The Sun and Skin Damage

The 69-year-old looks far older on the left-hand side of his face after years of sun exposure as a trucker.

My thoughts are we are going to be seeing this photograph for many years.

This man is 69 years old, but one half of his face looks far older, due to years of sun damage to his left side.

The unnamed man spent 28 years driving a truck, meaning he was far more exposed to the sun's rays coming through the window on the left of his vehicle as he drove.

Credit: New England Journal of Medicine

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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on June 5, 2012 at 4:03pm

Wow, this is a pretty dramatic example of how the sun ages us!

Permalink Reply by Kaytlin and Cooper on June 5, 2012 at 4:09pm

thats a really interesting photo. we all know the effects of course, but to actually see it like that... i think it might make some people think harder about the suns effects

Permalink Reply by F, Calla & Luca on June 5, 2012 at 4:29pm

I saw this on the news. It is a great advertisement for sun block, staying in the shade and general sun awareness. The doodles know. You'll almost never catch them lying in the sun.

Permalink Reply by Ricki and Tara (doodle) on June 5, 2012 at 6:03pm