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mole//tanning? what?!
i just read someone who said that they shouldnt go tanning because they have a mole or something like that. i did not know this and im like freaking out because i want to go to a tanning bed but i have like a mole above my lip to the left, like how celebrities draw theirs in (christina agulara)
anyways whats going to happen to me if i do??
im scared ive always wanted to go!?
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I'm sure you will be fine.
The mole the other girl was talking about was a big and nasty one that could cause cancers.
By you explaining that it is one that the celebs draw in...I'm sure it's harmless.
Don't let it bother you. Use a tanning lotion with a little SPF in it.
Don't tan too long. If you are a beginer at tanning only tan for about 15 min.
If you are experienced you should know your limit. Don't worry...but you might want to
see a doctor (just in case). He can tell you
if you can tan. But more than likely you have nothing to worry about.
Have fun tanning,
Kelse Kaye
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You can still go tanning with a mole, it wont harm you much. It may increase your chance of getting skin cancer, but a way you can tell is if when you go tanning, if the skin around the mole doesnt get tan, then you might want to stop tanning because that can be harmful, otherwise keep tanning i have a mole on my neck area and i've been tanning on and off for about a year and im totally fine!!
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You don't have to worry about your mole. Tanning- is exposing your skin to UV light which is dangerous, which does increase your chance of getting skin cancer, but so does walking outside. Once in a while, if you go to the tanning bed, it is fine, and may be actually be beneficial.
Most people are concerned about melanomas- here's a quick rule to look out for (something we used in med school to remember what to look for the ABCDE of melanomas)
A- Assymmetry (melanomas are assymetric not perfectly symmetric)
B- Border (melanomas have irregular borders)
C- Color (melanomas are more than one color variance)
D- Diameter (more than 6mm is suspicious- pencil)
E- Elevated from the skin is suspicious
However, don't go tanning too much, young kids can get skin cancers.
Oh the benefits of tanning: I sometimes go:
1. Seasonal Affective Disorder: people who do not see sunlight (esp in winter) get depressed- UV light helps (I'm a surgeon- I go into the hospital at 5am and leave after 7pm- i never see daylight)
2. You need UV light and sunlight for Vitamin D metabolism.
3. Some people with inflammatory skin disorders can benefit with UV light exposure.
Have fun.
AK
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CALM. DOWN.
I read that thing too and what she ment was a CANCEROUS mole, like one of those big, fat, and sometimes hairy ones [the 3D ones].
What YOU have is a beauty mark, and nothing will happen.
Relax.
lol.
Btw, people thinks the moles that you have are hot. [boyss]
Trust me, I would know [;
<3L.
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