Does anyone know if it is harmful to tan in a tanning bed after having a band put in.

i dunno if youd wanna do that because of your incision scars? uv rays are really bad for them. might wanna wait till they receed a bit before hitting the shake n bake.

your right, I just got a new pool put in and I am really white so I was thinking that I could just cover my scars and get a jump on things. Then I got to tinking about the saline in the band and if it would affect it or not.

I started indoor tanning the other day. Since I won't be showing off my stomach, I put bandaids over the incisions and went about my business. Other than some funny tan marks, all seems good.

Great!!! I'm glad to hear that! I think I'm going to do the same.

I've been using a tanning bed without problem. My scars are pretty "set" (almost a year old now) so I'm not doing anything special to them but overall I've been just fine with the tanning. Except...I still don't have a tan!!!

I just pretend I've never heard of skin cancer or photo-aging and lie there and enjoy it.

I dont tan often, as I am frightened of looking like a leather handbag in five years time, but pre summer and for a special event, I love to have an *excuse* to do it. Early on I put bandaids on my scars but I've had two times where I've built up a tan since then and I dont do anything, if anything its faded my scars out and made them less noticeable.

I do love a spray tan too.

I spray tanned last year, because mine were fresh, think I will just let them be this year, and spend some time outdoors!!!! Maybe a few tanning bed sessions....just to get started---I feel like I am not so ashamed of my body this year!!!

Kat

We're farmers and I like to tan a little in early Spring so I don't get burned the first full day on the tractor. My doctor said there was absolutely nothing I could do on a daily basis to hurt the band. I listed all kinds of things....tanning, airplane, jacuzzi, public pool, sea doo riding, water skiing, calf wrestling, fence building, he said it wouldn't hurt a thing.

You are not supposed to expose surgical incisions to sunlight (UV rays) for a year. They will get reddened and sometimes raised. Efricka mentions it from time to time. she exposed her incisions to the sun and got reddened scars.

I tan 6 mins every other day. My scars look better then they ever did before. Most of all its a little time (15 mins) to myself to relax, unwind and enjoy the moment.

I have tanned for two months and haven't had any problems so far. I just can't get regulated either I am to tight or to loose.

Dr. Curry says that the 'opinion' of tanning beds hurting the band is rubbish. Now as for tanning with surgical incisions--I have no idea but would defer to someone who has actually done it and what has happened to their incisions as a result.

Amy

Does anyone know if it is harmful to tan in a tanning bed after having a band put in.

I hope not. I have had a tanning bed in my house for 3 years.