Laying In A Tanning Bed Will Turn You Into A Prune
Tanning Beds Promote Premature Aging
If you want to prevent wrinkles, getting in a tanning bed is going to seriously hinder your goal. Using a tanning bed causes wrinkles by leading to premature aging. Tanning beds use UVA bulbs, which penetrate down into the dermis of your skin, the skin's second layer. These rays can cause damage to cellular DNA, collagen and elastin fibers (provide a platform for the surface areas), dermal blood vessels, and other structures. What exactly does that mean? It means, that all your efforts in anti-wrinkle skin care are worthless, because you are counteracting them with the skin damage from the tanning bed. 20 minutes spent in the tanning booth, is equivalent to spending an entire day at the beach.
UVA rays not only affect the skin, but they could also mess with your immune system. UVA rays could diminish your T cells ability to function correctly. T cells, also called lymphocytes, are types of white blood cells that provide immunity. Here is just one of the dangers resulting from a decreased immunity. Exposure to UVA rays put you at a higher risk of developing skin cancer, plus they are decreasing your body's immunity, which is what your body would use to fight off cancer cells. It is a double whammy.
It is not just a matter of tanning defeating your efforts at anti-wrinkle skin care, you could end up having to undergo one or a combo of excision surgery, radiation therapy, and lymph node dissection, if diagnosed with melanoma. Your chances of developing melanoma as a tanning bed user are increased by 22% with JUST ONE trip to a tanning bed! Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. A tan is just not worth it!