Show Notes
Looksmaxxing has moved from niche internet forums into mainstream beauty and medicine. Hosts Sohaib Imtiaz, MD, and Caleb Silver examine the algorithm-driven pressure to optimize everything from jawlines and skin to hair and aging—and ask what happens when wellness businesses begin selling medical care.
Dermatologist Shereen Teymour, DO, explains how TikTok, Instagram, and AI are shaping younger patients’ expectations, from “glass skin” to “undetectable” cosmetic work. She separates K-beauty’s benefits from its marketing, weighs the promise and risks of AI, and returns to the basics: sunscreen, sleep, and realistic expectations. Her message is simple: self-care can help, but optimization becomes harmful when it turns into obsession.
Hosts: Sohaib Imtiaz, MD, MPH, DipIBLM and Caleb Silver
Guest: Shereen Teymour, DO, dermatologist
Producer: Caleb Silver
Podcast Editor: Joe Gangemi
Editors: Anisa Arsenault and Jennifer Barrett
Publisher: Verywell Health, a People Inc. brand
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