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Living life in the sun

Posted on July 28, 2008

By Val WillinghamCNN Medical ProducerI love the beach. But the sun and surf don t like my skin. I cover myself with SPF 40 and limit my time outdoors but still I come out with blotchy skin, redness and peeling. It hasn t always been this way. When I was younger, I would get a great tan - with freckles. But as I got older, the great tan went away. Little did I know I may have been damaging my skin. Dermatologists believe that how we treat our skin in our 20s will have a huge impact on how our skin ages. Dr. Thomas Nigra, a dermatologist with Washington Hospital Center, says, ...

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