What Are The Side Effects Of Tanning Beds?

Posted on Wed, 15 Oct 2014

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Question : Iam taking Plavix for a blood thinner. I am not new to tanning .. I have been tanning in tanning beds for 40 plus years . so whit that being said I do know the pros and cons about tanning don't tell me about how it is bad for our skin (cancer)

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Kindly be specific

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for posting your query at healthcaremagic

I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query.

I would be able to guide you better if you can please be a little more specific about your query.

Regarding whether you can take plavix while using tanning beds, I would say that it can cause photodistributed lichenoid reactions in some, but not everyone would have them.

Regards

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