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S4 Ep197: Don't Be SKIN-fluenced! A Q and A with Dr. Ellen Gendler

Mar 12, 2026

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In the world of medical influencers, the only thing crazier than the menopause world is the skin world. There are a lot of people who are making millions selling lotions and potions that promise to make your 50-year-old skin look like it did when you were 20.

Enter Dr. Ellen Gendler- you know her-the New York dermatologist who is the voice of reason, and wildly entertaining, but most importantly, the voice of science in a sea of skin-fluencers.

I asked for your questions, and you delivered!
SO strap in for this rapid fire Q and A!

Some of the topics we covered:

Microneedling
Loose skin
Crepey skin
Peptides
Skin brighteners
Hydroquinone
Brown spots
Itchy skin
Plumping earlobes
Sunscreen
Face injections
Thinning hair
Ketoconazole shampoo
Oral minoxidil
Scalp massage
Nutrafol
Shampoo
Droopy eyes vs droopy brows
Marionette lines
Fillers

And so much more...

Dr. Ellen Gendler is a Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at NYU Langone Medical Center
Insta: @ellengendlermd

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Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society.

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.

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