After 28 years on the road veteran trucker Bill McElligott’s face shows the staggering effects of prolonged exposure to the sun.
While the right side of his face looks his age (69), the left side is wrinkled and sagging from years of sun damage through the window of his truck.
The patient reported that he had driven a delivery truck for 28 years.
Ultraviolet A (UVA) rays transmit through window glass, penetrating the epidermis and upper layers of dermis. Chronic UVA exposure can result in thickening of the epidermis and stratum corneum, as well as destruction of elastic fibers.
This photoaging effect of UVA is contrasted with photocarcinogenesis
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Although exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) rays is linked to a higher rate of photocarcinogenesis, UVA has also been shown to induce substantial DNA mutations and direct toxicity, leading to the formation of skin cancer.
The use of sun protection and monitoring for skin cancer were recommended for the patient.
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I grew up in the desert (Las Vegas) and noticed the left side of my face had sun spots and more wrinkles as I got older. Really makes you more aware when you see a photo like this. Thanks for the post!
Wow…I am floored and greatful that I live in the rainy Pacific Northwest. What an eye opener for sure. Thanks for sharing this important message.
more people need to be made aware that this is ongoing silently, year after year! THANK-YOU for posting and explaining this!
Sounds like y ou are doing a good job, but if I tell you had we had so much rain last night, our road was flooded……
Al (Manchester, UK)
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Thank you
I hope you’ll also mention that skin cancer can occur in places that rarely see the sun, like your lower back, for instance. I told my dermatologist about this and will pass on the link.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Looking around here, I think I will find lots of useful information. Risk of melanoma in Cowden’s Syndrome is up close to 9%. While I have always been very careful with my daughter, this will be a summer where I learn to be careful with me. Your timing is perfect.
shocking!
Thank you for your blog. We will be posting some photos soon of the sunshade donated by the American Academy of Dermatology for our new ‘Special Needs’ playground at the St. Louis Center. Keep up the good work.
Get out! Girl, where is my sun lotion? Oh, and thanks for the like as well.
Really interesting post…