Most patients are willing to share their results. Far fewer will tell you exactly what they had done, why they chose it, and what recovery was really like.
Chelsea Romero joins The Beauty Scene to do exactly that.
In this episode, Dr. Randi Boyette sits down with her longtime friend to look back at 15 years of plastic surgery, lasers, injectables, peptides, HRT, and the treatments that made the greatest difference.
They discuss:
🔵 Why she loved her XERF treatments
🔵 Microneedling as part of her maintenance routine
🔵 Her experiences with Daxxify, Botox, Xeomin, Dysport, Jeuveau, and Sculptra
🔵 NAD, BPC-157, copper peptides, and semaglutide maintenance
🔵 The reality of 360 liposuction and ab etching
🔵 How HRT changed her sleep, energy, anxiety, and overall quality of life
This episode brings the patient experience to the forefront, including the decisions, recovery, expectations, surprises, and results that are not always part of the conversation.
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Episode FAQ
What treatments are covered in this episode of The Beauty Scene?
In this episode, guest Chelsea shares her real patient journey across beauty, aesthetic, and wellness treatments. It covers breast augmentation and a lift, liposuction with ab etching, laser and skin-tightening devices, microneedling and chemical peels, injectable neuromodulators, the biostimulator Sculptra, peptides (NAD, BPC-157, and copper peptides), a GLP-1 (semaglutide), and hormone replacement therapy. The conversation centers on why she chose each treatment, what recovery was like, and the results she saw.
How do you choose your result and recover from breast augmentation?
The guest had two breast augmentations, with her second procedure combining a re-augmentation and a lift while going slightly smaller for a more modest look. She chose her result by talking directly to women whose outcomes she admired, and about 80% recommended the same surgeon. She described the first recovery as fairly easy (back on her feet in about two days) and the second, with the lift and anchor scar, as longer at roughly a couple of weeks, noting she followed all of her doctor’s aftercare including scar gels.
What is liposuction recovery like, and what is ab etching?
After perimenopause changed where she held weight, the guest had 360 liposuction plus her inner thighs, and her surgeon also performed ab etching, which creates defined, toned lines. She was candid that recovery was one of the hardest things she has endured, describing it as feeling like “road rash on the inside.” It involved wearing a compression garment (a faja) around the clock and lymphatic drainage massages four to five times a week for about a month. Despite the difficulty, she rated the overall experience a nine out of ten for the confidence it gave her.
Which laser and skin-tightening treatments give the most noticeable results?
The guest has used energy-based devices for about a decade, including Morpheus, Ultherapy, Tixel, and Xerf, alongside regular microneedling and occasional chemical peels. Her two favorites were Tixel and Xerf, which she felt worked well together because one targets the deeper layers of the skin and the other the surface. She noted Xerf had essentially no downtime and left her with a glow, while Tixel required about a week of healing but noticeably improved the crepey, drooping skin on her upper eyelids.
What is treatment stacking in aesthetics?
Treatment stacking means combining complementary treatments so they work together for a better overall result rather than relying on any single one. In this episode, the guest describes pairing two laser and skin-tightening devices, one that works on the deeper layers and one on the surface, to get results neither delivered alone. Both she and the host point to this combination approach as a big part of why her outcomes improved.
How do the different injectables and biostimulators compare from a patient’s perspective?
The guest has tried most neuromodulators on the market, including Botox, Xeomin, Dysport, Jeuveau, and Daxxify, and she has also had a full face of the biostimulator Sculptra, which she loved. She began alternating in Jeuveau when she felt Botox was becoming less effective for her over time. Daxxify became her favorite because, for her, the results last about a month longer.
What peptides are people using for healing and anti-aging?
In this episode, the guest shares using injectable NAD together with glutathione (about six months in) and trying BPC-157 to support healing after foot surgery, noting her surgeon was impressed with how quickly she recovered. She confirmed with her doctor that BPC-157 was appropriate for her before starting, and she was planning to add copper peptides next for hair, skin, and nails. These reflect her personal choices made with her provider, not general medical guidance.
How are people using GLP-1s like semaglutide for maintenance?
The guest used semaglutide, starting with the recommended weekly schedule and later shifting to a smaller “microdosing” approach for maintenance once she reached her goal. She and the host discuss how some people use a lower ongoing dose to help hold their results. As with all of her choices, this was done under the care of her provider.
What was one patient’s experience using HRT for perimenopause?
The guest began noticing hormonal changes around age 36 and later worked with a doctor focused on menopause care to check her levels. She now takes a testosterone injection along with progesterone, and she credited that combination with dramatically improving her sleep, mood, energy, and anxiety. She encouraged others to find a knowledgeable doctor who will provide thorough information.
What should you know before your first aesthetic treatment?
The main advice from this episode is to do your research and make safety the top priority, choosing a treatment and a provider you can trust. Both the guest and the host stress that the provider often matters as much as the treatment itself, since the same procedure can produce very different results depending on who performs it. They also recommend talking directly to people who have had a treatment to hear their real, first-hand experience.
