The Sun: How Summer Can Be Bad for You

Summer Health Issues

Fabulous Daily in The Sun looks at the 8 different ways in which summer can be bad for you with advice from leading health and beauty experts including Cosmedics Skin Clinics founder and Medical Director, Dr Ross Perry.

The top way in which the summer season could affect your health was the range of skin irritations that heat and sun exposure can cause.

The feature explains the issues with input from Dr Ross Perry:

Irritating Our Skin

We all know to protect ourselves from skin cancer but the sun can also affect it in several other ways.

Dr Ross Perry, skin specialist and owner of Cosmedics clinics, says:

“UV rays can irritate the skin, triggering a host of potential complaints.

“PLE – polymorphous light eruption – affects 10-15% of the population, causing a spotty rash after sun exposure. The skin can itch or have a burning sensation.

“People who already have acne or rosacea often find the sun can aggravate these too.”

The Sun’s advice is:

Avoid the sun from 11am to 3pm when the rays are strongest, and always use sunscreen.

More Summer Health Problems

The other issues highlighted in the article were:

• Sunglasses – many cosmetic sunglasses don’t offer enough protection
• Exercise – research shows we become less active in the heat
• Teeth – fruit and soft drinks can damage enamel due to sugars/acids
• Overeating – due to social activities
• Self-esteem issues caused by unhealthy body comparisons
• Too much alcohol
• Flip flops – bad for building up dead skin as well as risk of injury

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Dr Ross Perry

Dr Ross Perry regularly provides expert comment and advises the media on a range of skincare and health-related issues.

He has particular expertise in skin surgery mole removal and melanoma; having removed thousands of moles in his career, both within the NHS and privately through Cosmedics Skin Clinics. He provides expert advice on skin cancer, sun damage and sun protection for a variety of UK media and publications.

He is also highly experienced in non-surgical cosmetic and medical treatments such as BOTOX® and dermal fillers, where he has a reputation for excellent results that look entirely natural.

DR ROSS PERRY

Cosmedics Skin Clinics

Cosmedics Skin Clinics was established in 2003 and has built up an excellent reputation for cosmetic and medical treatments, carried out by GMC Registered Doctors.  The company offer a full range of cosmetic treatments, including popular lip enhancement and wrinkle relaxing injections, dermal fillers; plus medical treatments including mole removal, thread vein treatment and excessive sweating injections.

Cosmedics Skin Clinics has a team of skin treatment doctors and surgeons in their 5 skin clinics across London and Bristol led by Dr Ross Perry.

Call 020 7386 0464 or email enquiries@cosmedics.co.uk to book an appointment.