Decoding Women's Health with Dr. Elizabeth Poynor
Jun 2, 2026 · 52 min · 14 segments
Have you considered getting plastic surgery? We’re separating the social media hype from the surgical reality with board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Troy Pittman. He walks us through some of the…
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This show is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Also, in this show, we use "women" as shorthand for people with XX chromosomes.
We understand sex and gender are more complex and acknowledge the experiences we describe reach beyond that word.
This episode contains mentions of body image, weight, and negative body image thoughts.
[gentle music] A lot of plastic surgery sits at an interesting intersection between science and aesthetics, medicine and art, biology and identity, but you may be surprised to learn that the roots of plastic surgery are, in fact, ancient.
We could go really back to the Egyptians who were performing certain types of plastic surgery, putting rings on the neck to lengthen the neck because a longer, more shapely neck back in hieroglyphic times was more attractive.
He's a board-certified plastic surgeon who's internationally recognized as an expert in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the breast and body.
He's renowned for his precision, his artistry, and his commitment to treating every patient as an N of one.
His practice is at the leading edge of treatment, performing innovative, advanced, and evidence-based procedures to help his patients look and feel their best.
The techniques and technologies available to plastic surgeons today have never been more sophisticated.
So I invited Dr. Pitman on the show to walk us through what options are out there, what to look out for when picking a surgeon, and what he hopes for the future of his field.
It's a surprisingly honest and wide-reaching conversation about something you just don't actually hear a lot about.
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This show is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Also, in this show, we use "women" as shorthand for people with XX chromosomes.
We understand sex and gender are more complex and acknowledge the experiences we describe reach beyond that word.
This episode contains mentions of body image, weight, and negative body image thoughts.
[gentle music] A lot of plastic surgery sits at an interesting intersection between science and aesthetics, medicine and art, biology and identity, but you may be surprised to learn that the roots of plastic surgery are, in fact, ancient.
We could go really back to the Egyptians who were performing certain types of plastic surgery, putting rings on the neck to lengthen the neck because a longer, more shapely neck back in hieroglyphic times was more attractive.
He's a board-certified plastic surgeon who's internationally recognized as an expert in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the breast and body.
He's renowned for his precision, his artistry, and his commitment to treating every patient as an N of one.
His practice is at the leading edge of treatment, performing innovative, advanced, and evidence-based procedures to help his patients look and feel their best.
The techniques and technologies available to plastic surgeons today have never been more sophisticated.
So I invited Dr. Pitman on the show to walk us through what options are out there, what to look out for when picking a surgeon, and what he hopes for the future of his field.
It's a surprisingly honest and wide-reaching conversation about something you just don't actually hear a lot about.