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.