They’ve Heard the Warnings. Gen Z Is Tanning Anyway.

Dermatologists are flummoxed.

A close-up of three people in bathing suits sunning their faces and bodies. — Credit…Stefano Ortega for The New York Times

By Kristy Alpert

Like many 19-year-olds of her generation, Makai Wallace, from South Jordan, Utah, cares deeply about her friends, her skin care routine and staying healthy. She also loves a good viral moment on TikTok. But she was surprised to be the face of one after she posted from inside a tanning bed in October. Her video, which amassed over 71,000 views, provoked numerous concerned reactions from the medical community.

“The lioness does not concern herself with ‘skin cancer,’” Ms. Wallace wrote in her post, sticking her tongue out and squinting from the ultraviolet light.

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