Dr Alena

The Legacy

I come from an aristocratic Latvian family that was stripped of everything. I am the last person carrying this family legacy forward. Now I turn it to my son.

My father, Pauls Butkēvičs, was one of Latvia's most celebrated actors. I followed him into film as a child actress. I was natural at it—able to convey different characters instinctively.

But I made a decision that broke his heart.

I left acting for medical studies.

Why? Because my biggest satisfaction is people's smiles returning to their faces.

My father deeply regrets this. He believed I was born for the stage. But I was in love with medicine and returning people to life and giving them back smile, confidence and happiness, where others were giving up on them. It was like my mission since I was born. And maybe because my great-great-grandmother was a healer.

Dr Alena

The Education: From Humble Beginnings

I started as a dental technician. This taught me precision and hard-working skills.

Medical Academy of Latvia: MD, DMD (1986-1993).

Boston University: Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) — Specialist in Prosthodontics and Implantology (1999-2002).

Boston University: PhD in Biomaterials (2002-2007). Even though I did my PhD at Boston University, I had the privilege to work with Professor Richard Pober from MIT and Stig Hansson from Astra Zeneca.

From restorative dentistry to restorative reconstructions.

I built a private practice in Riga with twenty-five doctors. Thirty years. Fifteen thousand surgical procedures.

International lecturer. Published researcher. Won award at International Academy of Dental Research (IADR). Best Dentist in Latvia, 2010.

But while at Boston University, I worked closely with the VA. I saw how much soldiers suffer.

2007: The Hardest Decision

My son was very smart. He skipped a class in school, so he finished at seventeen. The last two years, he dreamed about going to the army.

Even though at the time there was war in Iraq—which I could not fully justify for my son to participate in—I thought: my son is a young
man. He has to make a man's decision and stick to them.

Because he was only seventeen, I had to go with him and sign papers allowing him to join the army.

One of the hardest decisions of my life.

I also wanted to join the army as a doctor. But my son was so furious about it. So I continued my civil work and medical research.

They sent him to Iraq. But he never told me he was in Special Forces—as not to worry me. Through the entire deployment, he was
telling me how he was doing a boring desk job on the base.

And I, undergoing treatment for cancer, was telling him how wonderful life is.

Almost immediately after his deployment, I was diagnosed with cancer.

I knew I could not tell him. His life depended on staying calm, keeping his mind fully on his task. So I made myself an internal assignment: beat the cancer before my son comes home.

I fought it alone. Surgery. Treatment. Recovery. And when talking with my son on the phone, always appearing in my best mood and spirits.

Making sure that he and his comrades got the best packages of food and all other treats to decompress and enjoy and feel that they are very loved. As I am international—they were getting their most favorite foods from the US, my son's favorite food from Latvia, and as at the time I spent part of my life in France—they had all the greats of fresh culinary. Which my son ate almost alone, as other American boys were not too keen on French delicacies.

Only three months before his return, I accidentally met another Army mom and found out what my son was really doing in Iraq—Special Forces.

For this enormous support to the troops and also other participations and donations to the US Army soldiers, I received a very dear award of appreciation from the US Army.

My son was very proud when I was receiving it.

I beat the cancer.

When my son returned from Iraq, I was cancer-free.

I have been cancer-free for eighteen years.

The Dream: Building the Center

I was burned out myself—many times. Overwhelmed, overworked in my clinic. Being a good practitioner, I had people flying to me from all over the world. Having a waiting list six to eight months long started to take a toll on me—because patients always wait and show up, and for them I had to be in and at my best.

But to be at the best and perform surgeries at the highest quality—like I would be doing them to myself—every day is more than physical. It is mental exhaustion.

And I made that rule for myself: only do to the patients what I would do to myself. Because I knew that I would never do anything cheaper, or shortcut, or compromise, or something what looks initially good but has a bad long-term prognosis. Never.

I never did in thirty years one case where I would disobey that rule.

And patients felt it.

And even now, when I am going totally upstream and turning from surgeon to non-surgeon and have developed a skin and health care line—it's all only for the same reason. I would not do any surgeries or short-term fixes like injectables, acids, and all that stuff on myself—and therefore would never advise it to others. And that's how the roots of AB BIO® were born.

Where money flows, but nobody talks about side effects in the long run.

Only now I can see some surgeons who have some more dignity coming out publicly about the side effects like pillow face, nerve paralysis, etc.

But there was more. I saw soldiers suffering in the VA, and it was breaking my heart. I saw professionals collapsing from exhaustion.

So I bought the most beautiful piece of land in Latvia, divided by a river.

I started to build a recreational center for sick and burned-out people in nature.

We built a barn, living spaces. Planted hundreds of trees for the alleys. Five hundred sheep. Nineteen horses. Ponies. Dogs. One cat.

Everyone who stayed with us could choose a chore which was most calming and fulfilling.

We had a girl with seizures—she loved to feed the dogs and weed vegetables. So that's what she did.

Some liked to ride horses. Some fished.

It was working. People were healing.

2014: The Fall

One day, a horse fell on me.

Near-death experience. Nineteen broken bones. Spine shattered. My hand was practically torn away at the shoulder—hanging in some muscles and skin.

I asked the surgeons not to amputate. Reconnect it with implants. They did. But it hung loose, barely in any motion.

Western medicine saved my life. But I was left crippled—unable to walk, unable to use my hand properly.

And month by month, I was barely getting any better.

When by the divine serendipity, I met a monk from the Shaolin Monastery.

And it changed the course of my recovery and my understanding of the power of your own body's ability to heal and regenerate—giving it the right impulse.

All my dreams about the recreational center stopped on the trucks. I knew that I would never ride a horse again.

So life knew the way how to get me back to the medical labs, where all new inventions, patents and the future of AB BIO® products were established.

The Door

Let me tell you how serendipity works, and how divine wanted not only to heal me but to discover the knowledge of Eastern medicine and get profound understanding of the core necessity of keeping internal circulation/flow moving as fast as it is when we were young—the core of all AB BIO® products.

One day, I walked past a building. Two words on the door: Qigong. Wing Chun.

I was curious. I went inside.

A Chinese man stood there. The kindest eyes I had ever seen.

"How can I help you?" he asked.

"Most likely you cannot," I said. "But I'm
curious about those two names."

He pressed gently. "What is your problem?"

I explained briefly about my accident.

"I might be able to help," he said. "Come
next time in loose cloth."

That's how my nine months of healing began.

He was a Shaolin monk.

All he used on me was qigong and acupressure points. No acupuncture. Only slow, seemingly totally contradicting movements to all physical therapy exercises I did. All for relaxation and flow and gaining more internal energy to heal.

That was new to me. Nobody taught me that. Not in Medical School, not in Boston University. It was a shocking revelation for me that there is a completely different medicine, which actually heals. No voodoo.

Month by month, the pain left. My hand—the one they nearly amputated—regained full motion. My spine supported me completely.

And he got it accomplished in nine months!

That's where I got the proof that boosting metabolism and circulation you can gain very fast regenerational results—another cornerstone to my AB BIO® products was planted.

In total, almost three years from accident to full recovery.

2019: Loss and Choice

Six years ago, my husband died.

That same year, I was nominated as a candidate for President of Latvia.

I declined.

Why? Instead of serving one country, I thought that I can do more to serve humanity.

When I do surgery, I help only one person at a time. I can help only a limited amount of people. If I use my scientific knowledge and provide independently highly efficient, fast-acting formulas, I can help millions of people.

That shall be my legacy. To do what I do best.

2020: Age 55, COVID

COVID. Age fifty-five. Widowed. My research at Stony Brook University locked down.

I looked in the mirror. My expensive creams weren't working anymore. More lines, more puffiness, heavy eyelids, undereye bags, more dullness, more sagging every month.

Look at the picture—a total candidate for surgery, and a radical one at that!

But nope. I would not do it. And again, I would not do any short-term beautifications like micro-needling, injectables, etc.

This was a total turning point.

When I saw myself in the mirror, I was aghast. I never saw myself looking so aged. I took a selfie—thank God—because now we have a raw reference point of me at 55.

Then I went downstairs to the living room. And as I was crossing it, I got like a strike in the head.

I know what I should do.

I have to make a new topical skin care that actually works.

I am going to use nanoparticles, which can penetrate skin without injection, and all necessary circulation boosting—lymph detox with simultaneous boosted arterial blood flow for additional oxygen and nutrient supply for cell repair and regeneration. And then add all ingredients the body at a certain age is already having less or missing.

And I wanted it all at once! To attack all age signs in one bottle.

And this was one of my most challenging works—even more challenging than my PhD. Because to find natural ingredients which are not over-processed for long shelf life—because they are dead—was very difficult. The best nanoparticles I found in Japan.

I was literally covered by natural material samples, which were supposed to do miracles but due to the processing and preservation would lose their active ingredient components. Frustration after frustration.

And the best thing was that COVID lasted long, so I had time to check everything—not only in my lab (Stony Brook was closed and I reformed part of my home into the lab with all instruments), but also in reality on myself. I could see what is really working and what worked only on paper.

So I was my first test.

And the complete formulas took four years to finalize to perfection.

That's how AB BIO® has 25 actives in one bottle—because restoration and healing shall be complete rather than a patchwork.

The Solution: AB BIO®

I combined thirty years of surgical experience, my PhD, twenty years of research into boosting the body's natural rejuvenation, and my lifelong study of Chinese medicine—including one year at Chinese medicine school and training with Shaolin monks.

I placed one natural ingredient next to the next, addressing all aging issues at once. Because if you don't address them at once, you will always end up either at the dermatologist or in the surgical chair.

AB BIO® products are not superficial and not only cellular. They are able—through nanoparticles—to improve local circulation for both lymph and blood simultaneously. Thus eliminating toxins and opening and pushing arterial blood flow full of oxygen and nutrients, which allows the body to do what it does from the day of conception: repair and generate new cells.

Twenty-five active all-in-one ingredients addressing all problems in all layers, from outside to within.

Three steps:

  1. Deep clean—skin must be clean to the very depth of pores and hair follicles to maintain proper skin biome and metabolism
  2. Nanoparticles penetrate—immediate lymphatic drainage, boosted arterial blood flow, just like in the mother's womb where creams and dermatologists do not exist
  3. Medium and large molecules add missing elements like collagen that the body with age is lacking

And protection—natural, breathable, allowing skin to perform its natural function while protected from external environment.

At sixty, I look much younger and better than I looked at fifty-five. I technically turned the clock backwards.

Two Companies

AB BIOINNOVATIONS, Inc — Medical biotechnology company at Stony Brook University

  • US Patent granted: bone site restoration
  • Six global patents pending
  • New generation of antibiotics: we can kill all hospital infections in one approach

AB BIO® — Age-defying skin, health, body care, and soon-to-come hair care

  • All natural
  • Humans are parts of nature and respond best to natural products
  • Scientifically based on boosting circulation and flow within the body to achieve real results
  • Hamilton Lab verified (28 days): ABSOLUTE YOUTH cream by itself provides: Wrinkle depth reduction 40%, Elasticity +18%, Firmness +13%, Smoothness +16%. Combined with ABSOLUTE YOUTH toner and black obsidian gua sha, it just reverts the clock—just like my dying hand became as good as new. Same approach, same result.
  • Four international awards 2024-2025

Recognition

International Press (Published):

  • Forbes India (July 2025): "From scalpel to science: Dr. Alena Butkevica and the future of regenerative skincare"
  • Cosmopolitan UK, Marie Claire UK, Women's Own UK - Featured expert and product reviews
  • Wellness Magazine USA - Featured products and founder profile
  • Bold Journey, Canvas Rebel, Top Doctor Magazine - Published profiles
  • Documentary "Dubultportrets" - Broadcast nationally in Latvia

Current Work:

  • LOSD Documentary - Featured subject (filming in progress, November 2025, London)
  • LOSD Global Book of Happiness - Contributing author (chapter published)

Awards and Honors:

  • LOSD Excellence Award 2025 - Biotechnology Leadership, Houses of Parliament, London, UK
  • Fluxx Award 2025 - Bio-Technology Leader of the Year, Health and Wellness
  • Latest in Beauty UK 2024 - "Best New Cream" for ABSOLUTE YOUTH
  • US Army Certificate of Appreciation - Fort Bragg, for supporting troops and their families
  • Best Dentist in Latvia 2010
  • International Academy of Dental Research (IADR) - Research award

Clinical Validation:

  • Hamilton Lab independent study: 40% wrinkle reduction, +18% elasticity, +13% firmness, +16% smoothness in 28 days
  • US Patent granted - Bone site restoration technology
  • Six global patents pending - Regenerative medicine applications

Why This Matters

Longevity is not about living longer. Everyone talks about extending lifespan.

The main key factor is the quality of life during longevity. That's what I am working for.

I survived cancer—alone, in silence.

I survived near-death experience—nineteen broken bones, shattered spine.

I was crippled for two years. Chinese medicine brought me to full recovery.

I lost my husband.

I declined the presidency of Latvia.

Because I chose to serve humanity. To resolve aging solutions. To help millions instead of one patient at a time.

I am the last person carrying my family's legacy forward. Now I turn it to my son.

This is my legacy: natural, scientifically proven formulas that allow the body to do what it does best—heal, repair, regenerate.

Dr. Alena Butkevica, MD, DMD, PhD

Oromaxillofacial Surgeon | 30 Years | 15,000+ Procedures

US Patent Holder | Presidential Candidate 2019 (Declined)

18 Years Cancer-Free

Founder: AB BIOINNOVATIONS, Inc & AB BIO®

AB BIO®: A new era for human regeneration.

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