People are sharing photos on social media of a new type of body art: designs created by exposing certain parts of the skin to the sun without protection.
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Sometimes, sunbathers will even put temporary tattoos on their skin to use them as an outline for the sunburn art. And the practice as a whole is making the medical community cringe.
“She said it was as if more virginal skin was getting this intense sun exposure, which all of the data shows is much more unsafe than chronic sun exposure”.
Dermatologists say this fad can increase your risk for melanoma by 50 percent and can make your skin age faster.
Doctors opine that only 30 SPF is enough to protect your skin from direct harmful rays of the sun when you step outdoors, and that it might be advisable to reapply it again after sweating profusely or leaving the swimming pool. According to dermatologists, the spray is not able to cover the skin exposed to sun as done by the creams.
The American Cancer Society says that in 2015, approximately 73,000 new cases of invasive melanoma will be identified in the United States and will cause around 10,000 deaths.
“Both a sunburn and a suntan cause DNA damage to skin cells and can lead to skin cancer”, Palmer adds.
“You do not need to have SPF 100; if you apply 30 SPF correctly with reapplication as needed”.
It’s hard to tell just how popular a so-called trend now is – one person doing it goes viral and suddenly it can get called a “trend”. Other accidental sunburn artists include children who’ve forgotten to remove a sticker, a watch or a bracelet while playing in the sun, she says.
“I’d encourage people to wear their sunscreen“, says Dr. Piliang.
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“It is intense sunburn, which increases your risk for melanoma which is the most deadly of the skin cancers”, Dr. Christopher Obeime, a dermatologist with St. Vincent Health, told WXIN.
