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Episode 40: Medicine's Biggest Misses: The Skin Treatments We Got Wrong
Dermatology has come a long way, but not every treatment from the past deserves a comeback. In this episode, Dr. Dustin Portela and PA Austin Lee take a fascinating look at some of the biggest blind spots in skin health and beauty, from mercury and arsenic in cosmetics to x-ray treatments for acne, sun lamps, coal tar therapies, and aggressive phenol peels.
They break down why these treatments were once accepted, what doctors and patients believed at the time, and how better evidence eventually revealed the risks. Along the way, they also touch on acne myths, outdated assumptions about…
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