I appreciate it. Hey, so the month of May,
we're celebrating Asian Americad
Pacific Islander Month, of cour,
but we're also celebrating Skin
Cancer Awareness Month this mon.
We're combining the two to keep you healthy.
Board certified dermatologist D.
Tess Mauricio is here to
talk about skin conditions.
And skin cancer and the AAPI
population sharing some tips with us,
keeping us healthy here. Dr.
Tess, how are you? How are you?
Good. Nice to see you again.
So let's talk a little bit
about AAPI skin conditions,
maybe some concerns that people could
have and what to be on the lookout for.
Absolutely, well,
you know, skin conditions.
And AAPI, it's a little bit more
complicated than people think we have.
Our intrinsic melanin,
the pigment cells there are more active
and so we get a lot of skin discolorations.
There's melasma, which is a ver,
very difficult condition to tre.
Also eczema, which is very comm,
15 million people suffer from eczema.
But in the AAPI population it is
complicated by cultural and genetic factors.
So and it can affect kids and in
impact sleep and also mental he.
And then acne which is also very
common but in AAPI population is
very difficult to find the right
treatments because skin is more
sensitive and prone to allergies
and also we suffer from post
inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
Well then you know putting the sunscreen on.
So important right with the,
you know the especially the mons
we have coming up here, skin ca,
where is it but choosing the rit
sunscreen which can lead to the acne and
and maybe not enough coverage I mean.
You've really got to know what
you're doing when it comes to te
treatment with that too, right?
Well, that's why I recommend you know
people to go to an expert in skin of color,
your board certified dermatolog.
And also definitely there are
products that are better and its
a myth that the those with melan
API folks do not get skin cance.
And so this is a message that I
really want to get out there.
That even the most common and sn
cancer like basal cell can happen And
of course Melanoma which is a dy
form of skin cancer can occur in AAPI.
OK. Our viewers at home that are watching
that maybe see something that ls
a little suspicious on their sk.
I mean what should people
be on the lookout for?
When should they know to stop.
Absolutely. So like yourself
anything that is new new
pigmentation you growth,
anything that's not healing definitely
consult your board certified
dermatologist we are offering a free.
Cancer, skin cancer screening
at M Beauty Clinic tomorrow.
Yeah, I wanted to get into that.
That's very nice of you guys to do this.
So what, what are some of the details?
Are you free skin cancer
screening for people to come ou?
They're going to, they're goingo
chat with you and your staff abt
maybe some potential concerns.
You're going to educate them a little bit.
Absolutely. This is all,
you know, about educating.
It's about being aware of your own skin.
So that you know when something is new and
something could be potentially suspicious,
call the clinic,
e-mail us and it's free tomorro.
It's very hard to get into see
a dermatologist right now.
Absolutely right.
We thought you know for skin
cancer awareness month,
this is a great thing to
offer our population
and then the offices where are
they located so people can. So
the skin cancer screening will
be at our Miramar office,
our Chula Vista office is.
Also there and definitely servea
lot of a API patients and theres
also a mental health fair that
is going on that is brought on
by the Philippine American Nurss
Association at the Sweetwater U.
High school this Saturday.
So there's a lot of things just really
help people be as healthy as possible.
We do have our warmer,
sunnier months coming up here.
I know it doesn't feel like it today with
the May grade that we've been having.
It's pretty thick out there,
but it's coming.
And even through the clouds
we can get that sun.
What's the advice to people right now to
make sure that they're keeping themselves,
their skin healthy and then to avoid cancer.
Skin cancer.
Well, I think, you know, seek s.
That's the number one thing.
Use your broad spectrum sun.
Screen and don't forget areas like your ears,
your neck and then you know thee
are a great sun protective clot.
Wear your hats.
Yes, wear your sunglasses.
And so you know, even in the Gry
foggy day you can still get sunburned.
I get a lot of notes, you know,
regrets from sun patients and say they
didn't use sunscreen, they got sunburned.
So don't forget that.
And you know,
just just have have an awareness
of it and don't forget to
put it on your kids Lather
on that sunscreen if you can.
And even the kids are squirming around.
He still got to do,
got to do it all right, Dr.
Tess, where's the website where
people can learn more informatin
about you and your services
and beauty? Clinic.com. And you know,
we really would love to see
everyone at the skin cancer scr.
Awesome for you guys to have
this free skin cancer clean.