Slip, Slop, Slap is the motto for using sunscreens

Following Valerie O’Connor’s recent column on sunbathing, the president of the Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons, Margaret O’Donnell, warns of the dangers of not using sunscreens.

I would like to correct some erroneous, and potentially dangerous, statements included in a recent article in this newspaper — “Safe sunbathing: Why we need to get out a bit more in the healthy sunshine”, on June 4.

Contrary to what was suggested in the article, the Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons (IAPS) would strongly endorse the use of sunscreens, and the use of other measures to try to prevent skin cancer.