More than 80 percent of the radiation received by the skin occurs in childhood; care should begin in early childhood: IMSS / @zoerobledo @Tu_IMSS >>>

#MexicanSocialSecurityInstitute, #Mexico.- Dermatology specialists from public and private hospitals reported that approximately 80 percent of the ultraviolet radiation and sun damage a person accumulates throughout their life is experienced during childhood, making it essential to protect children from the sun practically from birth.

At the Outpatient Clinic of the La Raza National Medical Center of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), a workshop was held for resident physicians, attending physicians, primary care physicians, and healthcare personnel in general on the importance of sun protection in the pediatric and adult population. The workshop began with general recommendations for the population by age group, proper diagnosis of precancerous lesions, and proper skin care.

Dr. Nanette Alcántara Solís, head of the Pediatric Dermatology Department at the CMN La Raza General Hospital, explained that most UV rays are received during childhood, particularly when they go out to play or are outdoors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

“In adolescence or adulthood, sun exposure decreases, but we accumulate this exposure. We receive ultraviolet radiation that damages our cells and begins to take its toll in our 30s or 40s with benign lesions, and after age 50 with premalignant lesions or skin cancer.”

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