Women, Don’t Lie About Your Health To The Doctor

LIE: “I never go out without sunscreen.”

Whether you were only giving yourself a tan or not, you should let your doctor know if you are using sunscreen everyday, especially whenever you go to the beach. If your doctor knows that you don’t regularly use sunscreen when you go out, or not at all, he would also know to watch out for melanomas, a form of skin cancer that is very common and very serious. He would know to schedule you for screenings more often than he would if you kept assuring him that you slather on your sun protection. If you do develop skin cancer, your doctor would be able to catch it early if he’s in the know. It’s also important to be honest especially when you need medication for acne or wrinkles, because certain drugs can make you more sensitive to the sun.