Overview

• Megan Blain has cut her sunbed use to four 15-minute sessions per week but still relies on tanning injections five times weekly
• Despite understanding the dangers, she describes a compulsion to tan and says she physically cannot stop going on sunbeds
• After two years of intensive UV exposure she has developed numerous moles and a changing skin patch that she fears could be melanoma
• Her TikTok videos have drawn both supportive messages and mocking comments, highlighting the stigma around extreme tanning habits
• NHS Inform classifies UV tanning beds as carcinogenic and warns that any use before age 35 significantly increases melanoma risk