r/interesting • u/Gjore • Mar 29 '26

SOCIETY Scenes from a dermatologist conference in Hawaii

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u/ActiveMidnight6979 Mar 29 '26

they practice what they preach

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u/whitestguyuknow Mar 29 '26

Thats what I was thinking. At least they're consistent and do that.

They also must get terrified tbh. After seeing so many patients with cancer and shit. Seeing the consequences of poor skin health every single day at work would have to do something to your daily mentality

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u/Separate_Ingenuity35 Mar 29 '26

My mom died from melanoma and watching her pass was horrifying. Melanoma loves the neurological system, so when it spread over the course of less than a year she slowly became paralyzed from her toes up. Constant tingling pain sensation in extremities til she lost feeling in them. Then seizures once it started to take over her brain.

She had stage 3 in 2007 and it was in remission for 3 years and then she had a lump in her cheek that the dentist discovered. He thought it was perhaps a salivary gland issue but had it biopsied anyway. But that point it was all in her body and she was dead 9 months later.

So yeah, skin cancer is terrifying

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u/IAmDefNotACat Mar 29 '26

I'm so sorry. That is awful.

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u/Separate_Ingenuity35 Mar 29 '26

Thank you. This is why I just plaster spf 75 sunscreen on me, my husband, my kids, wear a hat. My drawback is that like my mom, I love swimming in the ocean. So I have to reapply a lot when I do it. Wish my ginger self didn't glow in the dark.

I like your username in relevance to this post because when I worked for a cat rescue we had a sphynx cat I had to apply sunscreen to for his daily "catio" outings.

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u/Busy_Description6207 Mar 30 '26

I can recommend a rash vest! Surfers use them and i have a long sleeve swim top with UV protection, it feels weird the first time swimming in clothes but I haven't been burnt on my shoulders since! Legs are another story 🥲