Derm and Dumber

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Jeffy and husband discuss some new tech devices like UV detecting jewelry and the potential concerns with those META glasses. The “sperm maxing” sperm race finals start July 12. Not to be outdone, women now have “egg maxing” via a supplement company that recently raised $4 million. “Ball maxing” (injecting saline into the scrotum) is as dumb as it sounds. Beaut...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Jeffy and husband discuss Amazon Prime Day and a preference for supporting brands directly. They cover a California scandal involving celebrity esthetician Sonia Dakar, accused in a lawsuit of causing severe facial burns. They react to a Japanese product that temporarily tints your nipples. In listener Q&A, they explain keloids, share phobias, and name unnecessary skincare...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Jeffy and husband discuss social media beauty trends and answer listener questions. Topics include: “medial canthus maxing,” where some people reportedly cut the inner corner of the eye at home. Also, they cover contouring with SPF, and “sunscreen tattoos”. They describe Anne Hathaway’s homemade “facelift” and speculate Tom Brady may have had a hair transplant and filler. They...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Jeffy and husband discuss FDA approval of bemotrizinol (BEMT)—the first new U.S. sunscreen filter since 1999. They address resurfacing social media concern about lawsuits tied to Valisure testing that found benzene formation from benzoyl peroxide. They critique “tanmaxxing,” including melanotan peptide sprays/injections. They also explain photodynamic therapy for sun damage and...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Jeffy and husband discuss new Connecticut legislation requiring warning labels on Sephora skincare products, aiming to improve awareness about potential harm when kids use adult-focused actives. Dr Jeffy recounts gaining attention after reacting to a Kardashian child’s “Get Ready With Me” video showing excessive skincare use and her focus on simple routines for kids with sunscr...

Send us Fan Mail A dermatologist discusses an Instagram video that went viral showing her at the beach in extensive sun-protective gear (UPF clothing, tights, balaclava, reflective face visor) with text about a UV index of 5, which triggered controversy, insults, and misinformation. She addresses claims that UV doesn’t cause skin cancer, that seed-oil avoidance makes sun exposure safe, that sunscr...

Send us Fan Mail The hosts discuss “looksmaxxng,” a social-media-driven trend mainly among teen boys from the manosphere that promotes optimizing appearance for attention and competition with other men, sometimes through extreme and risky behaviors. They describe an influencer associated with the trend who recommends diet and exercise but also demonstrates injections of unknown substances, testost...