Published in the new england journal of medicine, the 69yearolds portrait is. To avoid sun damage as a truck driver, apply sunscreen to any exposed area every. A truck drivers sunworn face has been used as the perfect example of what damage uv rays can do to the skin. Trucker accumulates skin damage on left side of his face. This photo shows what 28 years of sun damage does to your face. This is what nearly 30 years of sun can do to your skin. The uv rays are not diminished by the cold temperatures. And because otr drivers spend a significant amount of time in the driver s seat, they can be at an increased risk for skin damage caused by sun exposure.
Bill mcelligott had been a truck driver for about 30 years when this picture was taken. This photograph, published in the new england journal of medicine, shows what dermatologists call. Essentially, ultraviolet a uva rays transmitted through the window of his delivery truck have severely damaged the skin on the left side of his face during the 28 years he has spent driving on the job. Truck drivers and skin damage years of sun exposure myths about uva and uvb rays 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. Read these cdl truck driver sun protection tips to take simple, concrete steps to protect themselves from skin cancer and sunburn at work this summer. The face of an elderly truck driver is a shocking demonstration of the. Truck drivers photo shows what 28 years of sun damage can. This picture of a truck driver and the damage prolonged exposure to the. Mcelligott, explained that the extensive amount of time mr.
The 69 yearold truck driver a sunbather ultraviolet a uva rays had penetrated his driver s side window glass, damaging the outermost layers and sublayers of his skin. Shocking image shows how 28 years of sunlight wrecked truck driver s face. Its a fact that the only way you can develop premature wrinkling and other damage of your facial skin is by unprotected sun exposure. Everyone needs sunlight, and the key is moderation. Shocking image shows how 28 years of sunlight wrecked truck. And closed windows or not uva, the longer rays responsible skin s 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. A new striking image of a 69yearold truck driver shows just how much damage the sun can do. Truck drivers startling onesided sun damage telegraph. A 69yearold man presented with a history of gradual thickening and wrinkling of the skin on the left side of his face. We know that we should wear suncream when were basking on the beach but few of us use it every day as part of our regular skin care. The damage is typically limited to the left side of the face, since the position of the drivers side window leaves this side more exposed to the suns harsh rays. Probably fifteen or twenty minutes in the sun is a healthful experience. Safe tanning, sunburn and your skins health your skin.
Truck driver face is the result of sun damage after years and massive hours behind the wheel driving a truck. Truck drivers face risk of skin damage from years of sun. This shocking pic of a truck driver shows what 28 years of sun. Common glass will block almost all of the harmful uv light that reaches the earths surface. 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. The truck driver took the brunt of the damage on the left side of his. Do truckers have a higher rate of skin cancer on the arm. Shocking image of truck driver shows damage due to sun exposure over 28 years. The striking photograph of a 69 year old truck driver in a recent new england journal of medicine article shows just how damaging the sun can be to your skin while driving a delivery truck for the last 28 years, the driver was exposed to ultraviolet a. Uv radiation is part of the light spectrum that reaches the earth from the sun. There are studies that show people who drive with their windows down tend to have a slightly higher rate of cancer on the side of their bodies that are exposed to more sun. So its crucial that you use suncream, even when its cloudy and crap outside. This man has the left side of his face damaged by the sun. Take a good look at these photos of a 69yearold truck driver.
Uv light lamps used in dermatologists offices will be able to show you how the layers of skin underneath have been damaged by the sun, and how this might affect you over the coming years. Trucker accumulates skin damage on left side of his face after 28. A startling photo published in the new england journal of medicine shows the longterm effects of sun exposure, but only on one side of the face sixtynineyearold delivery truck driver bill mcelligott spent 28 years with the left side of his face exposed to the sun. In 2012, the new england journal of medicine published a photo of a 69yearold truck driver who had spent the incredible image of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage looks like. The shocking photo that reveals the damage the sun does to your face. The sun s rays can still come through the clouds and damage your skin. Even in the winter, you are exposed to uva rays all day long. Shocking image shows how 28 years of sunlight wrecked. Cnns ashleigh banfield and elizabeth cohen have more. 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. Truck driver william mcelligotts face is a graphic illustration of the damaging effects of the sun. Prevent sunburns by applying sunscreen especially on the left side of the body, and consider wearing longsleeves or tinting the windows.
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. Take a look at this fascinating photo of a truck driver. The subject is a 69yearold truck driver patient of mine. Truck driver bill mcelligott, 69, has unilateral dermatoheliosis, according to the new england journal of medicine. According to the journal, chronic uva exposure can result in thickening of the skins top layers, the epidermis and stratum corneum, as well as destruction of the skins elastic fibers. Ultraviolet uv light makes up just a small portion of the sun s rays, but it is the primary cause of skin damage. Photo of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage. Most of the uv light that makes it past our atmosphere can be divided into two bands. Only uvb light has enough energy to cause direct dna damage to human skin, which results both in tanning and sunburn.
Exposure to uv light causes damage to dna in skin cells, increases the risk of skin cancer and accelerates signs of aging such as fine lines, deep wrinkles and dark spots. Bill mcelligott had been driving his milk delivery truck for 28 years, without sun protection. Shocking photo that reveals the damage the sun does to. A 69yearold truck driver has revealed what 28 years of sun exposure can do to the skin. Take care of your skin now, before the damage is more difficult to reverse. This photo shows what 28 years of sun damage does to your. Both uva and uvb play an important role in causing premature skin aging.
An incredible photograph from the new england journal of medicine from 2012 shows a 69yearold truck driver whose face has been heavily damaged by gradual daytoday exposure to the sun. When you spend most of your day in the cab of a truck or outdoors loading and unloading freight, youre exposed to much more than just 15 minutes of sun rays per day. Apart from ageing the skin, they also carry skin cancer risks, due to the breakdown of dna and direct toxicity. The texture of your skin may also change due to overexposure, making it feel coarser or even leathery. For drivers in the usa that would be the left side and in australia, it is.
The photograph below shows how the left side of the mans face. For 28 years the trucker had his left side exposed to uva rays. Chronic sun exposure damages truckers skin through glass. The man, who has spent 28 years as a truck driver, has been told to start using sun cream the rays, which can penetrate through glass windows and clouds, also cause skin cancer by. Some visible effects of truck driver sun damage include freckles, spider veins, and skin spots.
Too much ultraviolet radiation from the sun has been tied to premature aging, more wrinkles and a raised risk for potentially deadly skin cancer. 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. Too much sunlight causes the collagen in your skin to deteriorate, which further prevents your skin from creating new collagen to repair itself. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Our cars are designed to shield from uvb and uva rays from the front and rear windshields, however the side. Ultraviolet a uva light from the sun can easily penetrate window glass and even light. Half of truck drivers face prematurely aged due to sun damage. The patient was ordered to use sun block, topical retinoids and undergo monitoring for skin cancer. Reinforcing this research, in countries where the driver s side is the right side, people tend to develop more sun damage and skin precancers on the right.
Half of truck drivers face prematurely aged due to sun. Let us all remind ourselves of this nowfamous photo of a truck driver who suffered visible sun damage on one side of his face, which was exposed to the sun. The truck driver took the brunt of the damage on the left side of his face because of his many hours behind the wheel. One face, but two sides of a story society the guardian. According to the centers for disease control and prevention cdc, uv rays can damage your skin in as little as 15 minutes. The dangers of the sun why you should always wear a hat. How to protect yourself from the sun when you have a trucking job health june 22, 2016 by bgeraci. 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. Shocking image of truck driver shows damage due to sun. The most convincing evidence of skin damage caused by the sun. This shocking pic of a truck driver shows what sun damage.
This gentleman was a truck driver whose left side was constantly getting sun from the window of his truck. Subsequently, while the right side of his face is aging quite well, the left side looks considerably older than the right. Sun exposure causes a lot of changes to the skin, damaging the fibers called elastin and causing the skin to stretch, sag and lose its ability to go back into place. A truckers face shows the effects of the sun on skin. Perhaps try a sun lamp different than tanning, but with the benefits of uvauvb rays for a few minuets a. The physical examination showed hyperkeratosis with accentuated ridging, mul. Being a truck driver, he was probably exposed to massive amounts of sunlight with no protection, so its different. Also referred to as sun spots or solar lentinges, age spots are flat brown spots that appear when the skin is chronically exposed to ultraviolet uv light, either from the sun or from tanning beds. If youre a professional truck driver, you get a lot of sun exposure every day, and its mostly to the left side of your face. Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun. But enough is enough even though some nutrition gurus are still pushing sun exposure as a healthful experience. The photograph below shows how the left side of the mans face has aged so much. The man, who has spent 28 years as a truck driver, has been told to start using sun cream the rays, which can penetrate through glass windows and clouds, also cause skin cancer by breaking down dna. Is your factory tint putting you at risk for skin cancer.
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