{"id":1216,"date":"2020-08-11T08:08:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T08:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2020-07-31T08:12:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T08:12:57","slug":"the-dangers-of-indoor-tanning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/the-dangers-of-indoor-tanning\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dangers of Indoor Tanning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Having a perfect, golden tan for the summer sounds nice, but\nyou might want to think twice before using another tanning bed, tanning booth,\nor sun lamp. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sun exposure is a primary cause of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/medical\/skin-cancer.html\">skin\ncancer<\/a>, which affects millions of Americans each year and can be\nfatal if not diagnosed and treated early. In addition to putting your health at\nrisk, sun excess exposure causes extensive skin damage and visible premature\naging, leading to the development of wrinkles, dark spots, and a leathery skin\ntexture. Contrary to the common misconception, any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/\">dermatologist in Naples<\/a> or\nelsewhere will agree that artificial tanning from man-made sources also emits\nUV radiation and is actually no safer than going outside in direct sunlight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With national Skin Cancer Awareness Month behind us and\nsummer ahead, our Skin Wellness Physicians team wants to remind patients of\nsome alarming facts about indoor tanning: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UV rays can permanently damage skin cells\u2019 DNA, causing them\nto mutate and grow abnormally. While there are several factors that increase a\nperson\u2019s risk of developing skin cancer, UV exposure is a critical one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The use of tanning beds for high school students and young\nadults is said to significantly increase the risk of various types of skin\ncancer\u2014including melanoma, the deadliest type. Many state governments have prohibited\nthe use of tanning beds for minors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people believe that tanning beds are a healthier option\nbecause they allow users to control the amount of UV exposure they receive. The\nreality is that indoor tanning can sometimes be even more harmful, as the beds\ngive off much more intense and destructive UVA rays than what you would receive\non a sunny day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, actual sunlight contains UVB radiation in\naddition to UVA. UVB is the radiation that causes sunburns, and having multiple\nsevere sunburns when young can significantly increase your risk of developing\nskin cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building up a base tan at a tanning salon won\u2019t stop you\nfrom becoming sunburned in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about sun protection strategies to protect\nyourself and loved ones from skin cancer. Talk to board-certified dermatologist\nat Skin Wellness Physicians by calling (239) 732-0044 or fill out a contact\nform to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/contact-us\/contact-us.html\">request\na consultation<\/a> in Naples or Marco Island. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a perfect, golden tan for the summer sounds nice, but you might want to think twice before using another tanning bed, tanning booth, or sun lamp. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sun exposure is a primary cause of skin cancer, which affects millions of Americans each year and can be fatal if not diagnosed and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/the-dangers-of-indoor-tanning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Dangers of Indoor Tanning&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[16,72],"class_list":["post-1216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-skin-cancer","tag-skin-cancer","tag-tanning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1217,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1216\/revisions\/1217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}