Dustin Portela, DO

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc reviews a video of laser tattoo removal.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc discusses what patients need to know about oral minoxidil for hair loss.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc discusses how to treat tinea versicolor.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc gives his skin discoloration treatment tips.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc discusses the 5 biggest cleansing mistakes.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc interviews Josh Zeichner, MD, and discusses Jori Skincare.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc travels to the La Roche-Posay Thermal Treatment Center.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc talks about how to improve wrinkles fast.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc talks about how to overcome hormonal acne and other skin care tips.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc talks what a “summer rash” is and prevention.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc talks the newest approval of baricitinib (Olumiant; Eli Lilly and Company) for the treatment of alopecia areata.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc talks a case of a man who received a chemical peel that went wrong.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc talks about the end of Melanoma Awareness Month and gives advice on how to prevent skin cancer.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc dives into the reason why his channel exists and how he plans to help the average patient watching his YouTube videos.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc hosts a podcast called, “Between Two Derms.” This week he covers cases in the clinic, psoriasis at the Met Gala and more.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc has posted several YouTube shorts on sunscreen. See what pearls he had to share on protecting skin from the sun.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc discusses wart treatment including how his new favorite therapy was recently added to the US market.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc shows a talk he gave to students interested in a possible career in medicine.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc lists the top 5 ingredients to look for when patients are choosing over the counter solutions.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc highlights alopecia, discussing the different types, and the emotional impact of hair loss.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc attended the 2022 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting and talked to several dermatologists about skin care and common misconceptions about this topic.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc answers the question, “Should I be taking a collagen supplement?” He breaks down the evidence as the answer is not as simple as it may seem.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc discusses how treatments are often too expensive for patients, which causes them to be labeled as “non-compliant.” He discusses ways to improve adherence for both patients and doctors

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc interviews Jen Hamilton, a TikTok creator who recently made the decision to go the dermatologist to talk about tackling her acne.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc has a discussion with Marvin Rapaport MD, about the potential adverse events that may occur when patients overuse topical steroids. Watch the interview, meant for educational purposes only, to see what they had to say.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc reacts to Nicki Minaj’s tweets about skin care, diving into whether her advice is true or not, and if a dermatology would recommend her routine.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc reacts to an episode of Botched, which was about a patient with basal cell carcinoma (BCC), whose tanning in her younger years led to Mohs surgery.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc dives into the newest attempt at blue light protecting skin care, providing a full review of the products, its ingredients, and if there is any science behind its claims.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc highlights a growing issue of lasers made to look like or mimic the technology of already approved lasers but can have dangerous consequences.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc discusses the best way to tackle wrinkles with Azadeh Shirazi, MD.