Symptoms
Let’s face it. In the past, most of us had too much fun in the sun. Sun damage is often noticeable through freckles, age spots, broken capillaries and an overall uneven skin tone. Sun damage degrades collagen and elastin in the skin, causing undesirable texture and wrinkles. Don’t resign yourself to sun damage! There are ways to treat and even reverse the effects of sun damage. At Mad Peaches, there are multiple ways of approaching sun damage.
Causes
Research shows that 80% of all aging is due to sun exposure. And it’s not just about aging.
Here is a list of how sun damage presents, including potentially life-threatening skin cancer:
Skin texture changes, such as coarse wrinkles, especially on the back of the neck, and fine wrinkles caused by thinning of the skin, especially on the forearms and back of hands.
Excessive bruising from minor trauma.
Pigment changes, such as brown spots, freckles, age spots and liver spots.White spots on legs, arms and the back of hands.
Red areas on the sides of the neck.
Moles, some of which can develop into skin cancer.
Pre-cancerous skin changes, including red scaly lesions called actinic keratosis and lesions on the lips called actinic cheilitis, both of which can develop into squamous cell carcinoma.
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