WCM Dermatologist Explains the Relationship Between Your Mind and Your Skin

Can your mind affect your skin?聽

Dr. Richard Granstein, the Chairman of Dermatology at 麻豆高清 and the Dermatologist-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian, thinks it may be possible.

New York Magazine鈥檚 lifestyle blog, The Cut, in an article about psychodermatology, which uses psychotherapy to help alleviate skin issues.

The Cut tapped Dr. Granstein to help explain the science behind the practice. The website also highlighted , which has聽explored the ways stress may affect skin issues such as acne, eczema or psoriasis.

鈥淚 think dermatologists have always accepted the fact that the skin and the mind are very intertwined,鈥 he told the website. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 always been true. What鈥檚 different now is there is a scientific basis for understanding聽丑辞飞听the mind affects the skin.鈥

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