And the left of the mans face, the side has been exposed to uv rays through his window, is visibly more damaged than the right side which is relatively smooth by comparison. How to talk to your teen about tanning the skin cancer. Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun damage on one side of his face photo. The famous 2012 photograph of the sun damaged truck driver. Truck driver william mcelligotts face is a graphic illustration of the damaging. The dangers of the sun why you should always wear a hat. Upon examination, the left side of his face was found to have signs consistent with the favreracouchot syndrome of photodamaged skin. The photograph below shows how the left side of the. This guy is 69 years old, but half of his face looks much, much older than that. Jun 05, 2012 the striking photograph of a 69 year old truck driver in a recent new england journal of medicine article shows just how damaging the sun can be to your skin while driving a delivery truck for the last 28 years, the driver was exposed to ultraviolet a rays through the window glass on just the left side of his face. According to the journal, chronic uva exposure can result in thickening of the skins top layers, the epidermis and stratum corneum, as well as destruction of the skins elastic fibers.
This shocking pic of a truck driver shows what 28 years of sun. Half of truck drivers face prematurely aged due to sun damage. Dec 03, 2012 chilling photo shows the effects of sun damage. Sun exposure while driving makes left side of the face. He was a trucker and, for 28 years, his face received much more sunlight on the left side, resulting on premature. Very likely according to a new study published in the journal of the american medical association jama ophthalmology. The 69 yearold truck driver a sunbather ultraviolet a uva rays had penetrated his drivers side window glass, damaging the outermost.
Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun damage on. What was great about this article was it was simple. As a professional flatbed truck driver, you get a lot of sun exposure every day, and its mostly to the left side of your face and. This viral image shows exactly what years of sun damage does. This is a single arm tan caused by a large amount of time driving with the sun only reaching the left arm. The left hand side of the 66yearolds face is deeply lined, pitted and sagging after 28 years of sun exposure through the side window of his lorry. Shocking image shows how 28 years of sunlight wrecked truck drivers face.
A 69yearold man presented with a history of gradual thickening and wrinkling of the skin on the left side of his face. Half of truck driver s face prematurely aged due to sun damage. He was a truck driver for the majority of his life and never wore sunscreen, said. Mar 27, 2019 this picture of a truck driver and the damage prolonged exposure to the sun did to the left side of his face will make you never want to leave home again without smothering your face in spf. The left hand side of the 66yearolds face is deeply lined, pitted and sagging.
As a professional driver, you get a lot of exposure to the sun every day, and its mostly to the left side of your face. You know when youre on a long trip, stuck on the sunny side, and your ear or your arm feels like its on fire. Cbs news its no secret that lots of sun damages the. Sun damage after 28 years of driving a delivery truck reddit. The right side of his face had been protected from being inside the truck. There are studies that show people who drive with their windows down tend to have a slightly higher rate of cancer on the side of their bodies that are exposed to more sun. To anyone whos ever questioned the power of sun protection cream to slow down ageing, there isnt a more graphic example than this image of the truck driver from chicago whose face was a staggering 20 years older on one side than the other. Jan 28, 2018 a truck driver s sun worn face has been used as the perfect example of what damage uv rays can do to the skin. Truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage did. Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun damage.
This picture of a truck driver and the damage prolonged exposure to the sun did to the left side of his face will make you never want to leave. The 69yearold man has significantly more sun damage and wrinkles on the left side of his face compared to the right side. Shocking photo of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage. She has seen severe sun damage on the hands of reps exposed to sun. Sun damage is not limited to cancer, with other damage including wrinkles, uneven or splotchy skin tone, freckles, solar lentigines age spots, and. The truck driver took the brunt of the damage on the left side of his face because of his many hours behind the wheel. The truck driver took the brunt of the damage on the left side of his face because. Trucker accumulates skin damage on left side of his face after 28. Avoiding sun burning, wearing protective clothing, and avoiding sun exposure, especially during peak periods of uv exposure, such as midday, can significantly lower the risk of damage to the skin. Poikiloderma of civatte is a chronic, noncancerous benign skin condition in fairskinned adults, which is probably caused by longterm sun exposure. As a result, the left side of mcelligotts face looks roughly 20 years older than.
Photo of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage looks like. Even in winter, you are exposed to uva rays all day long. Researchers said the man had a history of gradual, asymptomatic thickening and wrinkling of the skin on the left side of his face. Trucker accumulates skin damage on left side of his face. Jun 05, 2012 but the image of truck driver william mcelligott is actually a stark reminder of the destructive power of the sun. Half of truck drivers face prematurely aged due to sun. Nov 16, 2017 you know when youre on a long trip, stuck on the sunny side, and your ear or your arm feels like its on fire. I have seen this picture with dozens of different stories as to why half of his face looks like that.
Cbs news its no secret that lots of sun damages the skin. Hes a delivery truck driver, hes a pilot who flies a certain route at a certain time every day, he was a witness to an atomic explosion, etc. Left side of truck drivers face ages decades faster than right side. This man was a 69 year old man who drove a delivery truck for 28 years. In 2012, the new england journal of medicine published a photo of a 69yearold truck driver who had spent the last 28 years with only his left side of his face exposed to the sun while he was. The patient was a truck driver, and the left side of his face was chronically exposed to the sun. You can see the dramatic difference, as the left side of his face has less elasticity, more sagging, thicker skin and deeper wrinkles. The argument for wearing sun protection as proven by the truck driver whose face aged 20 years faster on his window side. One side of his face was regularly exposed to the sun for all those years because of the nature of his job.
Mar 15, 2016 this is why you should always wear sun cream. Truck driver bill mcelligott, 69, has unilateral dermatoheliosis. The picture shows truck driver bill mcelligott with the left side of his face looking craggy, sagging and 20 years older than the other. May 14, 2010 sun exposure while driving linked to cancer. The sun apparently caused the texture on the entire left side of his face to. This shocking pic of a truck driver shows what sun damage. Jun 03, 2012 the 66yearold truck driver suffers from unilateral dermatoheliosis or photoaging, which was caused by repeated, longterm exposure to uva rays of the sun. Truck drivers startling onesided sun damage telegraph. He never applied sunscreen as he thought his window would block radiation from the sun. Shocking image of truck driver shows damage due to sun. Jun 07, 2012 the picture shows truck driver bill mcelligott with the left side of his face looking craggy, sagging and 20 years older than the other. Jun 06, 2012 photo proof of suns aging effects on face. This photo shows what 28 years of sun damage does to your face.
This shocking pic of a truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage does to your face. Shocking image shows how 28 years of sunlight wrecked. Advice on sun damage from the doctor who treated the man. The left side of his face is admittedly more sensitive to sun tho. Face to face with a truck driver the other side of the. Sun damage after 28 years of driving a delivery truck. My aesthetician told me that sleeping on one side of your face can cause it, but thats not the absolute reason for it. An image of a truck driver, whos had significantly greater sun damage on the left side of his face due to his job, has shocked cancer campaigners.
This picture of a truck driver and the damage prolonged exposure to the sun did to the left side of his face will make you never want to leave home again without smothering your face in spf. Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun. The left side of the drivers face is visibly more damaged than the right. Study shows more skin cancer seen on left side of face and body than right side. Upon examination, the left side of his face was found to have signs consistent with the favreracouchot syndrome of photodamaged skin, known as dermatoheliosis. The portrait of the 69yearold truck driver shows how sun has damaged the left side of his face. The man in this photo was a truck driver for 25 years so that the left side of his face received significantly more sun exposure and uva rays than the right side. May 25, 2018 there are studies that show people who drive with their windows down tend to have a slightly higher rate of cancer on the side of their bodies that are exposed to more sun. Why am i developing more wrinkles on one side of my face. Shocking proof that the sun makes you age prematurely gizmodo. Truck driver bill mcelligott, 69, has unilateral dermatoheliosis, according to the new england journal of medicine. Two main types of ultraviolet uv rays from the sun can cause dna damage in your skin, even from brief exposures. A 69yearold man who drove a delivery truck for 28 years shows damaged skin on the left side of his face.
The left side of the 69yearolds face, which was exposed to uv rays through his truck window, is. The left side of the 69yearolds face, which was exposed to uv rays through his truck window, is visibly. An incredible photograph from the new england journal of medicine from 2012 shows a 69yearold truck driver whose face has been heavily damaged by. A truck drivers sunworn face has been used as the perfect example of what damage uv rays can do to the skin. A photo of a truck driver has gone viral after illustrating the incredible effect of longterm sun damage.
This is what nearly 30 years of sun can do to your skin. While a trucker tan is not preferable, more serious problems can be caused by frequent exposure to uv rays. Chronic sun exposure damages truckers skin through glass. The difference between the sundamaged side of his face and the other side, which was in the shadow, is.
Jul 05, 2018 the 69yearold man has significantly more sun damage and wrinkles on the left side of his face compared to the right side. Only one side of the drivers face has been regularly exposed to the sun due to the nature of his work meaning it is easy to see the impact of his 28year career. This viral image shows exactly what years of sun damage. Essentially, the left side of the mans face appears severely wrinkled because, as a truck driver of 28 years, it was constantly exposed to ultraviolet a uva rays transmitted through the truck. Chilling photo shows the effects of sun damage youtube. Why am i developing more wrinkles on one side of my face than. Photo of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage. Shocking image of truck driver shows damage due to sun exposure over 28 years. Note the rough, thickened skin and the wrinkles on the left side, compared to the smoother, younger looking skin on the right.
The lefthand side of the 66yearolds face is deeply lined, pitted and. The new england journal of medicine has published a shocking photo of a 69 yearold man with unilateral dermatoheliosis severe damage from ultraviolet rays on one side of his face. They cause skin aging, skin spots, sunburn, cataracts and even skin cancer. A 69yearold truck driver has revealed what 28 years of sun exposure can do to the skin. Only one side of the drivers face has been regularly exposed to the sun due to the. Mar 10, 2017 bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun damage on one side of his face photo. For drivers in the usa that would be the left side and in australia, it is. Do truckers have a higher rate of skin cancer on the arm that. Truck driver face is the result of sun damage after years and massive hours behind the wheel driving a truck. Truck driver face what it is and how to prevent it. People who do a lot of driving are more likely to have sun damage and skin cancers on the left side of the face, which receives more uv ultraviolet radiation than the right. What makes it striking is that this man, a retired truck driver, shows the damage on only one side of the face.
Mar 20, 2019 i often show them a photo of a truck driver whose face is vastly aged on the left side from the sun. This is clinical proof that the sun causes more damage and aging to your skin than you might think. Jan 30, 2018 an incredible photograph from the new england journal of medicine from 2012 shows a 69yearold truck driver whose face has been heavily damaged by gradual daytoday exposure to the suns. The 66yearold truck driver suffers from unilateral dermatoheliosis or photoaging, which was caused by repeated, longterm exposure to uva rays of the sun. The left side of the 69yearolds face, which was exposed to uv rays through his truck window, is visibly more damaged than the right.
Jun 04, 2012 a 69yearold man who drove a delivery truck for 28 years shows damaged skin on the left side of his face. To anyone whos ever questioned the power of sun protection cream to slow down ageing, there isnt a more. He drove a truck for 28 years and received much more sun damage on the left side of his face, as that was the side which was hit by direct sunlight coming through his truck window. Truck driver bill mcelligott has unilateral dermatoheliosis, according to the new england journal of medicine. Truck drivers photo shows what 28 years of sun damage can do. Apr 30, 2017 take a look at this fascinating photo of a truck driver. Check out the photo on the left of a 69yearold truck driver. This mans face paints a compelling picture for sungodsgoddesses everywhere.
Truck drivers photo shows what 28 years of sun damage can. This means that uv rays have transmitted through the window of his delivery truck and severly damaged the skin on the left side of his face during his 28year career. Essentially, ultraviolet a uva rays transmitted through the window of his delivery truck have severely damaged the skin on the left side of his face during the 28 years he has spent driving on the job. The subject is a 69yearold truck driver patient of mine. But the image of truck driver william mcelligott is actually a stark reminder of the destructive power of the sun.
Poikiloderma of civatte shows a specific pattern of color change in the skin due to sun damage to the n. Left side of truck drivers face ages decades faster than. Striking photo reveals dark side of sunshine live science. For 28 years the trucker had his left side exposed to uva rays through. They concluded that he had sun damaged skin, also know as. Shocking image shows how 28 years of sunlight wrecked truck. Do truckers have a higher rate of skin cancer on the arm. The striking photograph of a 69 year old truck driver in a recent new england journal of medicine article shows just how damaging the sun can be to your skin while driving a delivery truck for the last 28 years, the driver was exposed to ultraviolet a rays through the window glass on just the left. For 28 years, the 69yearold had the left side of his face exposed to uva rays transmitted through his window, while the other half was covered by shade. Are you putting the left side of your face in danger every time you get into the car. Jan 28, 2018 this shocking pic of a truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage does to your face. Jul 05, 20 the patient was a truck driver, and the left side of his face was chronically exposed to the sun. A surprising danger in planes, trains and automobiles.
The damage is typically limited to the left side of the face, since the position of the driver s side window leaves this side more exposed to the sun s harsh rays. Photo of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage looks. Dad drove some sort of truck tow truck or semi for 35 and looks fine. All of the damage to the wrinkled, bumpy left side is. Only one side of the driver s face has been regularly exposed to the sun due to the. Advice on sun damage from the doctor who treated the man with. The study found that drivers side windows let a lot of uva rays through. Jan 23, 2016 8 ways to prevent sun damage that go beyond just slathering on spf 30. Aug 12, 2018 this photo of a truck driver, published in the new england journal of medicine, also helps to demonstrate the effects of drive timerelated uv exposure and photoaging on the left side of the face. One face, but two sides of a story society the guardian. Take a look at this fascinating photo of a truck driver. That being said, some teens are not concerned with their looks, and.