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Video

Pointers With Dr Portela: How to Get Rid of Brown Spots

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc watches a TikTok and debunks its claim of what causes brown spots.

Dustin Portela, DO, a board-certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon at Treasure Valley Dermatology in Boise, Idaho, highlights a TikTok video in which it is claimed that brown spots on the skin are caused by lipofuscin and that the public should avoid seed oils to not get brown spots.

To hear how Portela combats this misleading information and more, watch the video below.

Opinions expressed are that of Portela and do not express the views or opinions of Dermatology Times®.

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