While reading the New York Times, I came across the article In All Those Pages, a Surprise or Two. Here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/health/30fine.html?ref=health. 

I was happy to discover that starting in July, there will be a 10% tax on indoor tanning. I have been telling patients for years, to avoid this. I remember being on a TV show, years ago on a point counterpoint debating someone in the tanning industry. Well we know, there is no debate. It seems quite clear. If you want to damage and destroy your skin then go ahead and indoor tan. Imagine if I was writing an ad campaign of what truly happens to your skin.
If you want to look years older than your true age, have deep wrinkles in places you never expected, ruin the texture and the color of your skin then this is  the light for you.
If you are under 35 then we can increase your chances of getting a life threatening malignant melanoma by 75%. I think by now, it seems obvious how I feel about tanning beds. Tanning is bad and indoor tanning is worse. The UVA rays that are used penetrate deep into the skin and  damage your collagen and elastic tissue, the major support for your skin. They also weaken your immune system and cause skin cancer.This year alone 30 million adults and 2.3 teenagers used these indoor tanning devices There are many things that are outside of our control that cause cancer, like the genes we inherit or exposure to a toxic chemical. This is something you can control, just say no to indoor tanning!