Margaret Qualley has revealed it took a year for her skin to fully recover from wearing prosthetics in The Substance. The Leftovers actress has admitted wearing heavy prosthetics for the body horror took a major toll on her skin and the resulting acne forced the filmmaking team to get more creative with their shots.

Adhesive materials, artificial skin, and layers of heavy makeup used to create these effects can often clog pores

The actress, who stars alongside Demi Moore in the body horror film, says it took "probably a year" for her skin to recover.