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VIDEO: Sun protection myths debunked


 

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM THE ODAC CONFERENCE

CHAMPIONSGATE, FLA. – Can you separate sun protection myths from facts for your patients? Misperceptions persist, but sunscreen remains a safe and effective tool to help protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation.

In a video interview at the Orlando Dermatology Aesthetic and Clinical Conference, Dr. Adam Friedman of Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, debunked several sun protection myths related to oxybenzone, nanoparticles, and vitamin D.

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