We are now in the midst of summer and the desire to definitively take off the winter grayness belongs to everyone. The tanning, therefore, becomes a must, for many. In tanning, in itself, it certainly does not hurt, we know the benefits of the sun well, but often we forget about its risks. Which are not few and that are not negligible. If we then put the trends dictated by social media – Here the most dangerous ones in vogue this year – The damage deriving from the incorrect sun exposure is around the corner.
Exposing yourself to the sun without protection, moreover in the hottest hours, or using tanning accelerators, but also spraying water and salt to speed up the skin coloring process, are the recent very dangerous trends promoted by many influencers on Tiktok. The tan to be obtained at the cost of burns is not synonymous with beauty and puts the skin at risk, we explain why
Scalds, erythema, sunny blows … but unfortunately also the much feared skin melanomas They can represent a more than serious danger for our health.
But who is more at risk? The skin melanoma affects mainly between 25 and 50 years And it is one of the tumors constantly increasing. Over the past ten years, the cases of melanoma, skin cancer, have even doubled.
A worrying feedback, which suggests how much it is raising awareness of an ever wider population of the population on the risk factors that are the cause (interesting to note that The incidence is higher in the regions of northern Italy and among men).
In a decade, the diffusion in Italy doubled, reaching about 12,900 new cases estimated in 2024, of which more than half of men. Without an early diagnosis and correct prevention, skin cancer can become a dangerous killer. Here are the guidelines to follow, starting from when you are small
In addition to the classic and usual recommendations – always protect yourself with reliable products, avoid exposing yourself in the hottest hours, do not use accelerators at SPF 0, forgetting solar lamps and showers and possibly take adequate supplements for protect the skin also from oxidative stress – it is necessary look in the mirror and monitor every small change in the epidermis. Staineswhite dots, strange redness: without alarmism, it is worth undergoing a dermatological visit in case of doubt.
Cutaneous melanoma: how virtual biopsy works
Every year, over 1,000 new diagnoses of skin melanomas affix theNational Cancer Institute (INT) of Milan, against about 15,000 cases on a national scale. Just at the National Institute of Cancer (Int) in Milan, the management of skin melanomas represents one of the areas of excellencethanks to a series – unfortunately – among the highest in Italy and Europe.
It is in this highly specialized context that the use of the confocal laser microscopy, A non -invasive diagnostic examination active for four years, but still little known also among the experts.
This technology allows you to Examine skin tissues at the cellular levelin real time and without the need for engravings, representing An alternative to surgical biopsy in many cases.
«It is a sort of virtual biopsy that allows you to read the architecture of the tissues and the cells directly on the skin, without pain or anesthesia, simply by resting a probe»Explains Dr. Giuseppe Spadola, specialist in Dermatology and Venereology at the Melanoma Surgery Division, IRCCS – National Cancer Institute Foundation. “In practice, it is an exam similar to an ultrasound, but much more in -depth that, in a few minutes, scan the skin lesion and the reading of the images is immediate”.
It is good to underline, however, that This is not a prevention exam from the skin melanomabut “is reserved for those who have already had a specialist evaluation and is performed at the request of the dermatle or other expert in skin tumors», Concludes the specialist.
More precise diagnosis and more conservative surgery
The exam is aimed at patients with atypical melanocytic lesionsparticularly complex to be visually evaluated, especially in delicate areas such as the face. In addition to helping to avoid the useless removal of in the Benigni, it allows A precise evaluation of the margins of the injuries to be operatedguiding the intervention to the most informative areas for the anatomopathologist and allowing more conservative surgery.
Confocal microscopy is available for dermatologists and surgeons through one Second level evaluation request. The main indications include in pediatrics, in the face difficult to interpret and injuries in patients at risk such as transplanted or people in immunosuppressive therapy.
Avoid unnecessary interventions
In addition to surgical and diagnostic activity, the ET melanoma surgery division also plays a key role in the prevention and trainingmanaging a high amount of annual visits and promoting awareness campaigns on melanomaa pathology whose incidence is increasing, but whose prognosis can be excellent if the diagnosis is early.
When, on the other hand, the diagnosis is late complications, including an increase in the evasiveness and aggression of the tumor, with consequent risk of metastases, a worsening of the prognosis, the need for larger surgical interventions, as well as frequent psychological repercussions.
«We would certainly have less late diagnoses if there were more awareness awareness campaigns represented by skin tumors. A similar initiatives are needed to what today already happens for breast, lung or other pathologies tumors. It would be indispensable because melanoma, for example, is still underestimated despite the increase in its incidence especially among young people. In this sense, the school could also play a fundamental role, “said the doctor Monica Forchetta, President of theItalia melanoma patient association on the occasion of the event Skin tumors, there is neo and neo. The importance of early diagnosis but only for patients at risk held in Rome at the Hall of the Institute of Santa Maria in Aquiro.
Source: Vanity Fair
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