If a mole is changing, it doesn't matter whether it hurts.

Sunscreen is a floor, not a licence — It lets you be outside more safely. It does not turn a long midday walk into a free one
Almost everyone applies too little — Roughly a teaspoon for the face and neck alone, and again every couple of hours if you are out in it
Shade and cloth beat cream — A hat, a sleeve and the shady side of the street outperform any bottle, and they never wear off
There is no safe tan — A tan is the skin responding to damage. Sunbeds are worse than the sun, not a controlled version of it
Cloudy days still count — Ultraviolet comes through cloud and reflects off water, sand and snow
Darker skin needs this too — Skin cancer is less common in darker skin and is often found later — check palms, soles, nails and the inside of the mouth, which are the places it is missed

We will not sell you cosmetic treatment for a medical problem — If the thing on your face needs treating rather than concealing, that is the appointment you get offered
Or the other way round — Wanting something for how it looks is a perfectly good reason, and it does not need dressing up as a medical need to be taken seriously
Injectables — Prescribed and given by qualified clinicians on these premises. Ask anybody, anywhere, who is actually holding the needle
Nothing here is permanent — Any treatment for an ongoing condition works while you do it. If a clinic promises a permanent fix for a chronic problem, ask what happens when you stop
Patch testing — Before anything is put on sensitive or reactive skin. It costs a fortnight and saves the occasional disaster
No before-and-after gallery — Because lighting, angle and makeup decide those photographs, and a page selling you on someone else's face is not evidence about yours