Dr. Adam Dorsay introduces SuperPsyched and interviews board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Zeshaan Maan about myths and realities of plastic surgery and its psychological impact. Maan explains “plastic” comes from Greek for molding and shaping, and describes plastic surgery as restoring form and function through principles of tissue handling and blood supply. He discusses the demands of training and long operations, self-care, and the team required in the OR and office. Maan frames cosmetic surgery as aligning external appearance with internal identity, citing breast reduction as especially high-ROI for quality of life and explaining motivations and outcomes for breast augmentation and rhinoplasty, including functional breathing benefits. He describes evaluating patient motivations, screening for body dysmorphic disorder and social-media-driven expectations, and declining inappropriate requests. Maan also shares volunteer work operating on children in Israel and the West Bank, and ends by naming empathy as the key skill to reduce conflict.

00:00 Welcome to SuperPsyched

00:28 Why Plastic Surgery

01:44 Meet Dr Zeshaan Maan

02:51 What Plastic Surgery Means

04:06 Choosing the Specialty

06:01 Training and Stamina

08:23 Self Care and Music

09:47 The OR Teamwork

12:52 Psychology and ROI

13:57 Breast Reduction Benefits

15:42 Breast Augmentation Outcomes

17:14 Rhinoplasty Stories

19:35 Form Meets Function

21:05 Screening Dysmorphia

23:14 Social Media Pressures

25:04 When Surgeons Say No

27:39 Humanitarian Reconstructive Work

30:00 Misconceptions and Reality

35:31 Not Just Skin Deep

38:47 Empathy and Farewell

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