Akron Life May 2023

BEAUTY GUIDE

by Alexandra Sobczak and photo provided by Allied Dermatology

Sun Block Protect your skin during your favorite outdoor activities.

Summer in Ohio is a joyous time when you can finally get outside and soak up some rays. While you do, make sure you remember to be safe. Awareness Month, and it’s important to focus on both prevention and early detection. “Most of the skin cancers that we deal with tend to be slow growing, but some can be rapidly progres sive and life-threatening,” says Angela Funovits, a board-certified dermatolo gist at Allied Dermatology in Akron and Mayfield Heights. “Early detection helps to preserve health and safety.” Funovits provides some tips about skin cancer preven tion during the summer and beyond. Why is skin cancer aware ness important? Angela Funovits: When dealing with skin cancers, we’re very fortunate in that for most, as long as they’re detected early, they’re usu ally not a huge problem for someone’s health. … But the life-threatening nature of melanomas is very real. Those are the skin cancers that if left untreated for too May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer

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akronlife.com | MAY 2023