Ultraviolet light exposure is a leading cause of skin cancer. UV nail dryers at salons and spas are yet another source of ultraviolet light to avoid. We recommend you ask your nail salon to use a fan rather than a UV nail dryer.
Courtesy of ABC News article, “Do UV Nail Dryers Pose a Skin Cancer Risk?”:
A 2009 report published in Archives of Dermatology detailed two cases of non-melanoma skin cancer on the hands of women who frequented the nail salon — a 55-year-old with a 15-year history of twice-monthly appointments and a 48-year-old who went eight times in one year several years before her diagnosis. Both women had cancer on the backs of their fingers, leading the report authors to suspect UV nail lamps as a possible trigger.
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Skin cancer, when caught early, is almost always curable. Don’t wait!