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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about a sunburn.
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Ignore: You can get sunburns even with sunscreen because chemical sunscreens take 20 minutes to activate.
Answered 11/21/2014
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Ask: What sunblock do you recommend? How many times a day should I apply it?
Answered 8/13/2014
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