Dr. Samantha Ellis

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934 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 22 Apr

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The Liz Moody Podcast · The Root Causes Of Hair Loss, Acne & Aging—What's Actually Worth Your Money + What's Total BS · 22 Apr 2026 podcast

And then I ask what strength they're using and they're using like 0.1, which is so potent.

Unless you have really resilient or sometimes very oily skin, 0.1% is just going to be overpowering.

When it comes to acne, it's not about the pore.

It's about what's going on inside the pore.

And for people who are prone to acne, they're getting too much oil production or the cells that are turning over inside the pore are stickier.

And so they're a better environment for bacteria and inflammation to build up.

So we are thinking about clearing out the pores with either regular use of topicals like tretinoin or oral medications.

And that can help regulate that.

So you don't have to regularly be clearing out your pores.

It's better to just be on a topical that helps regulate the way the skin cells in your pores turn over.

So those can be helpful for like a very temporary improvement.

I find that if you are getting extractions, but you're not on a regular skincare regimen to normalize that skin cell turnover, it's a bit of a waste of time.

That's like a very fleeting improvement.

There are cases where extractions are indicated when someone has like a very clogged pore, or I can see that the skin has sort of like closed up over the pore.

There's a low chance that that's going to clear on its own and an extraction can be helpful.

But I feel like extractions are generally overdone and not always needed.

And then the little pore strips and stuff, that's like fun.

But there's some concern that you're causing physical trauma to the pores, which can stretch them out more in the long run.

So I'm not the biggest fan.

I'm not completely anti, but I wouldn't use one.

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