Many people experience sun damage. Irish people with their fair skin are prone to sundamage. There can often be a familial tendency.

ACTINIC KERATOSES are a frequent sign of sundamage. These small red or pink rough and sometimes tender areas are most often found on the face, ears and dorsal hands or bald scalp. Treatment includes cryotherapy, efudix cream, laser resurfacing and photodynamic therapy.

SOLAR LENTIGOS are brown spots often called sun spots or liver spots. They can be treated with laser, chemical peels or gentle cryotherapy.