Dhru Purohit Show
Want to Maintain Youthful Skin At Any Age? Top Dermatologist and Skin Cancer Expert Shares his Favorite Skin Tips and Tools and Busts Major Myths Around Skin Damage with Dr. Teo Soleymani
02 Apr 2025
This episode is brought to you by Bon Charge, Pique Life, and Fatty15. When it comes to looking younger, sun exposure, and skin cancer, the research and advice can be overwhelming, leaving many of us unsure of what to believe. With endless skincare products and trends flooding the market, it’s hard to know what’s truly effective, worth the investment, and safe for maintaining a youthful glow. Today’s guest joins us to break it all down and share what really works. Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with double board-certified dermatologist and skin cancer and reconstructive surgery specialist Dr. Teo Soleymani to discuss research-backed skin protocols that can improve your skin and reduce your risk of skin cancer. Dr. Soleymani breaks down the difference between mineral and chemical sunscreens, what the data really says about sun exposure and skin cancer, and the top therapies for reducing wrinkles, acne scars, and sun damage. He also shares the most cost-effective devices and strategies for achieving a more youthful appearance. Dr. Teo Soleymani is a nationally recognized, double board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs Micrographic and Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon. A Stanford-trained physician and former clinical professor at UCLA, he specializes in the treatment of complex, high-risk skin cancers and sun-damaged, aging skin. He now leads California Dermatology and Mohs Surgery Specialists in Pasadena, CA, and continues to contribute to academic research and innovation in dermatologic surgery. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Soleymani dive into: Sun exposure and its impact on the skin (01:11) Why traditional dermatologists recommend avoiding sun exposure (04:37) Can sun avoidance and low vitamin D levels be harmful? (13:42) Traditional sunscreen: benefits vs. potential harm (16:18) Physical barriers for skin protection (19:42) How skin color influences sun exposure tolerance (24:29) How to maintain healthy skin and prevent premature aging (27:57) Seed oils and their impact on skin health (34:50) Immune-suppressing conditions and medications (43:00) Tanning and spray sunscreen rankings (47:00) Antioxidants in your diet and key supplements for skin protection (59:50) Screening measures for long-term health and protection (01:10:00) The impact of alcohol on the skin and the dangers of grain-based alcohols (01:17:00) Red light therapy, microneedling, and radiofrequency: what works? (01:21:40) The most effective device for skin health (01:29:00) Cost-effective strategies you can implement immediately (01:36:45) Skin cancer prevention and screening (01:48:00) Also mentioned in this episode: Sun Powder For more on Dr. Soleymani, follow him on Instagram, LinkedIn, and his Website. This episode is brought to you by Bon Charge, Pique, and Fatty15. Right now, BON CHARGE is offering my community 15% off; just go to boncharge.com/DHRU and use coupon code DHRU to save 15%. Right now, Pique Life is offering 20% off the Radiant Skin Duo plus a free beaker and frother when you go to piquelife.com/dhru. Fatty15 is offering an additional 15% off its 90-day subscription Starter Kit. Go to fatty15.com/dhru and use code DHRU to replenish your C15 levels for long-term health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Episode
Dr. Teo Soleimani, welcome to the podcast. You're one of the world's foremost experts on all things skin, including helping people catch skin cancer early. Knock on wood, nobody here today listening is dealing with that. How to preserve your youthful skin into a later age and the top things that are worth it and not worth it when it comes to our time and investment.
So it's a pleasure to have you here. I'm excited to jump into today's conversation.
Drew, thanks for having me. I don't know if I feel that I'm worthy of those words, but I appreciate it. I love what I do, and I've dedicated my career to that. So thank you for having me. It's going to be a lot of fun, a lot of things to talk about. I know skin's always hot, and that's why I chose that as a career, but thank you.
One of the things we're going to do on today's conversation is we are going to tier rank. some of the top things that people are concerned about when it comes to their skin health or are wondering, is this thing real or is it bunk? We're going to bust some myths that are out there.
So for those of you that are listening on audio, you can watch the video on YouTube, but you'll still be able to follow along if you're listening on audio. So we're going to jump right in. One of the first things we're going to go into is the sun.
Help us understand the sun and give it some context because the thing is on social media today, depending on which dermatologist you follow, and most of them would say, we have to be aware of the sun. We have to watch out for the sun. The sun is out to kill us. And if you're not careful, you're going to end up with skin cancer super early.
Talk to us about the sun and then give us a ranking on our system from S to F. Okay.
Oh, this is, if you couldn't hit a bigger category than the sun. So. I love the sun. I'm a skin cancer surgeon. I'm a dermatologist. I see a lot of patients with sun-related conditions. It's essentially more than 80% of my practice. Do I think we need to be afraid of the sun? Absolutely not.
And my colleagues on the East Coast will probably want to kill me for saying this stuff, but I'm just not one to want to dress like a beekeeper and go outside. Now, just like with anything in life, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. You know, if you are outside and you are getting sunburns constantly, that's your body's way of telling you, hey, you're killing something.
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