\u201cA suntan is an evolutionary device, it protects against burning. A suntan is just a sign of increased pigment, melanin, in the skin and is a natural biological response to the sun, not a sign of skin damage.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> \u2014 Dr. Sam Shuster, Emeritus Professor of Dermatology, Newcastle University.<\/p>\n Ever notice how dermatology industry leaders who aren\u2019t connected to chemical sunscreen dollars are more likely to be honest that suntans are natural and intended and that calling a tan \u2018damage\u2019 is as misleading as calling exercise \u2018damage\u2019 to your muscles?<\/p>\n Dr. Shuster is among many in the British dermatology community calling for a more sensible message about sun exposure and suntans. His views were shared by American dermatology pioneer Dr. Bernard Ackerman, a highly decorated leader in dermatology who tanned himself and who pioneered much of the field of dermatopathology.<\/p>\n Like Shuster, Ackerman was not tied in any way to chemical sunscreen dollars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cA suntan is an evolutionary device, it protects against burning. A suntan is just a sign of increased pigment, melanin, in the skin and is a natural biological response to the sun, not a sign of skin damage.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Sam Shuster, Emeritus Professor of Dermatology, Newcastle University. Ever notice how dermatology industry leaders who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n