Cancer, wrinkles, spots, skin aging … Sun exposure is not exempt from risks. When the sun’s rays reached our epidermis, they expose serious health problems. Given as Benin, the famous solar burns is not trivial.
Marie-Eestelle Roux, a member of the National Dermatologists-Venologists (SNDV) union, advocates mostly to avoid as much as possible. “You have to protect yourself from the sun, enter the shade with clothes, hats and in the parts that cannot be covered, you put sunscreen with a sufficient index, every two hours,” he explains to BFMTV.com
But when it is “too late” and the burn is there, what reflexes adopt? First, it is necessary to avoid exposing the sun again, stay fresh and rehydrate. “You can drink ‘coca’ or drinks that really rehydrate,” says the dermatologist. Acclaimed drinks due to their sugar composition that promotes rehydration by improving our ability to capture and retain water. Without forgetting its attractive side that helps when you do not feel at the top of its shape.
“We can take Doliprane if it hurts a lot, but also because the solar burn can also give fever,” he suggests.
And what to do for red and painful skin? Depending on the degree of burn, the answer must adapt. For the lightest, it is possible to opt for a soothing ointment or take a fresh bath. But when the burns are more severe, as in the appearance of ampoules, it must resort to a health professional.
“The child will catch solar burns more easily”
The procedure to continue in adults and children differs. Among the youngest, the expert insists on the need to rehydrate them well, since they are more likely to suffer heat and their effects.
“A child not only catches solar burns more easily than an adult (…) and, in addition, it will dehydrate much faster than an adult. It will really be necessary to rehydrate it, it is easier to consider taking it to see the doctor or in the hospital possibly rehydrate it. But we really have to avoid a sun,” insists Marie-Estelle Roux.
This point is even more important since the damage suffered from childhood is paid in adulthood. “Solar burns in children increase the risk of skin cancer and especially melanomas in adulthood,” he warns. It is also recommended not to exhibit children under three years old in the sun.
Source: BFM TV
