Permanent Panda Eyes
05/25/09 - Odd Articles
“She looks to have enjoyed a skiing holiday or worn swimming goggles at the beach. In fact, the truth behind Katie Edwards’s ‘panda eyes’ is more sinister. Miss Edwards, 22, has suffered permanent skin damage from using a sunbed. Rings of skin around her eyes have prematurely aged, leaving her flesh discoloured and raw-looking. A large patch at the front of her neck is also paler than the rest of her body. Frighteningly, the changes appeared to happen overnight. Miss Edwards, a mother of two from Runcorn in Cheshire, spent three nine minute sessions under a sunbed each week for nearly seven years – never using the recommended eye protection. But now she has quit using sunbeds and is warning others to do the same.” w/ photos
