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Video

Pointers with Dr Portela: Misinformation and Skin Issues

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.

Dustin Portela, DO, a board-certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon at Treasure Valley Dermatology in Boise, Idaho, breaks down the whole reason his channel exists. This includes multiple methods of bringing education to the patient to know what their skin issue is and how to best treat that problem. Hear what he has to say below:

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