The Cosmetic Injector

🚨 ENDOMETRIOSIS IS MORE THAN JUST PAINFUL PERIODS.

And the research is giving us even more reasons to take it seriously. 👀

A 2025 study involving over 330,000 patients with endometriosis found they had approximately 2X the odds of an autoimmune disease diagnosis compared to those without endometriosis.

Conditions associated with endometriosis included:
🧬 Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
🧬 Rheumatoid arthritis
🧬 Lupus
🧬 Sjögren’s syndrome

Here’s what’s important: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition, but it is NOT currently classified as an autoimmune disease.

And while this study found an association, it does NOT prove that endometriosis causes autoimmune disorders.

💡 The takeaway? Endometriosis deserves to be taken seriously as more than just a reproductive health issue.

💬 Do you have endometriosis AND an autoimmune condition? I’d love to hear your experience.

📚 Study: npj Women’s Health (2025)
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s44294-025-00086-8

👩‍⚕️ | PA-C
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If Botox and filler automatically ruin your face, explain this 13-year difference. 👀

“Botox and filler will ruin your face!” 👀💉

2012 ➡️ 2025
22 years old ➡️ 35 years old

13 years later, I’ve had Botox and filler… and guess what? I still look like ME. ✨

Let’s clear something up:

💉 Botox doesn’t have to mean frozen.
💋 Filler doesn’t have to mean overfilled.
✨ Natural-looking results ARE possible.

The secret? Proper technique, facial anatomy, conservative treatments, and knowing when to STOP.

As a PA-C with 13+ years in aesthetics, my philosophy has always been simple:

The best injectables enhance your features, not change your face.

Injectables aren’t risk-free, and they’re certainly not for everyone. But looking fake isn’t inevitable.

And choosing to age naturally? Equally beautiful. 🤍

Can we finally retire the idea that all injectables make you look fake? 🙏

What if estrogen plays a bigger role in your metabolic health than you realize? 👀🧬

We talk about estrogen for hot flashes, sleep, and mood… but what about insulin resistance?

A 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis involving 5,772 postmenopausal women across 17 randomized controlled trials found that menopausal hormone therapy significantly improved insulin resistance.

Even more interesting? Estrogen-only therapy showed greater improvements than combined estrogen-progestogen therapy in this analysis.

Why does this matter? Because insulin resistance plays an important role in metabolic health, especially as women transition through menopause.

⚠️ Important: This doesn’t mean estrogen is a weight-loss medication or that hormone therapy is appropriate for everyone. But it DOES mean we should be having more conversations about hormones and metabolic health.

💬 Were you aware of this connection?

📚 Li et al., Climacteric (2025).

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