May 27th marks International Sunscreen Day. In line with this important topic, the dermatologists at JUVENIS in Vienna would like to provide information today about proper sun protection. Because the right sun and light protection is an important step in the prevention of white and black Skin cancer.

Proper sun protection

There is a multitude of sun protection products on the market. It is always important to pay attention to the appropriate sun protection factor. The level of the SPF must be tailored to the skin type and the duration of exposure to the sun. In general, it can be assumed that people with fair skin and light hair have a shorter natural protection time. They should apply sunscreen more often. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Tamara Kopp explains which products are suitable for which skin type and how often one should apply sunscreen in this Blog post on proper sun protection.

Sun protection for children

Appropriate sun protection is particularly important for children and babies. We also want to provide information about this on today's Sunscreen Day. Because especially with small children, we place special requirements on care products. Dr. Elli Greisenegger explains what these are in a Article on proper sun protection for babies. In addition, with children, besides applying sunscreen you should also pay attention to protective clothing such as sun hats or lightweight clothing.

Sunscreen in everyday life

When swimming or on vacation we usually remember to apply enough sunscreen to protect ourselves from sunburn and skin cancer. But even on our daily commute to work or during leisure time we expose ourselves to the sun. In addition to dangerous skin cancer, UV rays also make our skin age faster. All the more reason to think about sunscreen in everyday life. A day cream with SPF often already makes a big difference.

Prevention and check-ups

You are ideally protected when you combine your daily sun protection routine with a regular check of your skin. Therefore, today on Sunscreen Day, we would also like to point out the Mole check(skin cancer screening), which should ideally be carried out once a year. At JUVENIS in Vienna, we offer this screening examination using modern digital incident light microscopy. Your images and findings from this examination are stored with us so that they can be compared with the new images at the next check-up. This allows us to detect even small changes as early as possible. If skin cancer is actually diagnosed during the examination, it can be removed immediately by Dermatosurgery in our clinic.