Doctors slam Kim Kardashian’s tanning bed boast after sister’s melanoma diagnosis
tanning bed craze is one we probably shouldn’t relive.Much to the chagrin of dermatologists everywhere, beauty-obsessed Kim Kardashian showed off her in-office tanning bed during a humorous TikTok teaser for her forthcoming collection of cosmetics.“I’m Kim Kardashian, of course I have a tanning bed and a red light bed in my office,” the SKKN mogul says in the video, which has since racked up over 14 million views and features models of her private jet and her brain and a wall covered in her framed magazine covers.But the SKIMS founder’s tanning booth boast vexed dermatologists online, who reminded viewers that there is “no such thing as a safe tan.”Tanning beds have been linked to skin cancer in an overwhelming number of studies over the years. Specifically, it raises the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma, the two most common kinds, by 58% and 24% respectively, and increases the odds of melanoma by 47%.“Kim, no disrespect, but why do you have a tanning bed when your sister has had a history of melanoma herself?” board-certified dermatologist Dr.