Conditions
Sunburn
You make enjoy eating lobster, but you certainly won’t enjoy looking like one. Sunburn is caused by ultraviolet (UV) light overheating and blistering your skin. Your skin produces melanin to protect itself against the sun’s harmful rays, but though you see this as suntan, it cannot protect you against the sun’s other harmful side effects, such as premature ageing and skin cancer. Whilst redness and blistering of the skin are common, sunburn can also cause dizziness and headaches, as well as making you feel sick and lethargic. This is not the best way to spend your holiday. If you’ve already baked yourself and are looking for treatment then you should cool the skin by sponging it with tepid water and drink plenty of water to replace the lost fluid. You can also apply moisturiser and after sun cream to relieve the tightness, but if your burn is severe you may need to see your GP.
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i use sunbeds and have recentlly discourved white lumps on my legs i thought they was warts at first but they r small raised white lumps and when pressed they turn red and then return back to white i only have a abot 5 but they are very worrying and irrateing me. my doctor gave me cream which has done nothing what so ever.
Hi there i am 21 & I have a small mole (about 2mm) and it has always been slightly protruded. it sits just below the waistband of my bras so i am very aware and careful not to catch it. over the past few days ive noticed it becoming more protruded & last night i noticed it has turned black in the middle and feels like a scab. i know i havent caught it but it hurts a bit. Ive got medium to fair skin and i rarely expose myself to hot sun.
i am 19 and have dark hair and olive skin a have been using sun beds for about 3 years on and off. when using the sunbeds last year i got to a certain color and then my legs went patchy and looks like (corned beef) so i stop going on in that year i when on holiday and the white patches that would not tan on the sunbeds cleared up and all went brown. i have started going back on the sunbeds a same has happened and they just will not tan.
Hi, i was wondering if you could help me i was on holiday last year and got my lower legs sunburt, since then i have very itchy legs and if i do scratch it stings afterwards. The skin on my legs have changed texture they are slighty raised and seem very dry. I have used several different moistures and antihistamines but i still have itchy legs. Please can you tell me what i can do. Thanks
I have dark hair and dark eyes with about two small moles and a few freckles on my arms and legs. I am half Irish and half Moroccan, and a sort of beige complexion. Mother has blue eyes lots of freckles and moles, father is very dark skinned with no freckles or moles. I am nineteen years old, when I was seventeen I went to morocco. I very stupidly stayed in the sun for one hour and twenty minutes, and got badly sunburned although I don't usually burn. The skin on the front of my thighs peeled off, and my legs were painful to the point where I had to walk with pigeon steps and I couldn't wear trousers for one day. Can I get skin cancer from this one sunburn? I have not been on holiday since or sunbathing. I have never used a sunbed.
Hi I suffer from excema but I rarely have fare ups now when I started the menopause about five years ago I developed a condition. If i am in the sun for any longer then two ins my skin starts to burn adn I faint. i have tried covering my body in factor 50 but this dosent work any more . i cant wear white trousers or any thing flimsey as it will burn through to my skin. iam on anti histamines for the past number of years. At the moment I just wear black from head to toe if the sun is out as the pain of the sunburn is not worth it. Is there anything I can do or is there a treatment out there some where. my G.P seems to think i have over-sensitive skin.this condition is making life very difficult especially if the sun is out even in winter. can you suggest anything i could do, or take..
I have sun damaged skin on my forehead. I have had laser treatment four years ago, but it did not work. I saw your show last year and a man had a similar problem. You prescribed a cream that turns the damaged skin red at first. Then it rejuvenates without hyper pigmentation. Can you tell me the name of the product please?
I'm quite blonde and very pale. Normally, my skin tone doesn't bother me but after I go abroad I like to have a bit if a tan. I'm quite conscious about skin cancer so always stay in the shade and wear sun cream. Is there any way to get a natural tan without damaging my skin?? xx
hello im 28 and ive had a mole on my right arm since litte,but recently ive noticed it becomming darker and it gets raised and very itchy and becomes sore to touch what should i do?
Go to your GP. They can tell if the area us cancerous and they will moniter the mole to make sure no change occurs. If it sounds like it might be suspicious, get it checked out asap so treatment can begin earlier if it is the worst. The consequence of leaving it is too great xx
Hi' I went away bout 4 years ago now and I fell asleep in the sun after a couple off hours I started to notice that my legs and other parts off my body went purple and I couldn't move for days! When I got back home I went to my doctors and she perscribe me with some creams and said I had 2nd degree burns! Now when I go on holiday I use my sun creams for a couple off days then oils. I just can't seem to get any colour when I'm on holiday! Can you help or what can I do to get a tan? Hope u can help! Thank you
I'm the same. It's annoying!! Especially when everyone else is showing iff their tans. The best and safest option is to fake it. This will probably give a more even tan anyway!! To avoid the 'just been Tango-ed' look, perhaps go for a tinted moisturiser that builds the tan evenly and gradually over a few weeks. This will stop you from feeling the need to tan And possibly get skin cancer, and also will leave your skin feeling soft and healthy due to the moisturiser. Hope this helps!! xx
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