I took an 8mm BCC of the cheek of an attractive 25yo female about 2 wks ago. Looked very pale last visit. Made me wonder if a shot of UV is similar to a shot of morphine for some people, and this keeps them coming back for more. I wonder if this is the explanation. A few years ago I had a patient who was lacerated by a UV lamp exploding in his face while he was in a tanning bed.
Many patients get tinea versicolor from tanning beds, especially where cleaning is minimized.
I also had a patient with 2 severely atypical nevi on the covered portions of her buttocks. She had only received UV exposure from a tanning bed in that area. Two articles in re sunbed adverse effects. Pseudoporphyria and sunbeds. Sunbed pseudoporphyria indiced by nalidixic acid.