Sep 16, 2026 · 25 min · 11 segments
When did getting older become something we needed to fix? From hormones and GLP-1s to peptides, biological age testing, longevity medicine and cosmetic procedures, we have more tools than ever to…
And today I am going to bring up something that has been plaguing me for a long time.
Actually, I think it's been plaguing patients too, because I hear it a lot in the office, in social circles, conversations, and just whereabouts.
And the question is, when did, let me pause, when did aging become a medical problem? When? I mean, if you think back to when you saw your grandparents or if you're lucky, your great grandparents age, you never really thought of it as they have a disease, right? You just accepted it as part of living, part of progression, humanity.
But lately, it feels like when you are aging, it's almost like you have a disease state.
When did getting older become something we needed to fix? When? Who said we had to fix something? You know, today we have biological age tests.
It's like we want to optimize and there's nothing wrong with optimization, but at what cost and why are we doing it? You know, aging itself is not a disease.
WHO organizations specifically clarify that old age is not classified as a disease.
So where is the line between intelligently managing the health consequences of aging and medicalizing the normal expectation of getting older? Where is that line? As a physician and a cosmetic surgeon, I'm certainly not going to tell women, don't treat yourself.
And today I am going to bring up something that has been plaguing me for a long time.
Actually, I think it's been plaguing patients too, because I hear it a lot in the office, in social circles, conversations, and just whereabouts.
And the question is, when did, let me pause, when did aging become a medical problem? When? I mean, if you think back to when you saw your grandparents or if you're lucky, your great grandparents age, you never really thought of it as they have a disease, right? You just accepted it as part of living, part of progression, humanity.
But lately, it feels like when you are aging, it's almost like you have a disease state.
When did getting older become something we needed to fix? When? Who said we had to fix something? You know, today we have biological age tests.
It's like we want to optimize and there's nothing wrong with optimization, but at what cost and why are we doing it? You know, aging itself is not a disease.
WHO organizations specifically clarify that old age is not classified as a disease.
So where is the line between intelligently managing the health consequences of aging and medicalizing the normal expectation of getting older? Where is that line? As a physician and a cosmetic surgeon, I'm certainly not going to tell women, don't treat yourself.
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