The medical community is warning people against selectively "burning" part of their bodies, exposing themselves to greater cancer risk.
Doctors are raising the alarm that young people are turning to a new kind of body art, where sun tan lotion is strategically applied
The medical community is warning people against selectively "burning" part of their bodies, exposing themselves to greater cancer risk.
Doctors are raising the alarm that young people are turning to a new kind of body art, where sun tan lotion is strategically applied to create patterns through sunburns — and it’s a practice with potentially deadly consequences.
By using suncream, sunbathers are able to leave certain parts of their body to be exposed, resulting in wild, temporary patterns that are referred to as “sunburn art,” and it’s getting the attention of the medical community, according to an ABC News report.
Dermatologists urge people not to do this, as sunburns result in a greater incidence of skin cancer, and it can also result in premature aging in the skin.
The reported quoted Dr. Barney Kenet, a dermatologist based in New York, who said that it’s another case of popular cu