Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun damage on one side of. This shocking pic of a truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage does to your face the left side of the 69yearolds face, which was exposed to uv rays through his truck window, is visibly. Ultraviolet a uva had penetrated the window glass, damaging the outermost layers and sublayers of his skin. This photo shows what 28 years of sun damage does to your face. A 69yearold man, who worked as a truck driver for nearly 28 years, has now developed a gradual thickening of the skin on the left side of the face that occurs from ultraviolet rays that. Up to 80% of uv radiation can penetrate cloud cover. This shocking pic of a truck driver shows what sun damage. Skin cancer is very common, especially in people whose jobs expose them to more sun, like truckers, construction workers, landscapers and painters. And closed windows or not uva, the longer rays responsible skins ageing, can penetrate through glass the damage was done all 20 added years of wrinkling and thickening according to the new england journal of medicine.
Avoiding sun burning, wearing protective clothing, and avoiding sun exposure, especially during peak periods of uv exposure, such as midday, can significantly lower the risk of damage to the skin. Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun. Photo of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage looks like miranda larbi sunday 28 jan 2018 10. While driving a delivery truck for the last 28 years, the driver was exposed to ultraviolet a rays through the window glass on just the left side of his. Uv photographs may reveal potential for getting skin cancer. The subject is a 69yearold truck driver patient of mine. The 69 yearold truck driver a sunbather ultraviolet a uva rays had penetrated his drivers side window glass, damaging the outermost layers and sublayers of his skin. Truck drivers and skin damage years of sun exposure myths about uva and uvb rays. Half of truck drivers face prematurely aged due to sun damage. Sun damage is not limited to cancer, with other damage including wrinkles, uneven or splotchy skin tone, freckles, solar lentigines age spots, and actinic keratosis which is an early sign of skin cancer. Most vehicles typically include laminated windshields that filter out uv rays. One face, but two sides of a story society the guardian. These uv rays penetrate glass, causing skin damage without you even realizing it.
The skin on the damaged side of his face is thicker a process known as unilateral dermatoheliosis. And thats resulted in the skin on the left side getting thicker a process called. To avoid sun damage as a truck driver, apply sunscreen to any exposed area. Half of truck drivers face prematurely aged due to sun. Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun damage on one side of his face photo jacqueline delange, the huffington post canada 06062012 11. Uv rays destroy the skin s elastic fibres which causes the driver s deep wrinkles. As a professional flatbed truck driver, you get a lot of sun exposure every day, and its mostly to the left side of your face and your left arm. This picture of a truck driver and the damage prolonged exposure to the sun did to the left side of his face will make you never want to leave home again without smothering your face in spf. Truck driver william mcelligotts face is a graphic illustration of the damaging effects of the sun. Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun damage on. We know that we should wear suncream when were basking on the beach. The skin cancer foundation reported one in five americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.
Trucker accumulates skin damage on left side of his face. Essentially, ultraviolet a uva rays transmitted through the window of his delivery truck have severely damaged the skin on the left side of his. While it is common knowledge that sun overexposure can lead to damage of the skin, the image shown below uniquely illustrates the destructive power of ultraviolet uv rays. This photo shows what 28 years of sun damage does to your. Photo of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage. This picture of a truck driver and the damage prolonged exposure to the sun. Truck drivers startling onesided sun damage telegraph. The truck driver took the brunt of the damage on the left side of his face because. Trucker accumulates skin damage on left side of his face after 28. Both uva and uvb play an important role in causing premature skin aging, eye. One face, but two sides of a story skin cancer the.
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