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Is Marker really better?
Page 3
By Melissa Sorola-Bilano
The Battalion
It’s summertime, and a favorite
leisure activity for some Aggies is
tanning. The look of a tan has long
been synonymous with health and
being sexy.
But for what many call a “healthy
tan” can actually harm them in the
future.
Dr. James N. Childs, a dermatol
ogist in College Station, said he sees
more and more patients coming
into his office with sun related skin
damage.
Along with the most serious side
effect, skin cancer, Childs said sun
worshippers can also suffer from pre
mature aging, visual abnormalities
and a weakening of their immune
system.
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation comes
in two forms. UVB rays come from
the sun and UVA rays are emitted
from indoor sources, like tanning
beds.
Childs said there is a common
misconception that tanning at an in
door parlor is safer than tanning out
doors, when there is really no safe
way to tan.
Because the UVA rays from tan
ning beds have longer wavelengths,
Childs said they penetrate the skin
deeper and can do more damage.
Childs warns against using “clam”
type tanning beds which tan both
sides of the body at one time.
“There are areas of the body ex
posed that should never see the sun,”
Childs said. .
While he does see some men with
sun damage, Childs said he mostly
treats women with sun damage and is
starting to treat skin cancer in peo
ple at a younger age.
Childs said the growing pressure
to look good at any cost and it’s af
fect on how a person feels about
themselves is partly to blame for this
phenomenon.
“People think if they are not
tanned they aren’t attractive, while
nothing could be further from the
truth,” Childs said. “When I see
someone with a tan, I think they
look bad and that they are unin
formed about what they are doing to
their skin.
“What you think is a healthy look
is actually damaged skin and there
will be a price to pay in the future,”
Childs said.
Another side effect of tanning is
Tanning may bring complications
premature aging in the form of
wrinkles.
Childs said he has patients who
have taken good care of their skin
and look younger than they are, and
then he has patients who are in their
40s who have not taken cai^&f their
skin and they look much older.
Childs said there are several warn
ing signs of skin cancer people
should look for.
Any scaly patch of skin that flakes
off and reoccurs, a bleeding sore, and
irregular moles and freckles, mean
ing they have grown or are discol
ored, are all things a dermatologist
should checkout, Childs said.
Childs said whether or not a per
son gets skin cancer also depends on
a person’s genetic predisposition and
their skin type.
An alternative to tanning is the use
of self-tanners. Self-tanners come in
the form of lotions, sprays and gels,
and give the appearance of a tan
without exposing the skin to harmful
UV rays.
Available almost everywhere,
self-tanners range in price
from $70 at high end depart
ment stores to $10 for a low
end version found at drug
stores.
In an article for post
gazette.com, “Self
tanners can solve the
problem of overex
posure to sun,”
author LaMont
Jones talks about
the improve
ment of self
tanners over the
years.
“Technology
has improved
such that typical
complaints —
fake orange hue,
zebra-like streaks,
fast fading color —
are becoming a
thing of the
past,” Jones
said. “And
most now con
tain soothing and
nourishing natural
ingredients such as aloe to
pamper skin.”
Childs advocates the use of self
tanners, but reminds people to still
use sunscreen, as many self-tanners
do not contain UV protection.
For students walking to and from
classes, Childs suggests they wear a
sunscreen with an SPF of at least
15 with both UVA and UVB
protection
Childs said sunscreen
should be worn even
cloudy days and to try
and avoid being out
side from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., when the
sun’s rays are most
harmful.
The American
Academy of Der
matology (AAD)
has denounced
the practice of
tanning and
along with
the Ameri
can Medical Association (AMA) are
trying to stop the sale and use ol tan
ning equipment.
The AAD Website offers tips to
staying safe in the sun such as plan
ning activities when the
sun’s rays are not as
strong, wearing pro
tective clothing like
wide brimmed hats, wearing a broad
spectrum sunscreen with an SPF 15
or greater and wearing sunglasses
with 100% UV ray protection.
Childs said while there is nothing
that can be done about past sun dam
age, people can start now to prevent fu
ture damage. A change in the attitude
towards being pale could also decrease
the number of sun related skin damage
dermatologists treat, Childs said.
“It’s fine to be pale,” Childs said.
“That’s the color God made you
and you shouldn’t try to
change it.”
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