Top 4 Non-Obvious Ways You Can Get Sunburned

Aside from normal aging, a major cause ofwrinkles, hollows, discolorations, and textural changes to your skin isexposure to UV radiation. Once the collagen breaks down and the DNA of the skincells themselves is warped by this external stressor, people begin to noticestatic wrinkles appear on areas like the cheeks and the lips. Injectablefillers from our Albuquerque-basedpractice are ideal for adding subtle volume to minimize these wrinkles.Nevertheless, the best defense against these signs of aging is preventing themfrom occurring in the first place.

As this generation is more knowledgeable on sunprotection than previous ones, more people are taking steps to guard their skinagainst skin cancer and premature aging than ever before. Even a mild sunburncan cause lasting damage to your skin.

Many people don’t realize, however, that youdon’t have to spend hours sunbathing at the beach, exposing your skin to harshsummer sun rays, or use tanning beds constantly to end up with skin damage. Evensome of the small things you do every day could be increasing your risk of skindamage. Here are four surprising ways you could be baking your skin withoutknowing it:

1. Sittinginside by a window or driving in your car without protecting your skin can becausing skin damage. Although you might think your skin is safer when you’renot outside, UV radiation penetrates through glass, so you may need to wearbroad-spectrum sunscreen and install window films or special tinting on yourcar or home windows.  
2. Beaware of medications, acne creams, skin care treatments, and foods thatincrease your sun sensitivity. Take extra precautions about going outside ifyou know you’re at a higher risk of harming your skin.
3. Lookingat an iPhone, iPad, or similar tablet or device could increase your sunexposure significantly due to the reflected glare.
4. Wearingthe wrong sunscreen or not using it correctly may be almost as bad as notapplying it at all. Choose a broad-spectrum sunscreen that’s water resistantand high-SPF. Re-apply it every few hours.

Get more information from The Spa @ Western DermatologyConsultants. Call us at 505-855-9267, or submita contact formto request a consultation, and we can give you further advice or help you puttogether a treatment plan.