Non-pharmacological prevention
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The gold standard and logical first-line for prevention of sun induced skin damage is sun avoidance. Complete avoidance is not always reasonable, so other non-pharmacological methods for preventing sun damage include wearing longer sleeved clothes, wide brimmed hats and sunglasses. Children under the age of 6 months should not be exposed to UV rays.
Proper studies on sun exposure avoidance is inherently difficult to design but the effects of sun exposure are common knowledge. A study found that regardless of sun protection of choice subjects still experienced a degree of sun induced damage. Studies on changing attitudes towards sun protection have shown that instilling a sense of sun safety in children and adolescents will have a positive outcome. Education on sun avoidance should be a mainstay in non-pharmacological prevention.
Resources
1. Peterson B, Thieden E, Philipsen PA, Heydenreich J, Young AR, Wulf HC. A sun holiday is a sunburn holiday. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2003;29(4):221-224.
2. Gies PH, Roy CR, Toomey S, McLennan A. Protection against solar ultraviolet radiation. Mutation Research. 1998;422:15-22.
The gold standard and logical first-line for prevention of sun induced skin damage is sun avoidance. Complete avoidance is not always reasonable, so other non-pharmacological methods for preventing sun damage include wearing longer sleeved clothes, wide brimmed hats and sunglasses. Children under the age of 6 months should not be exposed to UV rays.
Proper studies on sun exposure avoidance is inherently difficult to design but the effects of sun exposure are common knowledge. A study found that regardless of sun protection of choice subjects still experienced a degree of sun induced damage. Studies on changing attitudes towards sun protection have shown that instilling a sense of sun safety in children and adolescents will have a positive outcome. Education on sun avoidance should be a mainstay in non-pharmacological prevention.
Resources
1. Peterson B, Thieden E, Philipsen PA, Heydenreich J, Young AR, Wulf HC. A sun holiday is a sunburn holiday. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2003;29(4):221-224.
2. Gies PH, Roy CR, Toomey S, McLennan A. Protection against solar ultraviolet radiation. Mutation Research. 1998;422:15-22.