The Risks

The Dangers

Your chance of skin cancer is 75 percent increased if your a young adult who uses a tanning bed. There are several types of skin cancer and most aren't known to be deadly although melanoma is known as the most deadly. Your chances of getting melanoma is also increased 20 percent with use of a tanning bed (Sullivan 2010).

Tanning is the temporary darkening of the epidermis(skin) caused by exposure to uv radiation either from the sun or a tanning bed. This exposure triggers the melanin to increase a darker pigment it also helps protects the skin against the damaging effects of uv light. People who use tanning beds frequently can't produce enough melanin or over produce this can cause sever health issues (Ali 2014).

Girl using a tanning bed