Patients with a history of skin cancer should be advised to use a broad-spectrum sunscreen or sunblock with a sun-protection factor of 15 or above.
Before going out in the sun, apply suitable high-protection factor sunscreens.
Some commercially available emollients contain a sunscreen that can be useful.
Patients should be advised to avoid further solar damage and use sunscreens daily.
In addition, the use of sunscreens is also recommended as a means of accomplishing this purpose.
However, the sunscreen in these products have a secondary function to moisturisation and may not be as efficacious as a product specifically designed as a sunscreen.
Advice regarding sun protection should be offered, such as the wearing of clothing, hats and sunglasses, which is further supported by sunscreen use.
You need sunscreen on your face.
