262 - Acne: from teen years to menopause and beyond

The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

Dr Louise Newson

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Medicine

4.8 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week on the podcast with Dr Louise, Consultant Dermatologist Dr Sajjad Rajpar returns to talk about acne and its effect on women during the perimenopause and menopause, including on their self-confidence and mental health. Dr Saj explains the causes of acne and the different treatments available, including an encouraging new treatment that could make a big difference to acne sufferers in the long term. Finally, Dr Saj shares his three tips for anyone who might have acne: Keep skincare simple and targeted. Pick one of three active ingredients – retinoids, benzoyl peroxide or azelaic acid – and give it three to six months to work. Only supplement it with a very simple supporting skincare regime. Assess the impact of the acne – if it is leaving persistent blemishes, pigmentation or scars, then escalate the treatment. If the first line treatment hasn’t worked, give it three months and see a medical professional to try to get it under control because prevention of scars is so much easier than trying to reverse and cure them. Be mindful about all the different risk factors and triggers, and do not underestimate the impact of diet and stress. Where we can treat acne holistically, we should. You can follow Dr Saj on Instagram @dr.rajpar_dermatologist There is a chapter dedicated to skin and hair in menopause in Dr Louise’s bestselling book, The Definitive Guide to the Perimenopause and Menopause, which includes expert contributions by Dr Saj. Order your copy by clicking here. Click here to find out more about Newson Health

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr Louise Newsome. I'm a GP and menopause specialist, and I'm also the founder of the
0:12.9	Neuson Health Menopause and Wellbeing Centre here in Stratford-upon-Avon. I'm also the founder of the
0:18.8	free balance app.
0:26.9	Each week on my podcast, join me and my special guests where we discuss all things perimenopause and menopause. We talk about the latest research, bus myths on menopause symptoms
0:33.0	and treatments, and often share moving and always inspirational personal stories.
0:39.6	This podcast is brought to you by the Newsome Health Group, which has clinics across the UK
0:44.8	dedicated to providing individualised perimenopause and menopause care for all women.
0:55.1	So I was super excited today to have back on the podcast a regular guest, Dr. Saj Rajpar,
1:00.7	who many of you would have heard before.
1:03.3	And he is one of the leading experts, certainly the leading in my mind, about skin and hair.
1:10.3	And so often hair and skin are trivialised. But actually,
1:14.8	there's two reasons why they shouldn't be because firstly, if we have good skin, it often gives us
1:19.2	more confidence, helps, but also the skin is a window into the rest of our body. So if our skin
1:24.5	isn't right, it's not just a cosmetic problem, it's often something else
1:28.2	maybe that's going on that we can do. So Sajj is very holistic with his care. It's got general
1:34.4	medical background, which is really important when we think about skin. And it's acne awareness
1:40.9	month in June. So we've decided to dedicate this podcast on acne. So welcome,
1:46.0	Saj. Thank you, Louise. Thank you for the very kind introduction. It's really lovely to be back
1:51.7	and to be speaking to you about acne this month. So it's interesting, I think even those four letters,
1:59.9	acne, there's a massive stigma.
2:02.4	And actually, I hope my children don't mind me saying that you've sort of spoken to them about their acne.
2:09.2	Whereas actually, when I was a teenager, acne was really, really awful spots on the skin.
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