While some light therapies and lasers help treat acne and tanning can mask it, ultraviolet radiation dries out the skin and induces premature skin aging and can worsen acne. Some think that porphryins associated with P.acnes can be targeted with light therapy. This may be the case, but make the point to your patients (clients) that any benefit to acne from tanning is outweighed by its role in the induction of premature aging and the promotion of skin cancer.
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