Beauty & Blemish: Clearing Acne & Dealing with Breakouts

More Than a Pretty Face

English - July 01, 2020 09:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MB
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Quarantine may be slowly ending, but our skin is still showing signs of stress. Today Lacie & Dr. Azi do a mini-mythbuster to set us straight on some common breakout misconceptions and talk all about mask-ne, the newest struggle of quarantine life.

In this episode, we cover:

How stress & anxiety can affect your skin How cortisol can affect your skin The differences between retinol, retinoid, and retinA Best practices for starting a retinol routine The best treatments for resolving acne scars Plus the results of a young patient who completed scar treatment with Dr. Azi

If you have questions you want Dr. Shirazi to answer on the podcast, send her a DM on Instagram @skinbydrazi, @lajollamedspa or @azimdskincare! To learn more, check her out on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/SkinByDrAzi and on TikTok @skinbydrazi.

Shop skincare and learn more about the practice at www.LaJollaLaserDerm.com.

The content of this podcast is for entertainment, educational and informational purposes and does not constitute formal medical advice. © Azadeh Shirazi, MD, FAAD.