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For the hardware hackers who consider building something out of LEDs for self-medical treatment, please take care to learn about UV exposure limits and evaluate
by floatingatoll 6y ago
For the hardware hackers who consider building something out of LEDs for self-medical treatment, please take care to learn about UV exposure limits and evaluate both the predictable risks (skin cancer) and the unpredictable risks (e.g. pigment alteration).
- m463 6y agoI remember meeting a woman years ago, probably about 23 years old. She was very attractive with very tan skin. VERY tan skin, to the point of being like leather with wrinkles. She told me that her parents owned a tanning salon and she would use the beds whenever she felt like it. and then... yeah. I think the risks are pretty predictable but we might have forgotten.
- Gibbon1 6y agoI remember meeting a pair of 60 year old nudist ladies. Their skin was totally trashed.
- taneq 6y agoA young woman died in Australia recently from skin cancer due to tanning bed use. Just because the light isn’t from the sun doesn’t mean it’s safe.
- bamboozled 6y agoSubsequently, tanning salons are now banned in Australia because of the incident you mentioned and many others.
- 6510 6y agouva is most harmful
- beervirus 6y agoAnd for the hardware hackers who consider building one out of a UV fluorescent tube, be aware of ozone.