Author/Authors :
Shehzad, Atif Lahore General Hospital (LGH) - Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI), Ameer ud Din Medical College (ADMC) - Department of Dermatology, Pakistan , Khan, Sohrab Lahore General Hospital - Postgraduate Medical Institute, Ameer-Ud-Din Medical College - Department of Dermatology, Pakistan , Hussain, Ijaz Lahore General Hospital - Postgraduate Medical Institute, Ameer-Ud-Din Medical College - Department of Dermatology, Pakistan
Abstract :
The concept of sunscreen was first introduced in 1928. In 1972, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changed the status of sunscreens from cosmetics to over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Since then it is regarded as an integral part of photoprotection strategy (Box 1). As the public awareness about role of ultraviolet light in the causation of sunburn, facial dyschromia, photoaging and oncogenesis is on rise, sunscreens are being increasingly prescribed for photoprotection.
