When Elaine decided to get a “mother of the bride” facelift with Dr. Anthony Berlet, she wanted to look as radiant as she felt inside,and the results speak for themselves. With brighter, more youthful eyes and a beautifully defined jawline, Elaine’s transformation is both elegant and empowering.

In this episode of Once Upon a Surgery, host Kerry Berlet sits down with Elaine to talk about her full journey:
✨ Her facelift and eyelid rejuvenation
✨ A fat injection in the 90s
✨ A breast reduction nearly 20 years ago
✨ And a deeply personal story, when Dr. Berlet repaired her daughter’s lip after a traumatic sports injury that left her looking like she had a cleft lip.

This episode is about more than beauty, it’s about healing, legacy, and loving how you show up for life’s biggest moments.

💉 Procedures discussed: Deep plane facelift, blepharoplasty, breast reduction, fat grafting, reconstructive lip repair

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In this powerful and emotional episode of Once Upon a Surgery, host Kerry Berlet sits down with Gina, who bravely shares her journey of survival, healing, and transformation. After enduring childhood sexual abuse, Gina spent years longing for a breast reduction—feeling trapped in a body that didn’t feel like her own.

Following a hard-won legal settlement against her abuser, Gina made the life-changing decision to finally undergo breast reduction surgery. The result wasn’t just physical—it was emotional and symbolic. Gina opens up about reclaiming her body, finding peace, and how the surgery has helped ease her anxiety, including trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder), and given her the confidence to fully move forward.

This is not just a story about plastic surgery—it’s a story of justice, self-love, and the deep connection between trauma and transformation.

🎧 Watch now to hear how Gina took back control of her life—one powerful choice at a time.
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What’s it like being married to your plastic surgeon? Host Kerry Berlet sits down with her husband, Dr. Anthony Berlet—NYC and NJ’s renowned double board-certified plastic surgeon—for a wild and heartwarming interview. They cover everything from his family legacy in medicine to the craziest surgical stories, including:

✅ Reattaching a priest’s severed finger 🙏
✅ Giving a tummy tuck to a male construction worker to help him keep his job 💪
✅ His oldest and youngest patients (you’ll be shocked!) 👶👵
✅ The artistic philosophy that sets Dr. Berlet apart 🎨

This episode is full of laughs, behind-the-scenes insight, and unbelievable patient stories that prove plastic surgery isn’t just about beauty—it’s about changing lives.