Striking photo reveals dark side of sunshine live science. Tanning and tanning beds also cause premature aging. Face of a truck driver who had sun on one side of his face only. Truck drivers face risk of skin damage from years of sun. This truck driver spent 30 years of his life driving with his window down. Unilateral dermatoheliosis 28 years of photoaging due to sun. 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.
The subject, a truck driver, spent many years with the sun hitting one side of his face while the other side stayed out of direct sunlight, summarizes dr. A photo of a truck driver published in the new england journal of medicine might make us all think twice about going without sun cream. Even in the winter, you are exposed to uva rays all day long. This picture of a 69yearold trucker in the new england journal of medicine is striking. The premature aging from sun damage to the left side of his face is extensive enough to warrant a feature in the new england journal of medicine. Mar 25, 2018 in fact, one study showed that people who had one side of their face exposed to sunlight through a window for a prolonged period of time had more wrinkles, rougher skin and more uneven skin tone on that side of their face compared to the unexposed side macmary s, assessment of cumulative exposure to uva through the study of asymmetric facial. Many truck drivers are misclassified by the trucking companies to evade paying state and federal taxes. Jun 15, 2012 in the study, a subject is shown to have severely damaged skin on one side of his face due to sun exposure. A new england journal of medicine photo shows amazing onesided sun damage on a truck driver.
Truck drivers photo shows what 28 years of sun damage can. All those wrinkles and sags are thanks to the suns ultraviolet a. This shocking pic of a truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage does to your face. The photo, recently released by new england journal of medicine, shows that the right side of the unnamed mans face is smooth, while the sun damaged half is crevassed and pruned beyond his years from years of.
The greeneville sun to view our latest eedition click the image on the left. Its shocking what 28 years of sun damage can do fleet speak. Truck driver face what it is and how to prevent it. The face of an elderly truck driver shows how the suns powerful and dangerous uv rays can slowly destroy the fabric of the skin. Unilateral dermatoheliosis wear sunscreen, skin, damaged skin. Truck driver william mcelligotts face is a graphic illustration of the damaging effects of the sun. The new england journal of medicine published a report that demonstrates how sun exposure had damaged one side of truck driver s face. Chilling photo shows the effects of sun damage youtube. Read the latest truck driver news and browse our full collection of truck driver articles, photos, press releases and related videos. Read the most relevant health updates relevant to asian physicians at medipaper medical communications. This is what a lifetime of sunshine can do to truckers. Case in point this picture of a truck driver, who has been. Truck driver heart disease risk factors truck driving is ranked as being one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. A photo of a 69yearold truck driver who spent 28 years on the road shows the dramatic effects the sun can have on aging of the skin.
Jun 06, 2012 photo proof of suns aging effects on face. Did you know when it comes to sun damage, one face can tell. Daily sun exposure leaves left side of mans face looking 20. Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun damage.
Jun 01, 2012 a nejm study shows the dramatic affects of sun exposure on drivers. 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 sun. A photograph published by the new england journal of medicine nejm shows the face of an unnamed 69 yearold with 28 years experience as a commercial driver. This shocking pic of a truck driver shows what sun damage. Shocking image shows how 28 years of sunlight wrecked. This photo shows what 28 years of sun damage does to your face. A startling photo published in the new england journal of medicine shows the longterm effects of sun exposure, but only on one side of the face sixtynineyearold delivery truck driver bill mcelligott spent 28 years with the left side of his face exposed to the sun. Truck drivers startling onesided sun damage telegraph. New england journal of medicine cbs news its no secret that lots of sun damages the skin. The patient reported being a truck driver for 28 years. The suns uv rays had caused the skin to thicken and lose its elasticity as well as put him at a higher risk to develop skin cancer. Photo of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage looks like.
Sun damaged one side of truckers face cnn the striking photograph of a 69 year old truck driver in a recent new england journal of medicine article shows just how damaging the. The image is a closeup of a 69yearold truckers face and is clear proof of how much the suns rays can damage our skin. The photograph below shows how the left side of the mans face has aged so. 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. Truck drivers startling onesided sun damage the argument for. Premature aging due to sun exposure is also called photoaging or dermatoheliosis. Australian trucking and transport history has 8,716 members. The rays penetrated the epidermis and the dermis, the first and second layers of the skin, causing a condition called unilateral dermatoheliosis. Published by the new england journal of medicine, the picture. We know that we should wear suncream when were basking on the beach. The patient reported that he had driven a delivery truck for 28 years. Shocking image shows how 28 years of sunlight wrecked truck driver s face.
Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun. How to protect yourself from skin cancer as a truck driver. Apr 30, 20 a photograph published by the new england journal of medicine nejm shows the face of an unnamed 69 yearold with 28 years experience as a commercial driver. Remember when truck drivers wore a tie and a uniform.
These skin cancer images show skin cancer, melanoma and severe sun damage. This gentleman is 69 years old, but half of his face appears much older. Shocking proof that the sun makes you age prematurely gizmodo. Jun 11, 2012 a new england journal of medicine photo shows amazing onesided sun damage on a truck drivers face. But the image of truck driver william mcelligott is actually a stark reminder of the destructive power of the sun. The journal recently released a photo of a 68yearold truck driver who spent 28 years on the road. A picture is worth a thousand words and sometimes when we visually process something, it sticks with us in memory. Mar 10, 2017 bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun damage on one side of his face photo jacqueline delange, the huffington post canada 06062012 11. Every month were carving out something on his body or face, she said. It showed a truck driver who had been driving for over 28 years and showed signs of extreme aging on the left side of his face. There is a photo from an article in nejm where a truck driver, exposed to sun on the left side of the face over many years shows dramatic asymmetric dermatoheliosis. The photo showed dairy driver bill mcelligott, aged 66, whose face had aged significantly more on the left side than the right, after 28 years driving a truck with no protection from the sun. The new england journal of medicine nejm this month features a 69yearold man whose face was hit hard by uva rays as he drove his delivery truck for the past 28 years. This mans face is possibly the most compelling argument for wearing sunscreen.
This shocking pic of a truck driver shows what 28 years of. A 69yearold former truck driver shows the effects of sun exposure on one side of his face. Nejm journal watch concise summaries and expert physician commentary that busy clinicians need to enhance patient care. The subject is a 69yearold truck driver patient of mine. A recent search of the new england journal of medicine archives for the term hcv returned 45 original research articles from the last 5 years. Health chiefs in england face a legal fight over plans to give a cheaper drug to patients with a debilitating eye condition. Truckers face shows effects of sun steering your health. Dark side of sunshine hot topics healthquest radio. Trucker accumulates skin damage on left side of his face. We all knew that being exposed to the sun makes you age prematurely, but seeing the dramatic difference in a single face is just stunning. A 69yearold man presented with a history of gradual thickening and wrinkling of the skin on the left side of his face. When i drove for myer in adelaide in the 1970 s a tie was part of the. Photo of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage looks. Truck driver bill mcelligott has unilateral dermatoheliosis, according to the new england journal of medicine.
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 his face got this way due to sun exposure. This jarring photo of a truck driver from the new england journal of medicine shows just how damaging the sun can be while driving. The mans case recently appeared in the new england journal of. 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 circumstances were about three decades of truck driving where one side of his face got a lot more sun exposure. He had been a trucker for 28 years, and the left side of his face received more sunlight which resulted in premature aging. This photo is a scary visual of what 28 years of sun exposure can do to the skin. Cnn the striking photograph of a 69yearold truck driver in a recent new england journal of medicine article shows just how damaging the sun can be to your skin.
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. 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. Whats a good way to visualize the potential impact of life. If you dont believe the sun can seriously harm your skin, take a look at william bill edward mcelligott. Published by the new england journal of medicine, the picture features a 69yearold man who has spent nearly three decades on the road. Jun 10, 20 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. The right side of his face is relatively smooth, but the left side looks like beef jerky where the skin was exposed all those years to the sun coming through the window. Jan 29, 2019 these findings are evident with long distance truck drivers.
Bill mcelligott has over 20 years of left sided sun exposure as a delivery truck driver. As they say always wear sunscreen a truck driver featured in the new england. This weeks nejm features two studies ion1 and ion3 that examine ledipasvir, a ns5a inhibitor, and sofosbuvir, a nucleotide polymerase inhibitor, for previously untreated hcv infection. Jun 04, 2012 a 69yearold man who drove a delivery truck for 28 years shows damaged skin on the left side of his face. This is what a lifetime of sunshine can do to truckers autoblog. Most north americans know about the importance of sunscreen, and how effective it can be in preventing skin cancer but seem to neglect its importance when driving. Sun damage is a problem that drivers shouldnt ignore. 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 damage on one side of his face photo this mans face is possibly the most compelling argument for wearing sunscreen. Photo of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage. The new england journal of medicine published this photo of a 69yearold man. Bill mcelligott, delivery truck driver, has severe sun damage on.
Truck driver heart disease risk factors information for. And, even if the sun doesnt feel warm, it can still damage your skin. During the 28 years mcelligott spent driving a truck for a living, the uva rays he received through the window of his vehicle severely damaged. The 69 yearold truck driver a sunbather ultraviolet a uva rays had penetrated his drivers side window glass, damaging the outermost. New england journal of medicine cbs news its no secret that lots of sun damages the. One face, but two sides of a story society the guardian. Check out the photo on the left of a 69yearold truck driver that was recently published in the new england journal of medicine. Truckers need to heed potential sun damage go by truck. The left side of his face is wrinkled and thicker than his right side from years of the sun. Too much ultraviolet radiation from the sun has been tied to premature aging, more wrinkles and a raised risk for potentially deadly skin cancer. Jul 11, 2015 12 outrageous tanning myths that should be burned immediately. Half of truck drivers face prematurely aged due to sun damage. Subsequently, while the right side of his face is aging quite well, the left side looks considerably older than the right. A truck drivers sunworn face has been used as the perfect example of what damage uv rays can do to the skin.
Jan 28, 2018 photo of truck driver shows what 28 years of sun damage looks like. In a recent study, 38% of people interviewed reported regular sunsc. Australian trucking and transport history public group. Treatment of this condition, known as dermatoheliosis, is tough. Americas truckers put their lives at risk during this. He presented with gradual wrinkling and thickening of the skin on the left side of his face. Startling portrait offers visual proof that sunlight causes premature aging. 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 sun s. If youre a professional truck driver, you get a lot of sun exposure every day, and its mostly to the left side of your face. 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. Chronic sun exposure damages truckers skin through glass. The trucking industry is ranked as having the greatest number of injuries and illnesses among commercial drivers. Photo of 28 year veteran truck driver reveals decades of sun exposure and damage to one side of his face. He never applied sunscreen as he thought his window would block radiation from the sun.
Dec 03, 2012 the new england journal of medicine nejm this month features a 69yearold man whose face was hit hard by uva rays as he drove his delivery truck for the past 28 years. Tanning and tanning bed use can age your skin 70 times faster than the normal aging process. You must be a sixdayperweek subscriber to the greeneville sun and be registered on this website. I dont know if you have seen this, but a new england journal of medicine article published last year showed a shocking photo of a 69yearold man with a 28 year history of sun exposure on just half of his face. A new england journal of medicine photo shows amazing onesided sun damage on a truck drivers. The argument for wearing sun protection as proven by the truck driver whose face aged 20 years faster on his window side. The lefthand side of the 66yearolds face is deeply lined, pitted and sagging. A 69yearold truck driver has revealed what 28 years of sun exposure can do to the skin.
We think the sun exposure just on this side of the. Company drivers have been classified as independent contractors, and this misclassification. The sun has been scientifically proven to cause photoaging, a term known as dermatoheliosis. The physical examination showed hyperkeratosis with accentuated ridging, mul. His condition is called unilateral dermatoheliosis, from. The people who applied sunscreen daily showed practically no visible change. This mans face paints a compelling picture for sun godsgoddesses everywhere.
Face of a truck driver who had sun on one side of his face. Jennifer gordon nejm a new striking image of a 69yearold truck driver shows just how much. The uv rays are not diminished by the cold temperatures. New england journal of medicine cbs news its no secret that lots of sun. A new england journal of medicine photo shows amazing onesided sun damage on a truck driver s face. What did this truck driver do, drive in one direction, one constant route, every day for 28 years. Half of truck drivers face prematurely aged due to sun. I hate wearing sunscreen but after reading the following article published in the new england journal of medicine im going to have to reconsider my stance. The good news is, there is still a safe way to get. This is what nearly 30 years of sun can do to your skin. By now youve most likely seen the picture of bill mcelligott, the truck driver who had severe sun damage on one side of his face it came from a, now famous, study by the new england journal of medicine released in 2012. Trucker accumulates skin damage on left side of his face after 28. This has convinced me to start wearing suncreen probably repost.
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. Startling portrait offers visual proof that sunlight causes. Truck driver face is the result of sun damage after years and massive hours behind the wheel driving a truck. The right side of the veteran truckers face looks his actual age of. A 69yearold man who drove a delivery truck for 28 years shows damaged skin on the left side of his face. We know that we should wear suncream when were basking on the beach but few of us use it every day as part of our regular. Published by the new england journal of medicine, the picture features a. However, after many years on the road you can see the unfortunate result. Now add on 25 years of daily sun exposure and see the dramatic photoaging seen on the left side of this truck drivers face published in the new england journal of medicine. The photo you see here was published in the new england journal of medicine in 2012 in an article titled unilateral dermatoheliosis. Check out the photo on the left of a 69yearold truck driver that was. What is new in oncology and other therapeutic areas. The sole purpose of this group is to conect like minded people and keep history alive.
957 1063 1087 770 777 544 1205 956 794 589 82 1383 548 1206 861 1431 1285 1650 308 621 1469 294 1458 31 1383 509 1433 937 16 115 59 563 491 1295 1144 336 1061 844 1108 1266 1117