Protecting Yourself from Sun Damage

The most straightforward approach to avoiding sun damage is to stay out of the sun. Other measures include using sunscreen, wearing protective clothing, and avoiding direct sunlight during the day’s hottest hours.

When sunlight strikes your skin, it causes harm to healthy cells. This harm can accumulate if your skin not protected from the sun. Sun damage manifests as freckles, age spots, and wrinkles over time. Precancerous skin growths, skin cancer, or both can occur in some individuals.

Is Sunlight Beneficial?

Because vitamin D is not available naturally in most foods, you may have been taught that your body requires sunlight to produce it. However, many foods are now fortified with vitamin D during the production process. As a result, sun exposure is not as crucial for the body’s vitamin D supply as it formerly was. Of fact, most individuals enjoy being outside, and activity like playing tennis is healthier for your health than watching television. However, you can still protect yourself from the sun’s harmful rays while having fun outside. (Cleveland Clinic, 2022)

What Are the Risks of Excessive Sun Exposure?

The most obvious danger of too much sun is sunburn. Sun damage causes the skin to become dry, wrinkled, discolored, and leathery. Although the skin appears thicker, it has been weakened and will bruise more quickly. Under a powerful microscope, burnt skin would show that the cells and blood vessels have been destroyed.

On the other hand, the sun is the leading cause of skin cancer, which is now the most frequent of all cancers. Most skin cancers, doctors believe, can be avoided by avoiding sun exposure.

How Can I Protect Myself from The Sun’s Harmful Rays?

The most accessible approach to avoid sun damage is to stay out of the sun, but most of us spend a lot of time outside. Take the following measures when going out:

• Wear sunblock all the time. Apply it to your skin daily. As with brushing your teeth, make it a habit.
• Avoid direct sunlight between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The UV rays that cause sunburn are at their peak during this period.
• Wear protective gear when you do go outside, especially for extended durations during the day. Long sleeves and slacks, as well as a broad-brimmed hat, can assist protect your skin from the sun’s harmful rays.
• Put on sunglasses that filter UV light.

 (American Academy of Dermatology, 2022)

Signs of Sun-damaged Skin

UV (ultraviolet) light harms your skin whenever you walk outside without sun protection or use a tanning bed. This damage accumulates over time, causing changes in your skin that might make you appear years older than you are.

These changes include:

• Wrinkles
• Spots of age
• Loose skin
• Veins of spiders
• Complexion that is blotchy or ruddy

If you use tanning beds, you will notice these changes rapidly – usually within a few years. Some tanning bed users see symptoms within a year, if not sooner. According to SkinCancer.org, these alterations are referred to as “photoaging” in the medical world. You may also hear “sun-damaged skin” or “premature aging.”

Treatments That Can Make Your Skin Appear Younger

While much of the damage is irreversible, Glacial RX therapy can help to decrease some of the indicators of sun damage that make you look older.

Glacial Rx is the first and only treatment using CryoAesthetic™, which uses precision cooling to fight inflammation and brighten skin. In addition, Glacial Rx is an FDA-cleared, Class II medical device.

We asked 300 women how they would treat their skin concerns. While nearly half considered lasers, only 10% received treatment. Instead, 2 of 3 opted for professional facials despite indicating they were not very effective. Why not give them the treatment that both feels good and works? (Glacial Rx, 2022)

Glacial Rx reportedly feels comfortable, relaxing, and refreshing compared to heat-generating laser treatments that feel like a snapping rubber band (even with numbing cream).

The cooling process reduces redness and inflammation and speeds up exfoliation to reveal more radiant skin. You won’t need anesthesia, and the treatment has little to no downtime.

We can help you to get on the right track with proper planning. Give us a call today and schedule an appointment.

For more information about Glacial Rx visit their page on our website.

Work Cited

“Skin Protection from Sun Damage.” Cleveland Clinic, Jan. 2022, my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/5240-sun-damage-protecting-yourself

“How Dermatologists Treat Sun-Damaged Skin.” American Academy of Dermatology, Mar. 2022, www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/sun-protection/sun-damage-skin/wrinkles-sun-damage-can-be-treated

“The Difference.” Glacial Rx, 21 Mar. 2022, glacialskin.com/product/glacial-rx/difference/