There’s no shortage of advice on the internet about how you should approach skin care. Whether it’s celebrity GRWM (Get Ready With Me) videos, influencers promoting their skin-care companies or Big Beauty targeting you with social media ads, we’re inundated with messaging about how to care for our skin — especially if antiaging is a concern. In this episode, we speak with a medical aesthetician who shares what works and what doesn’t when it comes to all things skin care: antiaging, devices, procedures and more.  Expert: Annie Christenson, Licensed Medical Aesthetician  Interviewer: Kim Rivera Huston-Weber Notable topics covered: The surprising steps of a bare-bones healthy skin-care routine Why skin care is like exercise  Tretinoin vs. over-the-counter retinols: Is one better than the other? You’ve seen the ads — are teledermatology startups a good option? How to know when products work for your skin type What it’s like working with a medical aesthetician The at-home skin-care devices worth buying  How long you should wait to see results from your skin-care routine  Microneedling, dermaplaning and other skin-care treatments  Do collagen supplements work?  The red and green flags for finding a skin-care professional to work with Aging gracefully with little intervention is a valid choice If you enjoy these kinds of conversations, be sure to subscribe. And for more topics like this, visit our blog at houstonmethodist.org/blog.

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