ok stupid question :-\

[brittersmom 33]

I was sleeved June 2013. I love it. Im down 131lbs. Im feeling great and want to tan. Will tanning beds hurt my little stomach? I know its crazy but I worry about everything

[vsg_joanna 67]

No, tanning does not hurt your insides- Myth Busters even did an episode about this. However, it does give you cancer and wrinkles...

[Jdub 109]

Wrinkles to go with more wrinkles that us WLS patients endure!

[Recycled 2,182]

One of the fun things about being older is we get to experience the results of all the stuff we never heard about or ignored when younger.

And the kicker is........now it's too late. No do overs.

All thru my youth right up until now....I lived and breathed outdoors and rarely wore a shirt or long pants. The fun of living in Tropical regions, right? Everywhere I went.......everyone seemed to tout...."get some sun" "get a tan".......Where were the routine dermatologists exams and all the warnings then??? The advice about cumulative exposure.???

I wasn't even diligent using precautions with my own kids. Who knew.

Now I find out, all the sun exposure is cumulative throughout your life. It adds up. And skin cancer is very real and deadly. And it was easily preventable.

So now, I wear UPF50 garments, hats, long sleeves. Neck and face scarf. And loads of sunscreen. (later we'll probably find out sunscreen causes cancer too).

......See a Dermatologist and heed the protection advice about sun exposure. One simple sunburn that ends up blistering and peeling can put you on track to skin cancer. It' no joke.

Ok.....rant over. Back to OP's topic.......Pass on the Tanning Bed......You'll thank yourself later.

[reeree_n 2]

I was sleeved June 2013. I love it. Im down 131lbs. Im feeling great and want to tan. Will tanning beds hurt my little stomach? I know its crazy but I worry about everything

Get a spray tan instead... better alternative to a tanning bed. They have natural/organic tanning solutions that they use too.

[Keepgoing247 116]

Spray tans are quick and can look fantastic!