It’s always puzzles me why it appears these days that people
want a tan by using a tanning machine, especially the younger adults. Most people
choose to tan indoors at salons, spas, and gyms because they tend to think that
it is safer than sunbathing because of UV rays. The color you get maybe nice
and compliments most, but, how safe are tanning beds? You would figure the tanning beds would be
the safest, they would be better to your skin than the sun, right? The answer is
no! 
Lying in these tanning machines is quite dangerous. How dangerous?
Most tanning beds release very high and dangerous levels of ultraviolet
radiation, which has been proved to cause premature aging. Tanning beds may
cause burns, suppress immune systems, cause cosmetic and drug-induced
photosensitivity, and create a higher risk of developing skin cancer. According
to doctors and researchers, the tanning bed is 3 to 4 times more damaging than
the sun’s UV rays.
Ultraviolet
radiation is harmful to the DNA in your body. Overexposure to UV rays in
tanning beds can damage the retina, burn the cornea, and change the structure
of the lens so that it begins to cloud, forming a cataract in the course of
time. Skin cancer caused largely due to exposure to UV radiation is the biggest
danger of tanning beds. The three types
of skin cancer related to exposure to ultra violet rays are basal cell
carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and the most deadly form of skin cancer,
melanoma.
Melanoma appears as a mole, but a
mole that is not shape normal according to doctors. Melanoma will
spread to your blood vessels and organs if not discovered on time. When it
reaches your organs, there is a high risk that it becomes incurable. The skin cancer melanoma is one of the fastest growing
diseases. Two percent of people are diagnosed with it every year. If you see a
mole or some type of scar that wasn’t there before and it keeps changing or
getting bigger, you should seek your doctor right away. Skin cancer treatment
may be an option and if it has not progressed, than your doctor can remove
these moles before they spread and get worse.
If you are a tanner and lover of the
tanning beds you are 75% more likely to get this skin cancer. It can disfigure
the body, dramatically damaging your image. When you have skin cancer on a part
of your body the doctors have to remove the infected skin. That means that they
have to cut around the tissue to extract the skin that has cancer and if the
cancer has spread to the face this may leave horrible scars and disfigurement.
This procedure will cause you to have skin grafts to improve your appearance.
The World Health Organization issued
a statement, backed by the National Institute of Health, recommending that no
one under the age of eighteen use an indoor tanning bed sensing the increasing
use of tanning beds among the young people. Using tanning beds is not
restricted by law. However, now most of the tanning salons put forward
restrictions about usage but these are rules set up by the salon, not by the government.
Tan safer, use tan sprays or lotions. Using this
method will save your life and remember to always where sunscreen when out in
the sun. 
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