Dr. Mariano Busso

The process was developed by dermatologist Mariano Busso, MD, who owns a private practice in South Florida and also teaches at the University of Miami.

Mariano Busso, MDUniversity of Miami

Mariano Busso, MD

University of Miami
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Joining me today to discuss these important sun car issues are two dermatologists from the University of Miami: Dr. Mariano Busso, sitting to my right, and Dr. Steven Shapiro, sitting to my left.
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MARIANO BUSSO, MD: We have two forms of sunlight, the visible one and the invisible sunlight.
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MARIANO BUSSO, MD: Interestingly, they both product skin cancer.UVB is filtered from windows, whereas UVA not as much.
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All right, Dr. Busso, how can we protect ourselves from burning, then?What's the best advice you can give us?

MARIANO BUSSO, MD: That's an excellent question.
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Number one, as Dr. Busso said, use your sunscreen, make sure you put it on before you even go out in the sun, so it has a chance to dry and set first.
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MARIANO BUSSO, MD: Answering the first part of your question, there are three basic properties that you should look for in a sunscreen.
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The most important thing, though, as far as sunscreens, as Dr. Busso said, it's got to block UVA, UVB, and there are sunscreens that say All Day on the label.So All Day protection is much more protection than the older sunscreens which don't say that.Those have to be reapplied every two or three hours, which most people forget to do.

The other part of that question has to do with the difference between sunscreens in the way of the 15 versus a 30, for example.And I tell people a 15 is a 93% block from the sun, and a 30 is a 95% block.As you get into the higher numbers, you'll get the difference between 98% and 99%; as Dr. Busso said, that's not as big a difference.

I tell people the stronger the sun they're exposed to or the more sun exposure they get, the bigger the difference between sunscreens.So most people say there's no difference between a 15 and a 30 if you're not out in the sun, there's no difference between a 15 and a 30.The more sun you get, the bigger the difference becomes, and that's important to understand, as well.

MARIANO BUSSO, MD: One thing about PABA.
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Dr. Busso, would you like to start?

MARIANO BUSSO, MD: Protective clothing means a wide brimmed hat and long sleeves.
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SUSAN CINGARI: Dr. Busso, what else should we know about moles?
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MARIANO BUSSO, MD: As Dr. Shapiro pointed out, it's very important to do a full skin exam, because moles can take place anywhere on the surface of the skin: on the scalp, inside the mouth, in between the buttocks, in between the toes, places that we routinely don't look for, and when we see them, it's already late.
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SUSAN CINGARI: Dr. Shapiro and Dr. Busso, thank you for your time, some good information.