JoAnn M. Romeo Aesthetics

Getting a sunburn looks and feels bad by hurting, peeling and inflicts long-lasting, wrinkle-inducing damage. It is especially bad for children: even 1 blistering burn may double their lifetime risk of melanoma. The pain, redness, and occasional blistering that you experience when you have a sunburn happens because you exposed your skin to more sun than it was designed to handle.

Since last week we talked about the best tanning option, this week will we will be talking about if you choose to sunbathe. When you sunbathe, and do not protect your skin with sunscreen, there is a possibility that you will burn. This leads us to the questions, what is a sunburn? And what does it tell us?