With that being said, in reference to the first paragraphs statement alluding to weather skin cancer is an inherited gene mutation or if it is due to exposure to the UV light. Let’s take a closer look to make it clearer; most fair skin, light hair, freckled, and light eyed people have a higher risk of developing skin cancer. However they HAVE to be exposed to sun light in order for it to happen. On the opposite side of that a darker skinned, darker hair and dark eyed person may not be as susceptible to skin cancer but if they are exposed for long enough and often enough they too can get skin cancer. In addition to them getting skin cancer it is more “likely” that they will get it in an area that isn’t exposed to the sun as often, i.e.
The skin starts to sag, develops wrinkles, and feels more leathery. Unlike natural tanning, artificial tanning has a higher percentage of making people appear older than they really are. The UV rays used in tanning beds increases the speed of skin aging, but that is not where the biggest problem lies. Any tan, especially artificial, increases the risks of skin cancer. People that use tanning beds on a regular bases are more likely to develop skin cancer.
* UVA rays cause skin aging and wrinkling, and contribute to skin cancer, * UVB rays are also dangerous, causing sunburns, cataracts (clouding of the eye lens), immune system damage, and contributing to skin cancer. *UVC rays are the most dangerous, but fortunately, these rays are blocked by the ozone layer and don't reach the earth. 2/ Effects of sunglight: Sunburn : A sunburn develops when the amount of UV exposure is greater than what can be protected against by the skin's melanin. Skin Cancer: Exposure to UV radiation appears to be the most important environmental factor in the development of skin cancer. Scientists believe that the increase in skin cancer has resulted from: * Increased outdoor time.
* Smoking can generate cell-damaging free radicals (oxidation stress on hair). * Smokers tend to have thinner hair that also tends to lose colour pigmentation or grey hair earlier than non smokers. * Men who smoke are twice at risk of losing hair than non-smokers. | Eyes | * Smoking can cause cataracts more likely by the age of 80, by putting oxidative stress (inflammation of conjunctiva, comea and uvea) on lens of eye. * Smokers have 22% risk of cataract extraction, causing blind spot directly in line of sight.
An even skin color and complexion is considered a universal sign of youth and beauty. However, with any aging population comes the manifestation of various skin conditions, one of which is hyperpigmentation. Along with this, the high rate of unprotected tanning practices (causing sun spots), the newest baby boom (causing melasma), and the increased incidences of adult acne (causing post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation), have led to a great demand for hyperpigmentation treatments and skin-lightening products in salons and spas. Hyperpigmentation refers to a skin condition in which patches or spots of skin become darker than the natural surrounding skin due to an overproduction of melanin.11 Age spots, sun spots, liver spots, freckles, and pregnancy mask all colloquially describe a type of irregular distribution of melanin in the skin's top layers. This condition is most often seen on the face, arms, and hands.7 The sources of these unsightly spots include hormonal changes, diseases, skin inflammation, adverse reactions to medication, and UV exposure.14 Though harmless, hyperpigmentation ranks as a legitimate and growing concern among clients.
Our skin is the largest organ in our body. Internally, there is skin wrapped around our organs. Once emotion and stress is acknowledged your skin is affected. When you are upset your skin becomes upset, just as your stomach would become nauseous when you worry. Once your immune system weakens by chronic stress you are more vulnerable to reacting to irritants and allergens, thus you will get itchy, red, pale swellings, known as hives.
Wound Dressings: Wet to Dry According to the article, “The issues surrounding the continued use of saline soaked gauze dressings”, using wet to dry dressings for wounds healing by second intention may actually have a detrimental effect on wound healing and patient comfort. The article stated that saline soaked dressings may prolong inflammation by adhering to granulation tissue during debridement causing the wound to return to an earlier inflammatory stage. The author also states that this will also cause increased pain for the patient. In addition, debridement in this manner can also cause dehydration of the wound and cause further pain by exposing nerve endings to air and cold saline several times a day during dressing change. Also mentioned, is the increased risk of localized hypothermia and risk for infection as wet gauze to the wound can cause vasoconstriction and in theory, also decrease leukocyte mobility and efficiency of phagocytes.
The second time a latex-allergic patient comes in contact with the latex proteins will produce a more dramatic, more aggressive response to the proteins, and the person will have a more severe allergic reaction. Reactions to latex have been known to be as severe as anaphylaxis. This is an allergic reaction that stimulates your body to release an immune response on the second or other subsequent exposures that triggers your body to dilate your blood vessels in your periphery, shunting blood away from vital organs, decreasing the oxygen supply to the heart, brain and other life sustaining organs, and eventually leading to shock, due to decreased blood volume in the body’s core and vital organ tissue death due to decreased oxygenation. The end outcome of anaphylaxis is death if emergency treatment is not received immediately! (Tortura, 2010) Children with frequent exposure to latex or having frequent surgical procedures are at highest risk for developing sensitivity.
They are more likely to have a tattoo in which the color will stay bold and stand out longer if it is done in more than one sitting and broke up into sections. There are many different types of infections and diseases an individual is prone to getting when receiving a tattoo. The most common infection that is contracted from getting a tattoo is MRSA. The infection MRSA is a strain of staph that is resistant to a broad spectrum of antibiotics that doctors commonly use to treat it. MRSA is not impossible to treat but is more difficult to treat than other infections and is easier spread than other infections which makes it a bigger threat.
Secondhand smoke not only increases the risk of cancer in nonsmokers, but it raises nonsmokers cost of extra medical care as well as causing other health complications. Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a common danger to people in public areas as well as in their homes/cars. Mainstream smoke is the product the smoker inhales and exhales into the environment. Sidestream smoke, however, is way more toxic and can be inhaled by anyone in that particular area. This is because sidestream smoke comes from the burning end of the cigarette which has not been filtered.