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#21 | LeahAnn Salinas · Corpus Christi Originals Podcast

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  SPEAKER_01: What's going on, y'all?
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  SPEAKER_01: In this podcast episode, we had the pleasure of having Leanne Salinas.
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  SPEAKER_01: Leanne Salinas is the cosmetic consultant for Southtext Dermatology, where she has 15 years of medical office experience.
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  SPEAKER_01: And this podcast episode was pretty cool because it this is what she talks about.
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  SPEAKER_01: How to prevent skin cancer, the dangers of skin cancer, aging and aesthetic services, and cosmetic services that they provide at the South Texas Dermatology and some bomb facts about skin cancer and facts and statistics that we rarely ever think about.
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  SPEAKER_01: So this is a pretty cool episode.
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  SPEAKER_01: All right, we're going.
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  SPEAKER_01: Welcome to the show, Leanne.
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  SPEAKER_01: Hi.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh, so we so we got introduced by you bought some merch from us.
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  SPEAKER_01: It was pretty cool.
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  SPEAKER_00: I did, yeah, I did.
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  SPEAKER_00: I ordered some t-shirts, custom t-shirts.
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  SPEAKER_00: They were awesome.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, for sure.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I hope that helped out for y'all's uh y'all's benefit.
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  SPEAKER_01: That was awesome.
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  SPEAKER_00: It did, it did.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, okay.
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  SPEAKER_01: So, Lianne, you're from are you originally from Sinton or Corpus?
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm originally from Sinton area, and uh I've lived in Corpus now for the last five years, but South Texas, born and raised.
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  SPEAKER_01: Nice, yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: So so we're you're used to the beach, you're used to the sun and all that stuff.
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  SPEAKER_00: Absolutely, yep.
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  SPEAKER_00: All our lives, aren't we?
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  SPEAKER_01: All yeah, it's really right.
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  SPEAKER_01: I mean, we go to the beach and it's just normal to us.
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  SPEAKER_01: We leave, we leave from the coast, and they're like, we need the beach.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's funny that that's funny that you say the coast.
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  SPEAKER_00: I lived in Segin for about 10 years, and everyone out there calls it the coast, which I really hadn't heard it called that very much.
• 2:41
  SPEAKER_00: But every, you know, they're they we call that like the river.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're going to the river.
• 2:44
  SPEAKER_00: Well, they call Corpus the Coast.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I thought that was really neat.
• 2:48
  SPEAKER_01: That's awesome.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I had been thinking about brand ideas too.
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm like, man, maybe we should do like a coast, a coastal kind of feel, you know what I mean?
• 2:56
  SPEAKER_01: That would be a cool brand to do, yeah, for sure.
• 2:58
  SPEAKER_01: Okay, so you're into uh you're a cosmetic consultant for South Texas dermatology?
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  SPEAKER_00: Yes, sir.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cosmetic consultant, South Texas dermatology.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, we are the largest dermatology practice in corpus, actually.
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  SPEAKER_00: And uh probably the this area, this region.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, so dermatology, that's that's something that's not on a lot of people's mind.
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  SPEAKER_01: Um well in my circles, I guess.
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  SPEAKER_01: You know, when we brought this up, I was just like, what is that?
• 3:26
  SPEAKER_01: You know, so yeah, yeah.
• 3:28
  SPEAKER_01: So what what's your if somebody comes to you, hey, what is what is what do you do?
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  SPEAKER_01: Like, you know what I mean?
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  SPEAKER_01: What do you tell them?
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, and I think that's the thing that you you really don't think about it unless you're having an issue or a concern, and then you know, you go see your spec your uh family doctor, and they're like, We're gonna refer you to a specialist, to a dermatologist.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so the dermatologists, you know, specialize in skin, everything skin, you know, skin care, skin conditions.
• 3:52
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so at dermatology, you know, we can see, you know, everything from acne to rashes, skin tags, moles, um, skin cancers, uh, cosmetic purposes, you know, fine lines and wrinkles, um, pretty much anything to do with the skin, big or small, you know, uh something that might not really bother one person, maybe really, really affecting um the other person's, you know, self-esteem, even.
• 4:19
  SPEAKER_00: So it's good to kind of uh, you know, get them to come in, just kind of have a doctor look at it and you know help them find a solution to their concern.
• 4:28
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, that's pretty awesome.
• 4:29
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I have a I have a brother, he he has like skin problem.
• 4:32
  SPEAKER_01: I don't know what it is, but I don't have it, but he has it.
• 4:35
  SPEAKER_01: And it seems like he's more uh he's more like susceptible to to just because it's skin so sensitive, you know what I mean?
• 4:42
  SPEAKER_01: Yep, uh so uh so you and you guys have man, 200 plus patients a day in your 200 plus patients a day.
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  SPEAKER_00: So we have several locations in the area.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, our main office is at Staples and Everhart.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's the old What's your headquarters?
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  SPEAKER_00: Um it's that big white building where um in the back of the building, we're on the third floor.
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  SPEAKER_00: And um, so there we have our general dermatology side, but we also have a skin cancer surgery side.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so between the two divisions of the office, we see about 200 patients today just at that location.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, we also have satellite offices.
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  SPEAKER_00: We see patients in Kingsville, um, Rockport, Ramses Pass, Cal Allen.
• 5:27
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and then we have another uh Southside location at Spawn South.
• 5:31
  SPEAKER_00: So between all of them, it's a lot of people, a lot we're helping a lot of people address their concerns.
• 5:37
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and you know, the the big thing I think that we're doing is really trying to help with skin cancer prevention and just kind of you know helping people um that have maybe something that developed or turned into skin cancer.
• 5:52
  SPEAKER_00: So we're able to do their whole treatment at our office at Staples and Everheart.
• 5:57
  SPEAKER_01: Amazing, amazing.
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  SPEAKER_01: So how long, how long does the treatment take?
• 6:00
  SPEAKER_00: Um, the it depends.
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  SPEAKER_00: The treatment can be pretty quick.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's called MOS surgery, which is a micrographic um removal of the skin cancer.
• 6:11
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so it could take just a little while, and I've I've seen it take sometimes up to eight hours.
• 6:16
  SPEAKER_00: Um, it really just depends.
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  SPEAKER_00: What they do is, you know, let's say you have a mole or a freckle and it starts to look kind of funny, maybe starts to be bothersome.
• 6:25
  SPEAKER_00: You go get it checked out, they do a little biopsy and kind of test it out, and they say, you know what, it did come back as a skin cancer.
• 6:32
  SPEAKER_00: We'll go ahead and, you know, schedule this procedure to have it removed.
• 6:36
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so they'll go in and right there in our office, um, the doctor will take a sample of that tissue, and in our very own laboratory, they will sit there and analyze it.
• 6:47
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and they'll keep kind of removing layers of skin until the entire cancer is removed.
• 6:54
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and so, you know, they uh are able to kind of clear you even before you walk out the door.
• 7:00
  SPEAKER_00: So for something pretty simple, it could be just, you know, uh an hour or two.
• 7:04
  SPEAKER_00: For something, you know, more uh in-depth, it could take a couple of hours.
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  SPEAKER_00: But that's the really cool thing about it.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's got a 99% success rate of removing the skin cancer.
• 7:14
  SPEAKER_00: Now, there are going to be cases, obviously, where it could be more serious and further treatment is, you know, needed or or uh required, but for the most part, you know, we're able to get everything taken care of right then and there while you're in the office.
• 7:27
  SPEAKER_01: Right.
• 7:28
  SPEAKER_01: Wow, that's awesome.
• 7:29
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, so how how how prevalent is uh skin cancer or or hair?
• 7:33
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so really uh, you know, skin cancer is a pretty serious thing that we really should kind of stop and think about, even though I know that it's not on the top of our minds.
• 7:44
  SPEAKER_00: Um, it probably should.
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  SPEAKER_00: So one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70.
• 7:51
  SPEAKER_00: And, you know, uh in this area, especially South Texas, you know, we've got tons of fishermen, refinery workers, golfers, surfers, um, you know, the people that work out in the fields and, you know, crop workers.
• 8:05
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I mean, how many of our jobs are based outdoors?
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  SPEAKER_00: Any anybody that's worked outdoors or spent an extended amount amount of time outdoors, you know, kind of should start to think about this.
• 8:18
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and so, you know, you think, well, it's probably the older generation that really didn't know much about prevention and and sunscreen and taking care of their skin.
• 8:28
  SPEAKER_00: But really, we are starting to see younger and younger people come in because they did spend a lot of time as children out, you know, in the sun.
• 8:35
  SPEAKER_00: So it doesn't discriminate, you know, it's definitely um a really kind of serious thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, more than two people die of skin cancer in the US every hour.
• 8:45
  SPEAKER_00: So that's another little fact that we kind of try to think about.
• 8:49
  SPEAKER_00: And if you've had more than five sunburns in your lifetime, um, it doubles your risk of melanoma.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I sit and think back of all the times that I've been sunburned out at the you know, spending time outdoors, and it is a little scary.
• 9:02
  SPEAKER_00: So I make sure to schedule my skin checks and you know have my spots and things looked at just you know to be on the safe side.
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  SPEAKER_01: So is melanoma like a type of can what is it?
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  SPEAKER_00: Is that like melanoma is a type of skin cancer, yes.
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  SPEAKER_01: Okay.
• 9:16
  SPEAKER_01: Well, yeah, for real, man.
• 9:18
  SPEAKER_01: I've been like a header a bunch of times.
• 9:21
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, when you that's so crazy.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, think about it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And with when it's detected early, there's like a five-year survival rate.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, for melanoma is 99%.
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  SPEAKER_00: So early detection is really, really the key.
• 9:35
  SPEAKER_00: And so that's why, you know, we really suggest that you get in there into your dermatologist.
• 9:39
  SPEAKER_00: All you got to do is just call them, say, I want to schedule an annual skin check.
• 9:43
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and I always suggest kind of doing this around the same time that you do your annual um, you know, uh physical with your doctor or your dental checkup.
• 9:52
  SPEAKER_00: Just some find a way to kind of remind yourself to kind of get in there and just get those moles spots, you know, just kind of have them give a full scan over your body and just make sure that there's nothing there because you know, it can be in little hiding areas too, like the very top of the ear, or you know, for guys who don't have hair like on the top of their scalp, oh, there's a a mole there or a freckle, when in reality it could be something more serious.
• 10:17
  SPEAKER_01: Well, that's crazy.
• 10:18
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
• 10:19
  SPEAKER_01: So can like the skin cancer like be detected like without going in, like if you know what I mean?
• 10:24
  SPEAKER_01: It can it be detected, yes.
• 10:26
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so something that's easy to remember, and this is kind of what they you know what dermatologists will kind of remind you of, it's ABC, right?
• 10:34
  SPEAKER_00: Everyone can remember ABC.
• 10:36
  SPEAKER_00: So the one things you want to remember about either skin cancer ABCs is A is for asymmetry.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if your freckle or your mole or your spot can literally be folded in half and it's a perfect border, like it matches up perfectly, then that is probably a safe, a safe mole or safe freckle or safe spot.
• 10:59
  SPEAKER_00: Um, if it's jagged and you know, kind of weird looking, that's probably a good idea to keep it to get it checked out.
• 11:06
  SPEAKER_00: Um the B is for border.
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  SPEAKER_00: So again, if those uh edges of that spa are jagged or crooked, you might want to go ahead and get that looked at.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then the C stands for color.
• 11:17
  SPEAKER_00: So color if it changed colors on you, if it's turning purple or black or super dark brown and it used to be really light, then that could be another indication that that spot might need to be looked at.
• 11:28
  SPEAKER_00: Now, that's if we're just dealing with a spot that you can see that you can kind of assess yourself.
• 11:34
  SPEAKER_00: But again, that's why the kind of skin check is important to um, you know, to get scheduled, because they'll be able to look in places that you can't, you know.
• 11:43
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, yeah, for sure.
• 11:44
  SPEAKER_01: That's awesome.
• 11:45
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, so so how do we so so if now that we have this information, how do we prevent it?
• 11:50
  SPEAKER_00: Like so Yeah, so prevention, I mean, I think that's the key.
• 11:55
  SPEAKER_00: As far as what we've done in the past and what you know, we did when we were little kids, when we were teenagers, um, I think you know, a lot of us went through that um Jersey shore phase like GTM.
• 12:07
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I mean, tanning.
• 12:09
  SPEAKER_00: I I mean I'm guilty.
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  SPEAKER_00: We I spent a lot of time in tanning booths at one time.
• 12:14
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and so you know, I think everybody because tan skin really looks healthy and it looks beautiful, and you know, everybody kind of wants to achieve that kind of sun-kissed look.
• 12:24
  SPEAKER_00: Um, but you know, in reality, the you know, tanning beds and things like that can be very harmful and dangerous to your skin.
• 12:31
  SPEAKER_00: So, you know, protecting yourself, I've noticed an increase and such a good um people now are interested and kind of really taking interest in in skincare and sunscreen um and protect you know protecting their skin.
• 12:48
  SPEAKER_00: So protective clothing, you know, when you are gonna be out in the sun for more than just a couple of minutes, you know, hats, long sleeves, you know, a bandana around your neck, um, and of course sunscreen.
• 12:59
  SPEAKER_00: That's like the simplest answer.
• 13:00
  SPEAKER_00: And so there's lots of options for a sunscreen as far as that goes.
• 13:04
  SPEAKER_00: Literally, they make any and every kind you could think of, and the best kind is the one that you won't mind putting on.
• 13:12
  SPEAKER_00: So I, you know, I help my customers daily or my patients daily to find the perfect sunscreen for them because it's just like anything else.
• 13:21
  SPEAKER_00: If something's annoying or a pain, you know, we're not gonna want to use it, we're not gonna want to do it.
• 13:26
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so we try to find, you know, something that's gonna fit you, your lifestyle, and just, you know, that's gonna work in in your life.
• 13:35
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so you know, they've got sunscreen in a stick, in a powder, in a cream, um, in a spray, like you name it, you can find it.
• 13:44
  SPEAKER_00: And that's literally what I'm there for, is just to kind of help you find what works for you.
• 13:48
  SPEAKER_00: So you can come by and see me and I'll help you.
• 13:51
  SPEAKER_00: And I'll even, you know, recommend over-the-counter um or store brand, you know, products that I've found that work really well.
• 13:57
  SPEAKER_00: So it doesn't have to be necessarily anything that you purchase from your dermatologist, just so long as you're wearing it, that's the best sunscreen is the one that you're gonna wear.
• 14:06
  SPEAKER_00: So it definitely is helpful.
• 14:08
  SPEAKER_01: So if we so if I go to the store, like what do I look for in a sun?
• 14:12
  SPEAKER_01: Because I know they have like like PF.
• 14:14
  SPEAKER_01: Well, yeah, yeah.
• 14:15
  SPEAKER_00: SPF, they've got, yeah, there's it can be overwhelming.
• 14:17
  SPEAKER_00: And so that's you know, it's good to have a little bit of knowledge of that.
• 14:21
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so you know, SPF, you want to make sure.
• 14:24
  SPEAKER_00: Um, usually anything above 30 is, you know, pretty good.
• 14:28
  SPEAKER_00: Um, if you're gonna be in, you know, heavy outdoor activities, sweating, swimming, the higher the SPF, the better.
• 14:34
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you have the option of mineral blend or chemical blend, and people are like, what's the difference between those two?
• 14:41
  SPEAKER_00: Um, mineral blend is gonna be all natural, like your zinc oxide, titanium dioxide.
• 14:46
  SPEAKER_00: Those are the main ingredients.
• 14:48
  SPEAKER_00: Those just mean they have less chemicals in them to absorb into the skin.
• 14:52
  SPEAKER_00: And what they do is they actually kind of um act as a barrier.
• 14:55
  SPEAKER_00: So the sun rays reflect off of that and then it bounces away from you.
• 15:01
  SPEAKER_00: But mineral sunscreen can give off that white cast, you know, and a lot of people don't like that.
• 15:07
  SPEAKER_00: So, in that sense, a chemical blend may be better.
• 15:10
  SPEAKER_00: And so the chemical blend will absorb a little bit better, but it does also, you know, protect your the the sun rays and kind of bounces them off of the skin, and so you're able to get that protection.
• 15:22
  SPEAKER_00: So, um, you know, we ri suggest reapplying every two hours.
• 15:27
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and it's it's actually about an ounce that you want to use for your full body um if you are going out to the beach or you know, out on the boat or something like that.
• 15:37
  SPEAKER_00: You want to make sure and really, really get it on your skin and uh get enough of it on your skin is the other thing, and reapplying is important.
• 15:45
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, so so does it have are there side effects to putting it on your skin?
• 15:51
  SPEAKER_01: Or I mean that's probably a stupid question.
• 15:53
  SPEAKER_00: No, no, no, no, it's a good question, actually.
• 15:55
  SPEAKER_00: So, mineral, um, you don't necessarily have to worry about.
• 15:59
  SPEAKER_00: Mineral is from the earth, it's all natural.
• 16:02
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, that's all, you know, literally what it is.
• 16:07
  SPEAKER_00: It's minerals.
• 16:08
  SPEAKER_00: Um, with the chemicals, and you know, there are always those words that nobody can say or spell.
• 16:13
  SPEAKER_00: That's kind of your indication that it's a uh a chemical blend.
• 16:17
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and you know, there's lots of research out there.
• 16:20
  SPEAKER_00: Um, but and there was some uh concern, I guess, with chemical blends, but I know I can only speak for the brands that we carry at our office.
• 16:29
  SPEAKER_00: The research behind it is definitely very, very well developed.
• 16:33
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and these, you know, huge companies spend thousands and thousands of dollars to, you know, make sure it's safe for the public.
• 16:40
  SPEAKER_00: Now, if they've come across anything that's not safe, um, you know, there are sunscreen police, I guess, that, you know, are like, no, we've got to pull that back.
• 16:49
  SPEAKER_00: So you can rest assured that, you know, the the ones that are out on the market are gonna be, you know, fairly safe.
• 16:57
  SPEAKER_00: Um, but just like anything, you know, just do a little bit of research and you know, whatever you feel comfortable with, and you're probably pretty good, you know, going with that decision.
• 17:06
  SPEAKER_01: All right, y'all.
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• 18:12
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, that's awesome.
• 18:13
  SPEAKER_01: So so does the sun have to directly tick the skin for it to be burned?
• 18:18
  SPEAKER_00: Nope, nope, not necessarily.
• 18:19
  SPEAKER_00: So there's you know, UVA, UVB rays.
• 18:22
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you can even get a sunburn if it's an overcast day.
• 18:25
  SPEAKER_00: It's you know, just it doesn't have to be direct sunlight.
• 18:28
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and you know, pretty much I just recommend if you're gonna spend any time outdoors, I mean, unless it's pouring rain, obviously, but anytime outdoors, you just always want to make sure you're protected.
• 18:39
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, it it's it's crazy because it seems like it's one of the easiest cancer, you know, cancers to prevent because it just takes a couple of steps to to just you know to to do that a little bit of time, a couple of steps, you know, and you can really cut your your risks down by a lot just doing a few things to protect yourself.
• 18:58
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, wow, that's that's good, that's good, that's a lot of knowledge right there for sure.
• 19:02
  SPEAKER_01: We're gonna think about man for sure.
• 19:04
  SPEAKER_01: Man, that's awesome.
• 19:05
  SPEAKER_00: I know it's true.
• 19:05
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, and I do.
• 19:06
  SPEAKER_00: I think about when I was a kid, and I, you know, I haven't asked my mom.
• 19:10
  SPEAKER_00: I think I need to, but you know, I don't ever remember them putting sunscreen on us.
• 19:15
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's because I'm like half Hispanic, half white.
• 19:17
  SPEAKER_00: My mom said she's got enough melanin, she doesn't need any sunscreen.
• 19:21
  SPEAKER_00: But, you know, and the more I think about it, I'm like, wow.
• 19:25
  SPEAKER_00: So now I feel like it's my responsibility.
• 19:27
  SPEAKER_00: I really try to get my kids on board.
• 19:29
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I'll send them with you know tubes and tubes of sunscreen wherever they go.
• 19:33
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and I've got grand babies, so you know, I'll set them down and lather them up before they head out to the water park or the splash pad.
• 19:41
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I just want to be cautious and careful.
• 19:43
  SPEAKER_00: It's just something that I think about.
• 19:45
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, and I do see our office does see some, you know, kind of scary situations.
• 19:51
  SPEAKER_00: And um, you know, I've seen people come in and not leave with the tip of their ear because it just couldn't be saved, or you know, they had a skin cancer on the side of their nose that turned out to be, you know, they're almost like little icebergs.
• 20:04
  SPEAKER_00: And so it looks like something really small on top, but it could be kind of growing underneath the surface, so it ends up being a big chunk that needs to come out, and uh, you know, and that and then you know, then they're like, Oh wow, well, I'm glad I got that looked at when I did, because it could have ended up, you know, being really serious.
• 20:22
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, for sure.
• 20:23
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, makes me want to put some it's it's almost it makes me want to put some sunscreen, yeah.
• 20:28
  SPEAKER_01: Everybody, right?
• 20:29
  SPEAKER_01: And even my daughter, because I take her to the splash pad, man, and it's like, damn.
• 20:33
  SPEAKER_01: I gotta start doing it.
• 20:33
  SPEAKER_01: It's almost like a form, like it's like a hygiene type of thing, it seems like exactly.
• 20:37
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, and I, you know, that's something that I recommend to my patients as well, just to kind of help themselves get in the habit.
• 20:44
  SPEAKER_00: It's like, you know, if you have to, if it's, you know, your facial sunscreen, put it right by your toothbrush.
• 20:49
  SPEAKER_00: That way it just, you know, you're brushing your teeth in the morning, put on your, you know, wash your face, whatever your morning routine is, put on your sunscreen, then you know, head out and get dressed and you know, do whatever you do to get ready for the day.
• 21:01
  SPEAKER_00: Um, they make it super convenient now.
• 21:03
  SPEAKER_00: So you can keep one in your backpack, you can keep one in your purse.
• 21:06
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I wouldn't suggest necessarily in the car in this heat because this is crazy.
• 21:11
  SPEAKER_00: Um, but you know, you can keep it with you.
• 21:13
  SPEAKER_00: We've got pocket size, like literally any kind you want.
• 21:18
  SPEAKER_00: We've got to.
• 21:20
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, the keychain ones, probably right.
• 21:22
  SPEAKER_00: We yeah, we can put it in the keychain.
• 21:24
  SPEAKER_00: Whatever you need us to do, we'll do it.
• 21:26
  SPEAKER_00: But no, I mean, it really is super convenient these days, and you know, just something to think about because you know, it is you know preventable.
• 21:33
  SPEAKER_00: And so we just want to, you know, make sure that we are taking those steps to do it.
• 21:38
  SPEAKER_01: So, so for you for you guys, so for the ladies that put on makeup and stuff, does that uh is it like troublesome to like put that on and then put your makeup?
• 21:49
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, there's lots of options.
• 21:50
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, the way that they formulated sunscreen, they've come a long way.
• 21:54
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, I do remember, you know, back in the day when it was super thick, it smelt like Coconut, like you know, it was just copper tone or you know, banana bow, whatever the rage was then.
• 22:05
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and they yeah, they really have come a long way.
• 22:08
  SPEAKER_00: It's actually been really neat to see the transition um over time.
• 22:12
  SPEAKER_00: So a lot of um makeup products are formulated with SPF in it, and that's great, that's awesome.
• 22:19
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I always what I personally like to do is just kind of layer it.
• 22:23
  SPEAKER_00: So, you know, my um moisturizer has an SPF.
• 22:26
  SPEAKER_00: That's you know, probably my first step.
• 22:28
  SPEAKER_00: If I use a makeup primer, it's got an SPF in it.
• 22:31
  SPEAKER_00: So I've got another layer, and then you know, foundation, powder, all of that you can kind of layer on top, and then um throughout the day, like if I'm running around in and out of the car, kind of out in the sun, I'll grab my little powder that I keep in my purse.
• 22:45
  SPEAKER_00: It's in like a stick and just kind of brush it on just to give me that extra protection.
• 22:50
  SPEAKER_00: So yeah, I'm a little bit obsessed, I think you could say.
• 22:54
  SPEAKER_01: Nah, but I I didn't even know that existed.
• 22:56
  SPEAKER_01: I don't even know if if a lot of women know that exists.
• 22:58
  SPEAKER_01: You know what I mean?
• 22:59
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, they absolutely do.
• 23:00
  SPEAKER_00: And and you know, Ulta, Sephora, they've got a whole array of items that you could choose from, and you know, online there's lots of options as well.
• 23:09
  SPEAKER_00: And at our office, we've got tons.
• 23:11
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, man, that's amazing.
• 23:12
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, ladies, look it up, look it up.
• 23:14
  SPEAKER_00: Yes, cool.
• 23:15
  SPEAKER_01: So so you so you guys also provide um a how you say aesthetic, yeah, aesthetic services.
• 23:22
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so I mean that's the thing too.
• 23:24
  SPEAKER_00: I think um, you know, when we are young in our younger days, you know, we want to get out there, get in the sun, get that nice glow.
• 23:31
  SPEAKER_00: The thing that I think most people don't think about is the sun is the hugest factor for premature aging.
• 23:39
  SPEAKER_00: So it will age your skin faster than, you know, almost as fast as like probably smoking cigarettes, you know what I mean?
• 23:46
  SPEAKER_01: Like, yeah, yeah.
• 23:46
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, it really, really can age your skin.
• 23:49
  SPEAKER_00: And so the sun protection obviously is gonna be a big help in keeping you, you know, looking young and things like that.
• 23:55
  SPEAKER_00: And then at some point, you know, life happens and age sneaks up on us, and there there really isn't anything that we can do now to to prevent it.
• 24:04
  SPEAKER_00: I think at that point, we just work on correcting it.
• 24:07
  SPEAKER_00: But yeah, we do we offer a whole array of cosmetic services, aesthetic services, um, you know, cut cosmetic treatments, chemical peels, facials, laser, um, Botox, fillers.
• 24:21
  SPEAKER_00: You know, we do all of the, you know, aesthetic things in the office as well.
• 24:25
  SPEAKER_00: It's really nice because the doctor is literally down the hall.
• 24:28
  SPEAKER_00: So, you know, he can pop in and kind of come and see how things are going for you.
• 24:32
  SPEAKER_00: We've got an amazing esthetician.
• 24:35
  SPEAKER_00: Her name is April Hinahosa.
• 24:37
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and she is so full of knowledge and she can look at your skin and just come up with like the perfect regimen for you, like the perfect treatment plan.
• 24:47
  SPEAKER_00: Um, our nurse injector, her name is Monica McComb, and she is really, really good as well as if you know, in you're interested in Botox or fillers or anything of that sort.
• 24:57
  SPEAKER_00: So, you know, we've got tons of stuff in that, you know, in that room that we can um hook you up and you'll walk out a brand new man or woman.
• 25:06
  SPEAKER_01: That sounds cool.
• 25:07
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, man, that's awesome.
• 25:09
  SPEAKER_01: So I hear laser, I'm like, laser, what the heck?
• 25:12
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, lasers.
• 25:13
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so we've got a really awesome um laser setup.
• 25:17
  SPEAKER_00: So we use um a Cyton BBL laser.
• 25:20
  SPEAKER_00: Everybody hears BBL and gets they get really excited.
• 25:24
  SPEAKER_00: Not that kind of BBL, not that kind of BBL.
• 25:27
  SPEAKER_00: Um, but it's called broad broadband light.
• 25:30
  SPEAKER_00: And so this laser, um, you know, it it uses um wavelengths and crystals, and really scientific.
• 25:36
  SPEAKER_00: I'm probably doing a horrible job of explaining it.
• 25:39
  SPEAKER_00: But essentially, um, you know, this laser can take care of um resurfacing the skin, it can take care of browns, you know.
• 25:47
  SPEAKER_00: A lot of women, especially in South Texas, and especially Hispanic women, we kind of deal with they call it banyo, but the pref the medical term is melasma.
• 25:57
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and it's something that just kind of happens to women.
• 25:59
  SPEAKER_00: Hormones can play a part, the sun definitely can play a part.
• 26:04
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and so this laser um and an extension of it, which is called halo, can really, really help to transform the skin.
• 26:11
  SPEAKER_00: It can kind of break up that pigment.
• 26:14
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, it the same machine also does laser hair removal, so it can, or reduction, I should say.
• 26:20
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so we could, you know, do, you know, legs, underarms, bikini area, kind of keep you from having to shave or wax.
• 26:28
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, just and we do we do it for men also, so it's not just you know limited to women.
• 26:34
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so if you got a hairy back, yeah, I'm pretty hair.
• 26:38
  SPEAKER_01: I don't like to wear muscle shirts because we can help you out.
• 26:42
  SPEAKER_01: Um, so yeah, so when y'all do that, like so does the hair grow back or I mean So yeah, I mean it does.
• 26:51
  SPEAKER_00: Um we definitely, you know, it's a little just depending on the person, there'll be kind of an an assessment done, and then we'll kind of see what we're working with.
• 26:59
  SPEAKER_00: But essentially, I you know, and speak this is like from experience, I've noticed a change in the way the hair grows, how fast it grows back, the texture and the color, and just the overall appearance of the hair when it does grow back, but it really does eliminate the need to like shave or wax for sometimes a couple of weeks at a time, which which is helpful.
• 27:21
  SPEAKER_00: And so for like people who have, you know, some conditions that can cause um issues with hair growth or um you know, something like that, this can be like super, super awesome for them because it it can, you know, really help them out by not having to shave as often.
• 27:37
  SPEAKER_00: But um, like I said, it's probably a lot more scientific than I just described it.
• 27:41
  SPEAKER_01: But no, man, it's no, it's really knowledge.
• 27:44
  SPEAKER_01: This is a lot of good knowledge that a lot of us don't know.
• 27:47
  SPEAKER_01: So I appreciate you sharing it, man.
• 27:49
  SPEAKER_01: Sure, yeah.
• 27:50
  SPEAKER_00: And it also does like the little broken capillary.
• 27:53
  SPEAKER_00: So a lot of times um we've seen people come in with the they look like little tiny spider veins, kind of along the sometimes the nose area is pretty um, you know, people can get them there often or in the cheek area, and that can kind of help to kind of calm those little nerves or those little veins down and make them not as noticeable, not as red and noticeable.
• 28:13
  SPEAKER_00: But yeah, it's really cool.
• 28:15
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it's almost like you're changing the skin.
• 28:17
  SPEAKER_01: It's very interesting.
• 28:18
  SPEAKER_00: Yes, and that's that's essentially what you know we're trying to do is just really help to get your skin in the most healthy state and then you know correct any concerns or or issues you're having.
• 28:29
  SPEAKER_00: And and that goes for you know, any of our treatments.
• 28:32
  SPEAKER_00: If you know we're dealing with active acne or acne scarring, a lot of times, you know, people have scarring left over from acne as a teenager.
• 28:39
  SPEAKER_00: You know, we've got treatments that can kind of help with that as well.
• 28:43
  SPEAKER_01: Wow, that's pretty cool, man.
• 28:44
  SPEAKER_01: You guys are the big you guys are the biggest or the only one south south of San Antonio.
• 28:48
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, well, we're the largest practice um in Corpus Christi, uh, for sure.
• 28:53
  SPEAKER_00: And um we are actually the only office that does the most um skin cancer surgery south of San Antonio.
• 28:59
  SPEAKER_00: So we get patients up from the valley from all over, all the rural areas and you know, all over and and uh south of San Antonio.
• 29:07
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so it's pretty awesome.
• 29:09
  SPEAKER_01: That's awesome.
• 29:10
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, yeah, that's that's man, this is awesome.
• 29:11
  SPEAKER_01: Thank you for coming on, Leanne, and sharing this stuff.
• 29:14
  SPEAKER_01: I hope this helps.
• 29:15
  SPEAKER_01: I hope this helps somebody, anybody that's listening or whatever, you know.
• 29:18
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, absolutely.
• 29:19
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I mean, that's that was my hope too, is just to kind of get that, you know, people thinking about just kind of protecting yourself when you're out there, having a good time, enjoying our life, you know, by the bay.
• 29:30
  SPEAKER_00: It's awesome to live so close to the beach and have these experiences.
• 29:34
  SPEAKER_00: But you know, we just want to be super careful and you know, just protect yourself, protect your family, and and stay safe.
• 29:40
  SPEAKER_01: That's the main thing, yeah, for sure, man.
• 29:43
  SPEAKER_01: Definitely very prevalent for us here in in the coast in South Texas for sure.
• 29:48
  SPEAKER_01: One fun so the fun fact about the body, the skin is what the largest organ in our b on our body.
• 29:56
  SPEAKER_00: So it's sometimes it can weigh up to eight pounds of skin.
• 29:59
  SPEAKER_00: So I think that's probably gonna be my uh excuse for my weight.
• 30:03
  SPEAKER_00: That's funny.
• 30:04
  SPEAKER_00: No, but it it really is, and if you didn't, if you don't if you think about it, without skin, like we our body is made of so much water we would like evaporate without it.
• 30:13
  SPEAKER_00: So it is real, and we really should give it all of the care.
• 30:17
  SPEAKER_00: We only have one, you know, set of skin.
• 30:20
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, you know, we have what two kidneys, I think.
• 30:25
  SPEAKER_00: But really, though, it's our only skin.
• 30:27
  SPEAKER_00: We've had it since we were born, like it doesn't go away.
• 30:31
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and so we really should try to take good care of it, um, you know, and and protect it as much as possible.
• 30:37
  SPEAKER_00: But it does a lot for us.
• 30:39
  SPEAKER_00: It's our shield, it's our barrier, and so it protects us, protects our organs, our our bones, our tissues, our our flesh.
• 30:46
  SPEAKER_00: So we really should give it some care.
• 30:48
  SPEAKER_00: So yeah, take your time, you know, get yourself familiarized with some, you know, good skin care, good sunscreen, uh, pamper yourself and you know, take care of your skin because it does a lot for you.
• 31:00
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, for sure, man.
• 31:01
  SPEAKER_01: That's awesome.
• 31:02
  SPEAKER_01: That's awesome.
• 31:03
  SPEAKER_01: So I got your link down here.
• 31:04
  SPEAKER_01: This is is this where we find you?
• 31:06
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, you can yeah, you can find me there on Instagram and uh or you can call South Texas Dermatology, Asper Leanne, um, and just I'll help you out with whatever you need.
• 31:16
  SPEAKER_00: Any uh questions about the services or treatments, or you know, you want some suggestions on skincare or sunscreen?
• 31:23
  SPEAKER_00: I'm your girl.
• 31:24
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, man, you selling that, you selling that thing for real.
• 31:28
  SPEAKER_00: Is this a commercial?
• 31:31
  SPEAKER_00: I'm happy to do it.
• 31:32
  SPEAKER_00: That's super cool.
• 31:34
  SPEAKER_00: It's probably the coolest thing I've ever done.
• 31:36
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, no, so you were uh you were telling me that you had you had been like telling people about it, and then your your boss was like, Hey, you should you should really stick to doing this, yeah.
• 31:45
  SPEAKER_01: So that's cool.
• 31:47
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, no, you're right, yeah, and we're happy too.
• 31:49
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, everybody at the office is super laid back, and you know, we're just really want to help the community and uh you know get everybody in.
• 31:57
  SPEAKER_00: And and it doesn't have to be us.
• 31:58
  SPEAKER_00: There's other dermatologists here in town.
• 32:00
  SPEAKER_00: Just schedule your appointment, get in there.
• 32:02
  SPEAKER_00: And if you can't get into the dermatologist and and you just think about it, the next time at your you're at your checkup with your family doctor, just say, Hey, can you go ahead and just take a look?
• 32:11
  SPEAKER_00: Do you see anything that looks weird?
• 32:13
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, and then if they do find something, they'll refer you out.
• 32:16
  SPEAKER_00: So you don't have to, they you know, you just just at some point it's probably a good idea for everyone.
• 32:22
  SPEAKER_00: And we see kids all the way to adults, so nice, yeah.
• 32:26
  SPEAKER_01: Heck yeah, that's awesome.
• 32:27
  SPEAKER_01: So, uh, anything else you want to you'd like to share, Leanne?
• 32:30
  SPEAKER_00: Um, no, I can't think of anything.
• 32:32
  SPEAKER_00: Now I just want to go to the beach, yeah, for sure.
• 32:36
  SPEAKER_01: Let's go to the beach, y'all.
• 32:37
  SPEAKER_01: Make sure to get some sunscreen.
• 32:38
  SPEAKER_00: That's right.
• 32:39
  SPEAKER_00: Come and see me.
• 32:40
  SPEAKER_00: Get some sunscreen.
• 32:41
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, all right, Leanne.
• 32:42
  SPEAKER_01: Thanks for coming on.
• 32:43
  SPEAKER_01: And uh yeah, we appreciate you.
• 32:45
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, okay.
• 32:47
  SPEAKER_00: All right, take care.
• 32:48
  SPEAKER_01: Okay, bye.
• 32:49
  SPEAKER_01: All right, y'all.
• 32:50
  SPEAKER_01: That was Leanne Salinas, cosmetic consultant for South Texas Dermatology.
• 32:55
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