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Addicted to tanning: This could be you at age 26... Dead...
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adamsappel
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Useless parents for letting her tan like that.
I think there's two reasons:
1) People think they look better with a tan. I'm not talking Jersey Shore style, but a good tan does look good imo.
2) The feeling of tanning is quite soothing. I know for me, I love going at the beach, feel the heat of the sun for a bit and then jump in the cold water. Feels good.
This is especially true when you live in a country with long winters and where the summer is quite short. You don't see the sun much throughout the year so you tend to over compensate during the summer.
Could you explain what you mean about misdiagnoses being inevitable from your first paragraph? I've heard a few stories about this happening but it often seems more of an issue at certain labs and not others.
bggrthnjsus
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even if your accuracy rate is 99.999% there are still going to be 0.001% misdiagnoses. ideally they will be inconsequential but eventually there will be some that are serious like in this case.
in all practices and industries it's not that accidents can happen, it's that they will happen, and people need to have the proper systems set up to correct them and limit them as much as possible. a busier lab practice is likely to have more mistakes simply because there is a greater volume of material to go through. dermatopathology labs are among the busiest specialist labs because of the volume of biopsies that dermatologists take.
cloudwalking
300chf ain't shit to me
scary. i was stupid enough to try tanning beds when i was a teenager because i was convinced my very (very, very) pale skin was ugly. somehow thought it was a good idea despite the fact that skin cancer runs in my family.
glad i grew out of that phase. i'm not ashamed of my skin colour anymore... in fact, twilight made being pale look cool. yeah i could totally run with the cullens.
glad i grew out of that phase. i'm not ashamed of my skin colour anymore... in fact, twilight made being pale look cool. yeah i could totally run with the cullens.
Dreams-Visions
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Sad, man.
Cancer is a bastard. Still, had she done some basic things (like wearing SPF30), and if her melanoma hadn't been misdiagnosed as a 16 year-old, there is no thread and no sad story here.
The premise that tanning as a whole is a bad thing is silly. Your body needs sunshine; it's just that too much with out protection can be dangerous. So get a tan, but wear appropriate levels of sun screen and watch the amount of time you're exposed. Don't use this as your excuse to be ghostly.
Cancer is a bastard. Still, had she done some basic things (like wearing SPF30), and if her melanoma hadn't been misdiagnosed as a 16 year-old, there is no thread and no sad story here.
The premise that tanning as a whole is a bad thing is silly. Your body needs sunshine; it's just that too much with out protection can be dangerous. So get a tan, but wear appropriate levels of sun screen and watch the amount of time you're exposed. Don't use this as your excuse to be ghostly.
toxicgonzo
Taxes?! Isn't this the line for Metallica?
My friends look at me like I'm crazy for putting on sunscreen when we're out in the sun for a while.
No, morons, I'm protecting myself from the sun.
Of course, I lived in the tropics most my life so understandably I am at higher risk.
No, morons, I'm protecting myself from the sun.
Of course, I lived in the tropics most my life so understandably I am at higher risk.
Dreams-Visions
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damn. my white brothers and sisters must have it rough. I can't imagine going out in the sun down here in SoFla for just an hour and being burned.
In fact, I've never had sunburn despite playing multiple outside sports, doing lawn chores back in HS, golfing regularly, etc.
You don't have to lie to them to make them feel better.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
You're right. Who am I kidding? Being brown is fucking AWESOME.
Your body needs sunlight but the point at which you're tanning your skin is too much. You're putting yourself at risk.
Sucks being pale as shit.
Don't go bleaching your skin.
Jake Tower
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There's a social perception that white skin is something that needs to be fixed. To be darkened. This belief is probably partially racist in nature.
Stop tanning. White is beautiful.
Stop tanning. White is beautiful.
Ken Masters
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say that in public
anyway, light people want to be dark, dark people want to be light, that's how it is
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I don't even understand why a tanned look is supposed to be an improvement. Talk about throwing your life away over an arbitrary physical difference.
Asia disagrees with you.
"God's Beard!"
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Castor Krieg
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Banning salons should be closed and banned. Not only can it cause cancer, excessive exposure to sun will dry your skin and make you appear way older than you are.
I had bad case of acne when I was young, I also instinctively avoided sun. Later on when I went on anti-acne medications my doctor told me if I didn't stay out of the sun the spots created by acne would be impossible to remove without laser therapy for the skin.
Funny thing is, in Asia the opposite is true - their whitening cosmetics are out of this planet. Nobody goes tanning there unless you are going for ganguro style.
I had bad case of acne when I was young, I also instinctively avoided sun. Later on when I went on anti-acne medications my doctor told me if I didn't stay out of the sun the spots created by acne would be impossible to remove without laser therapy for the skin.
Funny thing is, in Asia the opposite is true - their whitening cosmetics are out of this planet. Nobody goes tanning there unless you are going for ganguro style.
cloudwalking
300chf ain't shit to me
i've had sun poisoning twice, also for only being in the sun unprotected for about an hour... really stupid of me, but i paid for it. oh god, the pain and the nausea. wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
TheAtomicPile
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This video has me in a panic. I had some bad sunburns as a kid and have quite a few moles today.
Everyone gets sun burned. If you have moles just take note if they ever change or get bigger. 99% of moles are fine.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Maybe bad tans do but a good tan makes you look healthier and active whereas being pale makes you look like you stay in your house and sickly.
Jake Tower
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Having white skin is neither being 'pale' nor 'sickly.'
Castor Krieg
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It makes you skin dry and you appear way older.
It's good to see some of the goombas from the mario movie find a legitimate life.
TheAtomicPile
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I don't think any of them have ever changed, but I'm still pretty freaked. There's one on my leg that is slightly raised and I'm most concerned about that one. I'm definitely mentioning this to my doctor.
Does anybody know if general family care doctors usually know anything about this kind of stuff, or should I just go ahead and look for a dermatologist?
Admiral Bone to Pick
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If you think pale skin is bad, wait until you see tanned skin at 40.
astroturfing
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what about being so pale that people tell you constantly that you look sick?
it's one of the worst things that people can say to me, makes me feel like shit. i DON'T want to hear that i look sick :/ i can't help being born in a country where i sometimes dont see the sun for weeks.
edit: also these comments about my paleness come only from other white people.
Rentahamster
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Just goes to show, that you should only tan just enough so that the rest of your skin matches the darker shade of your dick. Any more than that, and you're increasing your risk for cancer.
Serious answer: People with pale skin should especially not be nuking themselves like that. The flip side to this story is that there are also a lot of people with vitamin D deficiency because they don't get enough sun. Particularly darker skinned people who live in northern regions. The lesson here, as in most things in life: moderation, and common sense.
Serious answer: People with pale skin should especially not be nuking themselves like that. The flip side to this story is that there are also a lot of people with vitamin D deficiency because they don't get enough sun. Particularly darker skinned people who live in northern regions. The lesson here, as in most things in life: moderation, and common sense.
Dreams-Visions
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i see. so skin changing color (tanning) is the point where you're taking on too much sunlight?
damn.
Thanks for the explanation. Makes total sense when put that way.
hockeypuck
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Most general practitioners can biopsy a lesion, but dermatologists can look at every lesion you have and probably are more experienced in knowing which ones to biopsy and which ones can be left alone. I'm not sure if you need a referral to see a dermatologist anyways.
Melanoma can occur anywhere, including in the eye and in the anus. Not surprisingly, survival is poor in those two locations because of delay in diagnosis.
Asymmetry, irregular borders, uneven coloration, and diameter greater than 6 mm are used in screening for melanoma.
I'd think you'd be better off seeing a dermatologist than your regular doc. They specialize in this stuff and would have the tools to deal with a suspicious mole right there. They also have a mapping process, I think, that they can use as a baseline for any future checkups. My best friend goes through this stuff cause she's blond hair/blue eyes and spent a lot of time in the sun growing up. She's had some suspicious ones removed but so far has been lucky.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Apparently they get high while tanning? Seems like it gives an addictive effect.
SirChained
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CrushDance
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People with dark skin, up to and including people of African origin do also get sunburn and skin cancer. This notion of "I don't need sunscreen" or "Black don't crack" is actually why a larger proportion of people with dark skin end up with melanoma later on in life than people with lighter skin. Because they are of the belief that they cannot and will not burn, when that is horrifically untrue. Everyone should wear sunscreen during the summer and especially if you live in the tropics.
As for this whole tanning business, I find it rarely looks good on people as they tend to overdo it. Not too mention the skin peeling afterwards, just nasty. Luckily I land square in the middle between extreme pale and extreme dark, so I stay a warm brown all year round. People are always insecure about themselves and comparing themselves to others, we all do that. So it makes sense to me that if the majority is light, you'd want to darken yourself to stand out. And if the majority is dark, you'd want to lighten yourself to stand out.
I don't think that's racist really. If that were the case, people with darker skin would be treated better.
As for this whole tanning business, I find it rarely looks good on people as they tend to overdo it. Not too mention the skin peeling afterwards, just nasty. Luckily I land square in the middle between extreme pale and extreme dark, so I stay a warm brown all year round. People are always insecure about themselves and comparing themselves to others, we all do that. So it makes sense to me that if the majority is light, you'd want to darken yourself to stand out. And if the majority is dark, you'd want to lighten yourself to stand out.
I don't think that's racist really. If that were the case, people with darker skin would be treated better.
Not at you directly. But why would that be a problem? Is someone not allowed to be proud of their skin colour? There is a clear distinction between let's say...a super pale man who says he loves his skin and is married to a black woman and someone saying that they're proud of their skin and that it's superior. There is nothing wrong with what he said. It's only when it crosses over into the realm of "I'm better" that commentary like that should be trampled on. There is obviously some historical context to all of this though, but I think a slow movement away from analyzing every word someone says would be for the betterment of all humanity. Should no caucasian ever say that they are proud of the contributions of other caucasians or the cultures that they originated from? If we're to say that only minorities can be "proud" whatever that means, society will not move forward at all. Yes, LGBT, womens, disability and minority groups do get a special mention. Because their *are* minorities and their interests must never be put to the majority(Specifically here as caucasian males) but to say that a caucasian male should or could never be proud of who he is simply because of the actions of others is...unfair?
At my university, when the pool at the fitness center opens, there are a ton of people around it. The water is as calm as glass, but the entire pool area is full of people getting tans.
As someone who has a skin condition where I hide it all the time out of embarrassment, it makes me upset and sad that people my age and under would abuse their skin in the way they do...
As someone who has a skin condition where I hide it all the time out of embarrassment, it makes me upset and sad that people my age and under would abuse their skin in the way they do...
People sun by the pool/beach all the time. It's not really an issue.
SiegfriedFM
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I had a suspicious mole removed last year but they ran a check on it and it was okay. Now I have an ugly scar instead.
There's a girl at work who is around 25. I don't know her original skin color but she's VERY tanned. Can't be healthy. She'd be a lot prettier if pale too.
There's a girl at work who is around 25. I don't know her original skin color but she's VERY tanned. Can't be healthy. She'd be a lot prettier if pale too.
Bulbo Urethral Baggins
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I hate when moles start to get suspicious.
TheNatural
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Is there any way to get tanned without UV rays? Or is any form of tanning = risk for skin cancer? I've always wondered.
shadowsdarknes
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Having a light tan from regular sun exposure looks healthy and attractive.
Looking like paste in the middle of the summer isn't ideal and attractive.
Also, tan skin tends to bring out muscle definition, too.
Spray tan.
You can also try gradual tanning lotions.
http://www.makeupalley.com/product/...ce_Moisturizing_Lotion/Aveeno/Lotions/_Creams
Awww man, I hate it when people say that. I love being outdoors in the sun but my skin is such that if I'm even 10 minutes out there I burn, not brown but bright red. I can't help that. I have to slather myself in sunblock if I'm going to be outside for very long or even a bit in direct sunlight.
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