268 - Skin, hair and nail changes in menopause: a dermatologist’s guide

The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

Dr Louise Newson

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Medicine

4.8 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This week, Dr Louise is joined by Dr Claudia DeGiovanni, a consultant dermatologist with a keen interest in the menopause. Dr Claudia has published a four-part review on the effect of menopause on skin and hair and has carried out research into the effect of menopausal skin issues on quality of life. Here she talks about the prevalence of skin issues in menopause and their causes, the significance of oestrogen and what to look out for in products and what to avoid. Finally, she shares three tips for menopausal skin: If you have got significant skin problems, if it's affecting your quality of life, seek help, see your GP, see a dermatologist, get a diagnosis and find some accurate treatments because we will take you seriously. Look at your skincare routine and be aware of how your skin is changing. It’s likely to become more sensitive so avoid harsh exfoliants or anything that strips the skin of moisture, and include a good quality SPF into your regime. When choosing products it’s more important to look at the ingredients list, and choose quality ingredients such as ceramides and hyaluronic acid, than buying those labelled for menopause. You can follow Dr Claudia on Instagram @dr.degiovanni_dermatology and read her paper on menopause and skin disorders here. 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. Order your copy by clicking here. Click here for 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 Newsome Health Menopause and wellbeing centre here in Stratford-Pon-Avon.
0:21.6	I'm also the founder of the free Balance app.
0:25.6	Each week on my podcast, join me and my special guests where we discuss all things perimenopause
0:31.6	and menopause. We talk about the latest research, bust myths on menopause symptoms and treatments,
0:38.2	and often share moving and always inspirational personal stories.
0:43.7	This podcast is brought to you by the Newsome Health Group,
0:46.9	which has clinics across the UK dedicated to providing individualised perimenopause and menopause care for all women.
1:02.5	So today on the podcast by popular demand, I'm going to be talking with a consultant dermatologist
1:09.3	about skin, hair and nails. So I've got with me in front of me,
1:14.5	Claudia Di Giovanni, who is a consultant dermatologist in Brighton. And she also, by coincidence,
1:21.7	knows Dr. Saj Rajpah, the dermatologist who has been on this podcast before and written some
1:27.2	articles with us,
1:27.9	and also Dr Sarah Glynn, who is an academic with us, who's also a menopause specialist,
1:33.8	who's also been on my podcast and written with us.
1:36.9	So life is connections, and I love it when people can, we can join the dots.
1:41.2	And so Claudia wrote a great paper recently about skin changes during
1:47.1	menopause, but also perimenopause. So I'm going to have her here to quiz her and get as much
1:53.8	information as possible to share. So thanks Claudia for coming today. Oh, you're welcome. It's
1:58.3	pleasure to be here. Thank you. So it's really interesting
2:01.3	because some people, even people who are doing a lot of menopause work, say, oh, people just take
2:08.5	HRT because they want nice skin. And I have a bit of an issue with that for two reasons.
2:13.7	Firstly, is that that's not correct. People take it for lots of reasons. But the other thing is, it's quite disparaging about skin. Because I think people think skin is just like something that protects our internal organs. But when I say to people, actually, it's a really important organ that's biologically active. And if our skin skin is healthy then our internal organs are more
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