#dermatology

[pink-blush-baby]

things i stopped doing that made me prettier

not gonna lie - most of my glow up came from what I stopped doing. sometimes subtracting is better than adding.

over-exfoliating my skin i used to scrub my face like i was sanding wood. now? chemical exfoliants 2-3x a week MAX. my texture literally vanished.

touching my face constantly no picking. no popping. no leaning on my hand when i’m bored. my acne cleared up so much once i kept my hands off.

falling for every tiktok product not everything trending works for my skin. i stick to basics that are actually backed by science.

skipping water & sleep hydration and sleep are free glow-up tools. my skin looks bouncy when i give it what it needs.

neglecting my posture bad posture adds years. shoulders back, chin up, core engaged gives u so much more elegance.

comparing myself to every girl online comparison kills confidence. my glow-up started when I focused on being the best version of ME, not someone else.

overdoing heat on my hair less straightening. more protective styles. took care of all of my hair breakage.

using 1,000 harsh acne products at once i simplified my routine. less irritation = calmer, clearer skin

neglecting my scalp health healthy scalp = shiny hair. weekly scalp scrubs + oiling changed my hair game.

speaking negatively about myself the prettiest thing is confidence. don’t tear urself down out loud or in ur head.

sometimes being "prettier" is just being kinder to yourself.

[directactionforhope]

Btw, you're literally not allowed to ever beat yourself up even a bit for not looking like models or actors on tv or whatever. In general but ESPECIALLY if you're a teenager.

You might think this post is about to be about photoshop and AI and deceptive video editing, and while it is also about these things, it's mostly about telling you this:

Rich people dermatologists in Los Angeles have drop-in hours.

And by "drop-in hours," I mean that you (or your assistant) can call at any time they're open and say "hey, I'm getting a pretty bad zit right now, can I come in today or tomorrow and get in injected?"

And then one of the scheduling people will say "Sure, we have some time this afternoon. When do you want to come in?"

And then you tell them what time you want to come in, you head to their office and/or clinic at the preselected time, you see a dermatological nurse practitioner or whichever one of the dermatologists happened to have five minutes free in their schedule.

And then whoever it is gives you a quick little corticosteroid injection into the cyst/zit/whatever to suppress inflammation, massively speed up healing, and prevent most or all scarring.

And it doesn't have to be just one, either. Breaking out? Or prone to cystic acne? They'll do five, six at a time. Easy. A breakout that would've taken months to resolve is basically gone in less than a week.

And inflammation and pain are typically visibly, often massively reduced within hours.

And the whole office visit takes less than 20 minutes. The office is very pretty, by the way. There are orchids. Everything is sparklingly clean. And then walk out the door and you're back on the road to get coffee before you head to the set.

And because you're rich, and/or because some of the Hollywood and media labor unions have very good medical insurance, it's covered by insurance, and you may or may not even have a copay.

So. You are never, ever, ever allowed to feel bad about your appearance in comparison to an actor or a model, because they are operating on a skincare/dermatology level you probably didn't know existed.

Also, by the way. Whenever you deal with shitty medical care or wait times. You should remember shit like this and let it radicalize you. Do you know how much of your health care could be like that if they didn't save things like "quick responses/appointments" and "good insurance plans" and "sparkling clean, pleasant offices" and "having access to fucking medical care, half the time" for rich people.

And that's rich people medical care for a bad zit, by the way.

Now think about all of this but for lifesaving treatments, long-term medical care, diagnostic tests, referrals, wait times, quality of care, and imaging/exams. And. Yeah.

[imukh-beauty]

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[theoddvet]

Which contestant should be declared the winner of the yeast eating contest?

a) Gobble guts with undeniably the most yeast out of everyone

b) The multinucleated cell that died because of how many yeast it ate

c) The multinucleated cell that started eating spectators AND yeast

d) The multinucleated cell that went rogue and ONLY ate ONE spectator

e) The single macrophage who ate one yeast and is now 99% yeast

f) The spectators who decided to join in and have a go

g) The multinucleated giant cell who has more nuclei than sense (and yeast)

h) The multinucleated giant cell that ate so many yeast that it disappeared

i) The multinucleated giant cell who consumed arguably the largest yeast

Voting ended onJul 24, 2024

[odinsblog]

Crazy people

“As a dermatologist, this decision is deeply disappointing and frankly dangerous,” said Anthony Rossi, a dermatologist, professor and researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

“This rule took many years to get traction, and now it’s been pulled. That’s not deregulation, that’s a step backwards for children’s health,” he told HuffPost.

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. Tanning beds can emit up to five to 15 times more concentrated ultraviolet (UV) radiation than the midday sun. This intense exposure directly damages skin cell DNA, triggering mutations that cause those cells to multiply uncontrollably and turn cancerous.

As the Bulwark noted, the proposal the FDA pulled was similar to the FDA’s initial move to ban youth cigarette sales back in 1997. (UV radiation is a carcinogen in the same class as cancer-causing substances such as tobacco and asbestos.)

The FDA’s notice, signed by Kennedy, said the move “does not mean that exposure to UV radiation does not cause skin cancer.” But Kennedy ― who has been spotted frequenting tanning salons around D.C. ― has previously said that he wants to end the government’s “aggressive suppression of ... sunshine,” without specifying what exactly that means.

What makes the FDA’s ruling especially alarming, Rossi said, is the timing. It comes as followers of Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again movement increasingly embrace the idea of building a “solar callus” through gradual sun exposure instead of using sunscreen, which many in the movement see as unnecessary.

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[unbfacts]

A small clinical trial found that putting crude onion juice on patchy alopecia areata spots helped hair grow back in about 87 percent of people within eight weeks.

[incognitopolls]

Do you have eczema, psoriasis, or rosacea?

Eczema

Psoriasis

Rosacea

Eczema and psoriasis

Eczema and rosacea

Psoriasis and rosacea

All three

None of these, but I have another skin condition (other than acne)

None of these, but I have acne

I don't have any skin conditions

Voting ended onAug 1, 2024

Answering yes to eczema, psoriasis, and/or rosacea does not mean you don't have any other skin conditions, those are just the main focus of this poll.

Acne is separated from "another skin condition" just because it's so common that I suspect separating it will yield more useful responses about other, less common/less known skin conditions.

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