Get your Vitamin D safely and avoid the tanning bed! Posted on May 4, 2016 By Sutton Dermatology + Aesthetics By Sarah Minarick, PA-C While commuting to my previous dermatology office in Illinois, I passed a large billboard every day that promoted tanning bed use as a way to fight Vitamin D deficiency. Sure, the tanning bed industry was correct in promoting healthy levels of Vitamin D, but they were wrong on the safest way … Read More
Myth buster: Can I get a healthy tan? – Margaret Kontras Sutton, M.D. Posted on August 19, 2015 By Sutton Dermatology + Aesthetics Don’t be fooled into believing the rumors that tanning, whether it be indoor or outdoor is “healthy”. No such thing. Tanning is the way the skin reacts to having been damaged. And we know that damage accumulates over a lifetime to increase the chance of skin cancer and to prematurely age the skin. You may … Read More