Reply to the anti-sunscreen movement

Forum Index » Health and Medicine

Reply to "the anti-sunscreen movement"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wear sunscreen and will continue to do so. I'm a pale blonde and I take care of my skin: I don't want age spots or wrinkles on my face.

However:

Recently I went to the doctor to talk about my insomnia.  He insisted on bloodwork, and it seems that my Vitamin D level is extremely low.  I've been given supplements and told to stop wearing sunscreen on my legs (I don't sit out in the sun at the pool or beach, so just incidental sun on the legs as I go about my day and errands).  The doctor said that I'll start sleeping and feeling better when we get my Vitamin D levels up to normal, so we'll see.

Apparently this is the downside to scrupulously wearing sunscreen and avoiding sun in peak hours.

[/quote]

I did exactly what you're talking about and didn't put sunscreen on my lower legs and only wore long capri pants. I garden a lot outside and was outside watching my kid's sports. Within 2 years, I had skin cancer removed on my legs and have to go back for yearly checks. One of the scars is really ugly.

I know someone who has ugly scars from having skin removed near their eyelids from skin cancer.

[/quote]

I read women get more skin cancer in their legs because of skirts compared to men wearing trousers. Talk to a dermatologist not a PCP.[/quote]
Liar.[/quote]

Are you looking forward to getting back to school soon? Here's the proof.

https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/05/26/melanoma-skin-cancer-clothing-choices/
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics