Skin care | Acne | Cosmetics Tips and more | DKM Skincare » Skin Cancer http://site.dkmskincare.com/blog Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:48:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Tanning Bed Woes http://site.dkmskincare.com/blog/2009/11/tanning-bed-woes/ http://site.dkmskincare.com/blog/2009/11/tanning-bed-woes/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:50:26 +0000 DKM Skincare http://site.dkmskincare.com/blog/?p=125 tanningbeds
As the summer sun sets behind us and winter soon approaching, many people begin to visit tanning salons. Tanning salons are considered a quick, easy way to get a tan; but that’s not all they are capable of. The usage of tanning beds may cause dry, itchy skin, and premature aging including wrinkles; they are known to age skin more rapidly. If that isn’t scary enough, tanning beds can increase the risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Melanoma can spread not only to the organs, but bones as well. It causes dangers to both the skin and the eyes, damaging the retina, and even burning the cornea. Tanning bed users are more likely to develop basal call carcinoma on top of squamous cell carcinoma, which stays on the skin forever.
Tanning beds pose dangers to everyone, especially teenagers. Since the teenage body is still developing, it is more susceptible to the risks of tanning. Many teens and college students are regulars at the salons, and are unaware of the hidden dangers. Researchers have found that the younger one begins tanning, the more likely they will be to develop skin cancer in the future.
There are two kinds of ultraviolet rays that both the sun and tanning beds release; ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B. Although spending a day in the sun can be harmful, spending 10 minutes in a tanning bed is worse. The skin is being exposed to these damaging rays at stronger levels.
With more than 1 million Americans visiting tanning salons daily, skin cancer is becoming more prevalent. Being tan is said to build self confidence, but in the long run, visits to the tanning salon can be detrimental to the body. Use sun protection daily with our SPF30 UVA/UVB Vitamin C Sunscreen.

]]> http://site.dkmskincare.com/blog/2009/11/tanning-bed-woes/feed/ 1 Spooky Skin http://site.dkmskincare.com/blog/2009/10/spooky-skin/ http://site.dkmskincare.com/blog/2009/10/spooky-skin/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:31:46 +0000 Dr. Kellie Mosley http://site.dkmskincare.com/blog/?p=105 This is not a ghostly Halloween story, but it is definitely spooky enough to be life changing. Skin cancer is no joke! Here at DKM Skincare, we see many cases of skin cancer each year that can be quite scary. We cannot stress enough the importance of using sunscreen on a daily basis. Here is a video of a recent skin cancer removal procedure performed here at DKM Skincare. Watch and take care of your own skin. Use sun protection, visit our store, we have a great selection of sunscreens for you to choose from.

The patient was diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma. SCC for short is a skin cancer that almost always stays on the skin and is caused by too much sun exposure or too many sun burns in a person’s lifetime. This diagnosis was obtained by a shave biopsy. This test identifies the type of skin cancer to determine the best course of treatment. Due to the nature and location of the skin cancer the best option was to perform an Electrodessication and Currettage. (ED&C) This involves injecting lidocaine into the site locally and then using instruments (curette and electrodessicator) to burn and scrape the top layer of the skin. Patients are instructed to keep the site moist and covered with a bandage until healed, normally in a couple of weeks.

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