Sunscreen Strategies for Patients With Skin of Color
Research on the role of visible light has changed how to address photoprotection in patients with skin of color. Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with Skin of Color Update, interviewed Dr. Susan C. Taylor, Bernett Johnson Endowed Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Watch as Dr. Taylor outlines the latest insights in visible light and how to pr …
Research on the role of visible light has changed how to address photoprotection in patients with skin of color. Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with Skin of Color Update, interviewed Dr. Susan C. Taylor, Bernett Johnson Endowed Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Watch as Dr. Taylor outlines the latest insights in visible light and how to pr … Continue reading "Sunscreen Strategies for Patients With Skin of Color"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Despite decades of educational efforts, there is growing public skepticism over sunscreen’s safety and efficacy. Researchers from Chicago sought to synthesize the current scientific understanding of sunscreen in order to help dermatology clinicians address concerns. The findings are published in the February Journal of Drugs in Dermatology.
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Suncare is important for every skin tone. The risk of sunburn correlates with skin tone - not ethnicity.
Sunburn experiences differ across ethnicities.
An online survey of 3,597 adults who identified as White, Black, Hispanic and Asian showed sunburns occur across all ethnicities - even the darkest skin tones, but the experience is very different.1 Those who identified as White reported “ski … 
On this Suncare Sunday: Sunburn Facts, we share newly published data from the CDC showing sunburn incidence in adults and teens, sun exposure behaviors and sun protection basics:
Sunburn incidence in adults remains high:
34% of adults report experiencing at least 1 sunburn each year1
Half were outside for more than 1 hour between 10 and 4 pm2
Only 5% reported they were tryin …