On the first picture, she has youthful features, a sweet smile on her lips. On the second, the gullied forehead, the wrinkled lips, the spotted cheeks. When Stéphane, 26, tested this new filter on the Snapchat social network, she saw herself with "twenty more years". Suddenly, his smartphone sent him an image of his future face after years of sun exposure without cream or protection.
“It was a friend of my little sister who showed it to me when we had a coffee on the terrace, the day of their reopening, says the young buyer of a fashion company. It made me realize the importance of protecting myself even if my generation is already more aware. "
If she went from index 30 to 50 cream on the beach, a few years ago, Stéphane "cramait" by brushing the body with oil. Like her, with this filter, Melchior, a 20-year-old literature student, also had "a little scare". "My sister said to me, look what you look like if you stay in the sun, it's freaking out! "
In her family, her aunt and grandmother have already had skin cancer. So he is wary of the rays. But not necessarily his friends. "Now on the beach, instead of passing for the joke that says to the others, be careful, I will tell them, look at the head that you will have without cream, it is the immediate punishment", he laughs.
At a time when France is emerging, after two months of confinement, the association Vaincre le mélanome is launching its new prevention campaign. On the social network with 15 million daily users, very popular with young people, just search in "explore", the filter "SunFun Not SunBurn", "sun pleasure without sunburn" to see its devastation on the skin , accompanied by messages: “Finally outside? "" You think you look good "," Yet by force ... "," ... It can develop into cancer that kills ".
Melanoma, one of the most common cancers among 25-50 year olds
About 15,000 new cases are diagnosed each year and 1,600 die from them. As a reminder, hats, glasses are added to your face. If the association targets young adults, it is because melanoma is one of the most common cancers in 25-50 year olds. It can develop from the skin or from a mole. Spots changing color, size, outline ... Its evolution can be rapid.
“The peak frequency of melanoma is after 50 years, but we also see cases at 20, 30, 40 years, says Professor Caroline Robert, head of the dermatology department at the Gustave-Roussy Institute and co-founder of the association. Indeed, sunburn in childhood increases the risk of developing one especially in fair skin. "
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She recommends brushing the body twice, to avoid forgetting areas, with a minimum protection of 30 against UVA and UVB. “When you see a redhead in full sun, it is as if he is walking on the edge of a precipice. Bald or bald men must wear hats.
“From the age of 50-60, we sometimes remove one, two, three cancers. It's terrible when you can avoid them. "In the midst of a selfie culture," where you take a picture of your plate as well as a cloud ", Caroline Robert recommends capturing the parts of your body, using the" iSkin "application, essential for monitoring evolution of his skin. “The first question posed by a dermatologist is: How long have you had this mole? No one can answer. Yet knowledge could save lives. "
