- Currently there are around 3.4 billion people in the world who frequently use social networks.
- According to Statista, the most popular in Mexico are WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
- In everything related to health, you should always go to a professional who has really studied Medicine.
The heyday of social networks has generated the appearance of new professions. Now there are people who earn a high income just by traveling the world or being the image of a brand. The problem begins when they enter the field of health without having the knowledge. The clearest example can be seen with the beauty bloggers because fatal cases generated by following incorrect advice have already been reported.
To get started, about 3.4 billion people frequently use social networks. The figure represents about 40 percent of the global population. With this you can understand the impact that this form of communication has.
On the other hand, according to Statista, the most popular in Mexico are WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Each has millions of active users who stay connected for hours and often don’t question what others say.
What are beauty bloggers?
All of the above leads to a concept that is in trend. Within its basic definition, it is about people, mainly women, who have thousands of followers on social networks. Although specifically this type of influencers offer beauty advice.
His type of content is quite popular on the internet. It consists from skin masks to the placement of nails or hair dyes. On other occasions they even offer recipes to lose weight or exercise routines to tone the body.
Most do not do it with bad intentions but the main problem is that they are not health professionals. Therefore they do not have the knowledge that a doctor or a specialist to talk about this type of issue. Due, many of their indications are wrong and endanger those who follow them.
Influencers posing as doctors
From the above, the Dr. Marino Huánuco Pérez, who has a specialty in Dermatology, posted a video on the subject. Based on her personal experience, she shared 10 reasons why you shouldn’t trust the beauty bloggers.
- They have no scientific basis to talk about the skin.
- They have no clinical experience.
- They are not responsible for their recommendations.
- They recommend treatments without diagnoses.
- They base their recommendations on their personal experience.
- They recommend home remedies.
- Their recommendations are based on paid contributions.
- They have no clinical experience.
- They have no professional experience in the health field.
- Some beauty bloggers even launch their own brands to profit from health.
Something very important is the training that a specialist doctor has. There are at least 7 years of general training and after that you must pass the National Examination of Applicants for Medical Residencies (ENARM). In the case of dermatologists, they must first do two years of Internal Medicine and then three years of their area focused on the skin.
Instead, the beauty blogger These are people who just take a few weeks or months long seminar on skin care. Even some all they do is watch tutorials on YouTube to supposedly learn about this topic. Therefore they do not have adequate knowledge and the only thing they achieve is to deceive others.
For now we share the full video of the Dr. Marino Derma. The most important thing is that whenever you are dealing with health-related issues, you should go to an expert because he is the only person who has enough knowledge.
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