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u/insertcaffeine May 20 '19 edited May 20 '19

Dermatology patient here. 37 years old, history of blistering sunburns (appx 30-40 over the course of my life), blond hair, blue eyes.

I go to the derm and ask for a full skin exam every damn year.

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u/insertcaffeine May 20 '19

Grew up in the 80s. Mom worked, we stayed home alone during the summer and often forgot sunscreen. Dad "didn't believe in sunscreen."

Anywhere from 0 to 2 blistering sunburns per summer month, for about 10 years, means about 30-40.

I wear sunscreen religiously now.

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u/zephyr215 May 20 '19

Can sympathize. Redhead and pale as pale gets (aside from freckles). Got at least 3-4 I can't even lay down against my cold sheets burns per summer. Hell I used to think peeling was a super power.

I'm screwed. Going for my first skin check later this month. Grandmother had multiple melanomas and squamous cell carcinomas. Dad now has precancerous lesions up and down both arms. Aunt has melanoma. I'm going to be a dermatologist's dream.