How to get a really good looking tan? Is there an aesthetic difference between "side-effect" tans and "lie-down" tans? And, should one tan their face?
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posted by polymodus
on Sep 14, 2011 -
10 answers
YANMD, but MD(ermatologist) can't see me until October (!), thanks to some excellent health insurance. Last summer I started, seemingly out of nowhere, having a very odd and very severe reaction to the sun on my face - whiteheads, all over, almost literally in crops all over my face. If you picture a person's skin being almost completely swapped for whiteheads, that's along the lines of what I had (not on eyelids, etc, but it hurt and felt horrific). It might be getting worse, I can't get to see a dermatologist, and I work outside in the summers - is there any help for me this summer?
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posted by AthenaPolias
on Jun 7, 2011 -
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How much sun damage do I have to do to my skin to doom me to skin cancer? I'm a white male in an ozone-free country.
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posted by schmichael
on Dec 19, 2010 -
21 answers
Old sun-damaged skin all over my body--is it tilting at windmills to consider light therapy?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 24, 2009 -
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How much UV damage am I getting sitting in a classroom for 5 hours with a big window.
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posted by andoatnp
on Jun 26, 2008 -
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Elite tips on avoiding sunburns that go beyond the standard online guides about staying out of the sun during the middle of the day and finding a high SPF sunblock for a light-skinned person about to embark on 3 weeks of way-too-much sun.
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posted by andoatnp
on Jun 25, 2007 -
36 answers
Name that allergy / skin condition (not a 'see a doctor' question, promise). What am I actually allergic to?
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posted by twine42
on Feb 6, 2007 -
8 answers
Are there *any* parts of the body that can be safely tanned without really having to worry about skin cancer?
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posted by BruceL
on Aug 6, 2006 -
12 answers
