The Red Flags Around Zerf and Deeper RF Claims
00:24:52 - SofWave is Still Raising Concerns
00:27:05 - The One Treatment You Should Use Before Events
00:29:22 - The Skin Tightening Add-On Patients Don’t Expect
00:30:12 - The New Treatment for “Sleevage”
00:33:18 - Non-Surgical Body Tightening Limits
00:35:05 - The Device You Should Avoid
00:36:02 - The Biggest Red Flag in Aesthetic Marketing
00:37:02 - Why Consumers Need to Verify Licenses and Oversight
00:39:32 - Why RF Microneedling Devices Keep Causing Injuries

If you've ever considered a skin-tightening treatment, or you've already had one and wondered whether it was the right call, this episode gives you the questions you should have been asking before you walked in the door.

Press play and learn exactly what to ask before you book any skin-tightening treatment you've seen all over social media.

Connect with Dr. Connie Erickson: https://georgiaskinspecialists.com/providers/corinne-erickson/

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Grab Your Copy of Medspa Mayhem the Book Today: HERE

Learn about The MedSpa Board — the national registry that verifies legally compliant, doctor-led med spas.

Find a certified provider near you → MedspaBoard.com

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Follower Instagram: instagram.com/drkatedee

Please leave us a review on Apple Podcast: HERE

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GLOW Medspa - Seattle, WA: https://glowspaseattle.com/

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before any aesthetic procedure.

Med Spa Confidential with Dr. Kate Dee exposes illegal practices, compliance failures, and patient safety risks inside the medical aesthetics industry. Consumers learn how to find licensed injectors, avoid counterfeit products, and make safer treatment decisions. Med spa owners and providers get real accountability, industry standards, and a pa...