The Face with Masoud Saman

The Face with Masoud Saman is a podcast about beauty, identity, and the human face. Hosted by facial plastic surgeon Dr. Masoud Saman, each episode explores the depths beyond what social media and the beauty industry show us. From filtered selfies to cultural ideals, we unravel how faces are judged, altered, and celebrated. It's not about chasing perfection. It's about understanding what we value, and why.

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Episode 5: Emotion on the Face | What We Show, What We Hide with Dr. David Matsumoto

What does the face reveal before we say a word? In this episode, Dr. Masoud Saman speaks with world-renowned psychologist Dr. David Matsumoto about microexpressions, emotional leakage, nonverbal communication, and the universal language of the face. They explore how we detect authenticity, how culture shapes expression, and why the face remains one of the most powerful tools of human connection. The conversation also takes on modern questions around Botox, beauty filters, and AI, asking what hap...

Apr 06, 2026•47 min•Ep. 5

Episode 4: Body Dysmorphic Disorder and How We Perceive Our Own Attractiveness with Dr. Toni Pikoos

Some patients get a technically perfect result… and still hate what they see. Why? In this episode of The Face Podcast , Dr. Masoud Saman sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Toni Pikoos to unpack one of the most misunderstood problems in aesthetic medicine: Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) This is not just about plastic surgery. It’s about identity, perception, and the dangerous gap between how we look… and how we think we look. What you’ll learn in this episode: Why cosmetic surgery doesn’t ...

Mar 25, 2026•52 min•Ep. 4

Episode 3: When Faces Look Distorted |The Brain Disorder You’ve Never Heard Of w/ Dr. Brad Duchaine)

What would it be like to wake up one morning and see every face around you distorted? Eyes shifted, mouths stretched, features warped. You know the face is normal, but your brain shows you something completely different. In this episode of The Face Podcast, Dr. Masoud Saman speaks with Brad Duchaine, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College. His research focuses on the cognitive and neural mechanisms that allow humans to perceive and recogniz...

Mar 07, 2026•33 min•Ep. 3

How Does the Brain Recognize Faces and What Happens When It Fails?

How do we recognize a face? Most of us do it effortlessly, thousands of times a day. But the process behind that simple act is extraordinarily complex. The human brain has specialized systems devoted specifically to faces, allowing us to recognize identity, emotion, familiarity, and social meaning in fractions of a second. In this episode of The Face Podcast , Masoud Saman speaks with Dr. Marlene Behrmann , Professor of Ophthalmology and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and one of the ...

Mar 04, 2026•32 min•Ep. 2

Episode 1: The Human Face

The human face is more than anatomy. It is identity. It is communication. It is culture. As a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, I have spent my career studying how the face develops, ages, heals, and expresses who we are. But the face extends far beyond medicine. It is studied by actors, sculptors, archaeologists, artificial intelligence engineers, and even intelligence officers. Courtroom outcomes can hinge on it. Multi billion dollar industries are built around it, from skincare to fa...

Feb 25, 2026•2 min•Ep. 1

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