A new implant to make you tan is on the verge of being released.
The grain sized implant is inserted just below the skin by a doctor and works by stimulates the melanocyte cells in the skin to produce melanin, and has been hailed as being both safe and protecting you from skin cancer. And even more, it will enable you to get a tan without exposing you to cancer-inducing sunbeds. Nor will you have to suffer the ageing effect of UV light
Is it safe? Well, $80 million has been spent testing it over the last 10 years, and it is soon to be licensed for medical conditions at the moment, but it is hoped it will be available for general release for those who want a tan without a sunbed. Watch this space…
Here are a couple of links
the BBC – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2231991.stm
The Daily Mail – http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2031032/Skin-implant-gives-month-tan-developed-scientists.html