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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2026 · 34 MIN

798: Is Your Skincare Aging You? Decoding DNA Methylation & Biological Age with Cristiana Banila

from Beauty Bytes with Dr. Kay: Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon™

In this cutting-edge episode of Beauty Bytes, I sit down with Cristiana Banila, the Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder of Mitra Bio, to discuss the revolutionary field of skin epigenetics. We explore the difference between genetics (the hardware) and epigenetics (the operating system) and how non-invasive tape stripping technology allows us to measure biological age and cellular damage without a single biopsy. Cristiana reveals fascinating data on how sun-protected skin is biologically 3.8 years younger than exposed skin, and we tackle a controversial finding from her research: why short-term retinoid use might actually accelerate biological aging by increasing inflammatory markers . We also discuss the future of skin cancer detection and why "resilience" is the new anti-aging standard.

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