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"Melanoma Monday just passed, and no one will bug you about the risks of skin cancer for at least one year. You disconnect the timer on the sun bed and just slowly simmer." According to Dr. Terry Polevoy, the previous statement is one of the top ten comedic excuses why people use tanning beds. The use of tanning beds has grown significantly over the past twenty years. People often feel the need to have the so-called "perfect appearance" and most feel like they can achieve this by the help from a tanning bed. In the upcoming discussion, the following areas will be addressed: the evolution of the use of tanning beds, why in terms of appearance are tanning beds used and the risks taken when the decision is made to use a tanning bed.
Indoor tanning can trace its roots all the way to Germany. While research had been done on the effects of light before the invention of tanning beds, it was not until 1975 that the first tanning beds appeared. Friedrich Wolff is known for having......

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