Comments on: Sunscreen – Keeping it Fun in the Sun http://themomsreview.com/2009/sunscreen-tips/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:34:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Trisha http://themomsreview.com/2009/sunscreen-tips/#comment-3343 Trisha Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:04:58 +0000 http://themomsreview.com/?p=728#comment-3343 Good advice Shera! Here's another tip I've picked up along the way - use your camera! Take pictures (close-up) of any suspicious moles, freckles, or other skin oddities, and update the photos at least once a month or so (more frequently if you think they are changing) - it makes it really easy to detect changes that could signal a skin cancer and send you straight away to a dermatologist (and bring the photos with you). BE SURE to have someone else take pictures of your back as well, Lastly, don't overlook (or underestimate) spots that are pale, pink, or even colorless - melanoma and other skin cancers are not always "brown", and not always irregularly shaped - better to be safe than sorry so if you see ANY changes at all to moles or freckles, get it checked out! Good advice Shera! Here’s another tip I’ve picked up along the way – use your camera! Take pictures (close-up) of any suspicious moles, freckles, or other skin oddities, and update the photos at least once a month or so (more frequently if you think they are changing) – it makes it really easy to detect changes that could signal a skin cancer and send you straight away to a dermatologist (and bring the photos with you). BE SURE to have someone else take pictures of your back as well,

Lastly, don’t overlook (or underestimate) spots that are pale, pink, or even colorless – melanoma and other skin cancers are not always “brown”, and not always irregularly shaped – better to be safe than sorry so if you see ANY changes at all to moles or freckles, get it checked out!

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