Skinfluence with Dr. Dustin Portela

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EP 57: Skincare for Teens: What the Sephora Generation Actually Needs vs. What They're Buying

September 24, 2026

There is nothing wrong with a teenager who wants to take care of their skin. The problem is that the skincare products flooding social media feeds, the ones showing up in Sephora haul videos and dermatology influencer posts, were not designed for them. They were formulated for adults trying to correct years of sun damage, declining cell turnover, and diminishing collagen. Selling those products to a 13-year-old is a lot like prescribing a medication for a condition they don't have. Dr. Dustin...

EP 56: Derm Confessions — Close Calls, Missed Diagnoses and What Changed How We Practice — Part 2

September 17, 2026

Part one was the absurd and the unexpected. Part two is the stuff that keeps clinicians up at night. Dr. Dustin Portela and Austin Lee go somewhere more vulnerable in this episode, sharing the near misses, the misdiagnoses, and the moments that quietly but permanently changed how they practice. The cases are real. The self-reflection is genuine. And the honesty about what it actually feels like to carry those moments forward is something you won't often hear from medical professionals willing...

EP 55: Derm Confessions — The Weirdest Things We've Seen in Practice — Part 1

September 10, 2026

Every dermatologist has stories they can't tell at dinner. This is that episode. Dr. Dustin Portela and Austin Lee set aside the science and spend an episode doing something different: sharing the cases that stuck with them, the moments they didn't see coming, and a few things patients put on their skin that genuinely defy explanation. No personally identifying details. No punching down. Just two clinicians who have spent a combined two decades in exam rooms and have earned the right to say w...