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April 12, 2007

summa summa summa time

I subscribe to Lucky magazine and in the last issue they had a section that was dedicated to products that have proceeds going towards the skin cancer foundation and melanoma research. Finally people are starting to realize skin care is a biiiiig deal~ Of course just like the magazine most of the products were way out of my price range but I did find an item I am most definitely going to purchase:

Sephora Sun Safety Kit which is available at Sephora stores and online. It has tons of sunscreen containing products like lip gloss, moisturizer, and of course sunscreens all in a cute lil bag for only $22-all of it goes to the skin cancer foundation! So if you are in the market for some new sunscreens or just love little trials of fun products you should def buy this out...I know I will!!!

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  1. Brian10:54 PM

    No matter what steps are taken to reduce sun or tanning exposure it is still important to carefully examine your skin for suspicious moles that could portend a deadly melanoma. The traditional ABCD criteria can help guide risk assessment. A, for asymmetric lesions; B for moles with irregular Borders; C, for colors in the lesion; and D, for diameter greater than the tip of an eraser.

    More recently physicians have recognized the importance of moles that are new or getting larger in predicting high risk lesions. They have now added E for enlargement to the criteria and many recommend following the ABCDE’s.

    Although dermatologists almost always ask if you have any new or changing moles most people cannot accurately answer that question (particularly those with numerous moles and the greatest risk). One way to approach this problem for people at high risk is to use Total Body Photography to document the moles on your body. However, this is an expensive procedure (often costing $400-$600) that most insurance providers will not cover.

    There is now an inexpensive software program that allows people to use their own digital cameras at home to take their own body images at different time intervals (maximizing privacy). The images can be scaled and aligned and compared using a personal computer to allow for the efficient recognition of new or growing moles. This software was developed from funding provided by the National Cancer Institute and can be obtained by going to the website www.dermalert.com

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