The light used during indoor tanning is poorly defined. This article is based on previously conducted studies and does not involve any new studies of human or animal subjects performed by any of the authors. Only articles in English and prospective studies were included in this review. In conditions that did not have studies using commercial tanning beds, we investigated the efficacy of UV radiation overlapping with the emission spectrum of tanning beds. Additional information was sought with targeted searches in both PubMed and Google Scholar. A similar methodology was used with the Google Scholar search engine. From there, further articles were found using the reference sections of the initial papers. No inclusion or exclusion dates were defined.
Literature searches were done in PubMed in February 2015 combining therapy descriptor keywords, such as “tanning beds” and “phototherapy”, with dermatologic conditions known or believed to be sensitive to UV light, including “psoriasis”, “mycosis fungoides”, “acne”, and “atopic dermatitis”/“eczema”. We examined available evidence for the use of commercial tanning facilities as a dermatologic treatment modality in diseases such as atopic dermatitis, acne, hand eczema, MF, vitiligo, and pruritus. This can provide access to phototherapy to many patients who currently find treatment with in-office phototherapy to be cumbersome or impracticable. Commercial tanning facilities may offer another potential alternative means to access phototherapy, being both conveniently located and economically feasible. Unsupervised sun exposure is a standard recommendation when in-office phototherapy is not feasible. Therefore, in-office phototherapy may not be a pragmatic treatment option for many patients who could potentially benefit from it. Many patients live over one hundred miles from a dermatologist or have other time and resource limitations that make in-office phototherapy inaccessible. While phototherapy is effective for many conditions, the time and expense of this treatment can be a burden and an obstacle. UV phototherapy is most commonly administered in an office setting, with ideal treatment typically consisting of several sessions per week.
Ultraviolet (UV) phototherapy is used for a myriad of dermatologic conditions such as psoriasis and mycosis fungoides (MF). Selected use of commercial tanning beds in the treatment of dermatologic conditions may be another useful and effective treatment for those patients with an inability to access office-based or home-based phototherapy. Unsupervised sun exposure is a standard recommendation for some patients to obtain phototherapy. This study is limited by the lack of double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, long-term follow-up studies, and meta-analyses for tanning facility use in dermatologic phototherapy, and by the lack of standardization of both tanning facilities and exposure dosing. Use as a treatment option for atopic dermatitis, mycosis fungoides, acne, scleroderma, vitiligo, and pruritus, as well as other UV sensitive dermatoses, may also be beneficial. We found studies validating the use of tanning facilities for psoriasis treatment. PubMed was searched on February 2015 for “tanning beds” and “phototherapy”, and with some dermatologic conditions sensitive to UV light, including “psoriasis”, “mycosis fungoides”, “acne”, “atopic dermatitis” and “eczema”. The purpose of this study was to review available evidence on the use of tanning facilities as a treatment for dermatologic conditions. Tanning bed facilities are nearly ubiquitous in modern society and could represent a more convenient means to obtain ultraviolet (UV) exposure when office phototherapy is not feasible.
In-office phototherapy is an effective treatment for many dermatologic conditions, however, many patients are unable to adhere to the rigorous travel and time commitments sometimes needed.
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