DiscoverDerm Next DoorEpisode 8: The Truth About Acne Supplements, Annoying Rashes & Risky Beauty Tourism
Episode 8: The Truth About Acne Supplements, Annoying Rashes & Risky Beauty Tourism

Episode 8: The Truth About Acne Supplements, Annoying Rashes & Risky Beauty Tourism

Update: 2025-08-10
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Ali and Reem break down omega-3s for acne (and Accutane side effects), vent about periorificial dermatitis, side-eye Korean spa tourism (hi, shoulder filler and salmon-sperm injectables), and get real about freckles vs. lentigines and tattooed moles. Then it’s listener Qs on loose skin and sunburns, a quick NYC Legionnaires’ PSA, and their current Lower East Side/river-cruise recs.

Timestamps

  • 00:05 – Welcome + what’s on deck
  • 00:30 HOT: Omega-3s for acne, Accutane lipid/dryness support
  • 02:56 BOTHERED: Periorificial dermatitis (triggers, what NOT to do, low-dose iso)
  • 07:31 SIDE-EYEING: Korean spa tourism (shoulder filler), PDRN “salmon sperm” warning
  • 13:11 Derm in the Wild: Freckles vs. lentigines, tattooed moles, “no lasers in summer” PSA
  • 19:55 Ask the Derm: Loose skin after weight loss (surgery vs RF microneedling, devices, body retinoid)
  • 23:19 Ask the Derm: What actually happens in a sunburn + what helps
  • 26:41 – NYC Moment intro → 26:50 Legionnaires’ disease alert (what to know)
  • 28:59 – NYC: BonBon (LES candy) → 29:35 Economy Candy
  • 30:39 – NYC: Circle Line sunset cruise
  • 31:25 – NYC Eats: Thai Diner (brunch) → 31:43 Cervos (hot take) → 32:26 Indochine (scene > food) → 32:39 Ye’s Apothecary (cocktail “prescriptions”) → 33:29 Le Dive (classic)
  • 34:53 – Closing: travel plans + sign-off
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Episode 8: The Truth About Acne Supplements, Annoying Rashes & Risky Beauty Tourism

Episode 8: The Truth About Acne Supplements, Annoying Rashes & Risky Beauty Tourism