HEALTH NEWS: Do you know Gel Manicure Can Increase the risk of Skin Cancer?

Protect your hand.
unlike regular manicures, gel manicure offers a longer lasting option but it increases the risk of skin cancer because of the ultraviolet ray the lamp emit which is used to dry the nail polish.

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“The lamps emit ultraviolet A rays, which are longer wavelengths than ultraviolet B, and so penetrate the skin more deeply,” explained Dr. Susan Swetter, director of the Pigmented Lesion & Melanoma Program and professor of dermatology at Stanford University Medical Center and Cancer Institute.

“We know that both UVB and UVA light contribute to skin cancer risk including melanoma, mostly from epidemiologic data regarding tanning bed use, since tanning beds emit more UVA than UVB,” she told Healthline. >“However, the amount of limited exposure during a gel manicure is unlikely to increase the risk of skin cancer significantly.”