Hospitalized for using sunscreen

In the hospital of Dermatology Hanoi, from early summer to the present number of patients to visit the skin disease related to weather elements such as allergy, dry skin, skin pigment disorders ... increases. Among them, have relatively high rate as the patients side effects due to the use of sunscreens, cosmetics for skin protection. Of note, patients in this audience group met in all ages, from children, students, people working for all the elderly women. About the nature of the disease, these cases are mostly mild illness but also some people due to late treatment should meet the dangerous complications.

TS.BS Vu Manh Hung, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Hospital ever since: "I just directly visit for a patient suffering the effects by using sunscreen. The patient is a young woman, was hospitalized in clinics across the region face skin redness, itching, swollen side of the eye. This is also the most frequent reaction due to the side effects of these types of sunscreens, cosmetics cause ". DR. Vu Manh Hung, the analysis with these patients, if examined, treated early, then in about 1-2 weeks will from scoring. However, if the condition lasts, not treated promptly can lead to allergies, even cause complications of infection, festering sores, ... very dangerous. At this time, even when the treatment from the then still leave the unwanted skin lesions as hypertrophic scars, dry skin ..., affect aesthetic elements.

With these cases use sunscreen products, floating items of unknown origin, the level of danger when encountered side effects are also much greater. The reason for these products usually have the ingredients easy to cause side effects, such as coticoid substance. The substance is put into cosmetics in order to create the white skin, light skin effects but if put into higher concentrations, it will infuse through the skin, causing skin atrophy, decreased elasticity of the skin, infection, skin pigmentation disorder. Not to mention, the kind of fake cosmetics, sunscreens often contain many metal elements to create beautiful speed for cosmetics, or create the smell ... well here are the substances that cause side effects.

Caution when using

According to TS.BS the universe Manh Hung, not just the fake products, floating that any cosmetic product, sunscreen, even luxury goods also are at risk of causing side effects with some specific cases, especially for those with sensitive skin. These cosmetics, sunscreen, the quality assurance side effects if encountered mainly allergies, less risky and complications can be avoided if proper guidance, use with caution, to avoid abuse. In particular, when using a type of sunscreen or new cosmetics, sister notes try by topical cream should a small area on the face and the track in 1-2 days, if don't see any reaction often can use.

Selecting cosmetics, sunscreen should also be very careful, based on your skin type is dry skin or oily skin or sensitive skin, and have a history of allergies to cosmetics or not. DR. Vu Manh Hung recommended, the first rule is to select products with clear origin, quality assurance, are the competent licensing authority. When choosing a sunscreen product should note the type of product has a Sun (SPF – chemical elements in the Sun) from 20. When topical sunscreen must be thick enough and lubricating effect. If the product is in use or try topical product that found side effects to stop use immediately, depending on the situation encountered side effects to get timely treatment, avoid dangerous complications.

Also related to this issue, Dr. Nguyen Thanh-central hospital said, the most dangerous are the cases after being allergic to sunscreen had himself purchased drugs on treatment but the treatment does not correctly render the disease as more heavy, even if prolonged may lead to skin cancer. Dr. Nguyen Thanh stressed, sunscreen as well as the types of products which are the organic or inorganic chemicals should always exist in it some chemical ingredients that can be harmful to health. Therefore, only use this product when the sun comes out, to avoid abuse.=