HERE I AM AGAIN , BANGING ON
ABOUT SUNSCREEN š
The sun's rays can take a toll on your skin. In the
short-term, that can mean contending with a scorching sunburn. But, there can also be long-term consequences lurking within the skin, even if you don't experience a burn. The sun prematurely ages the skin. Called photoaging, this can lead to skin cancer. Dermatologists refer to the damage the sun does to skin by several names, including photoaging, photodamage, solar damage, or sun damage. It happens when ultraviolet (UV) light hits skin unprotected by sunscreen, causing DNA changes at a
cellular level. Because photodamage happens in the deepest layers of the skin-the dermis -it can take years before the damage surfaces and becomes visible.
I see many patients who have a lot sun damage, "They feel like their skin aged them, that they appear older than some of their peers, and they're regretful of not being better with sun protection in their youth."
Just me keeping you safe
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