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Posted on May 2, 2012

Big things are happening!

We are finally moving to Issaquah and we have another little girl on the way. As if that were not enough, I decided it was time to start my own practice. In order to get everything ready and still spend some time with my family, I am not seeing patients the next few months. However, if you would like to be contacted to schedule an appointment, please contact us here....

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD

Posted on May 1, 2012

Tanning

Tanning for Prom

Q: I am sixteen and I want to go tanning for prom. I just dont know what to do-- whether spray tanning or in a bed tanning? I know tanning in a bed causes cancer, but if I just go for like 2 weeks everyother day will it hurt? A: Yes, it will. Studies have shown that people who have NEVER gone to a tanning bed have less skin cancer than people who have EVER gone. Even just a few times. Ask around and find out who does good spray tans in your area. No ill health effects from a spray tan at all. Once...

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD

Posted on July 1, 2011

Melanoma, Tanning

Does occasional tanning damage my skin?

Q: Is tanning occasionally (1-10 times a year) damaging to my skin? I don't burn and have no family history of skin cancer? -Bothell, WA A: Doesn't matter if you burn or not. The tanning response requires genetic damage to the DNA in your skin cells in order for tanning to happen. Even tanning 10 times a year raises the risk of melanoma by 34%. Tanning also dramatically accelerates the aging process in your skin by completely shutting down collagen production temporarily....

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD