RT Book, Section
A1 Baumann, Leslie
A1 Avashia, Nidhi
A1 Castanedo-Tardan, Mari Paz
A2 Baumann, Leslie
A2 Saghari, Sogol
A2 Weisberg, Edmund
SR Print(0)
ID 1172447630
T1 Sunscreens
T2 Cosmetic Dermatology: Principles and Practice, 2e
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071490627
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172447630
RD 2024/04/19
AB For  several  years,  dermatologists  have  exhorted  their  patients  to  avoid  or,  at  the  very  least,  severely  limit  exposure  to  the  sun  since  ultraviolet  (UV)  radiation  is  the  primary  cause  of  skin  cancer,  exogenous  skin  aging,  wrinkles,  and  blotchy  pigmentation.1  In  spite  of  these  attempts  to  educate  the  public,  the  incidence  of  skin  cancer  is  increasing  at  a  disturbing  rate.  In  2005,  there  were  an  estimated  60,000  melanoma  cases  diagnosed  in  the  US.  Alarmingly,  there  are  approximately  8000  deaths  in  the  US  related  to  this  most  potent  and  fatal  of  the  skin  cancers  per  year.2  Cosmetic  patients  offer  a  captive  and  interested  audience  that  can  be  educated  about  the  hazards  of  the  sun  and  the  need  for  corresponding  protective  behavior.  Of  all  the  skin  care  advice  that  is  doled  out  to  patients,  it  is  likely  that  this  is  the  most  important,  because  proper  protection  from  the  sun  will  make  a  great  difference  in  the  patient’s  future  appearance.  Patients  should  be  advised  that  if  they  do  not  avoid  the  sun  and  practice  protective  measures,  they  are  wasting  their  money  on  cosmetic  products  and  procedures.