Laptop Users Feel The Burn With 'Toasted Skin Syndrome' – The ...

Everybody who owns a laptop has, at one time or another, gotten the urge to remove that laptop from their lap. “The burning…the BURNING!” only to find out that they are not, themselves, on fire. But what happens when you repeatedly use your laptop in the same spot consistently for days, weeks, months on end? It’s ‘Toasted Skin Syndrome’ people, and for God’s sake, please put your laptop on a book or something. Normally only people working in such heat-intensive workplaces such as bakers or glass blowers suffered these burns, which, if left untreated, could (but rarely) lead to [more...]

Date: 2010-10-04 22:00:52

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Laptop Heat Causes “Toasted Skin Syndrome” : Online Social Media

News has filtered through today, of reports of some laptop users experiencing what has been named “toasted skin syndrome“. This is mainly due to the device being placed on their lap for continuous amounts of time, and the heat causing discolouration or mottling of the skin. Joe at PR News reported on the case of a 12-year old boy who has unfortunately fallen victim to this same condition.The unnamed boy, suffered, as only what can be described as “a sponge-patterned skin discolouration” on parts of his thighs. This has been put down to long hours spent gaming on the laptop. Also, a [more...]

Date: 2010-10-04 22:17:25

Toasted Skin Syndrome: Should laptop makers be accountable ...

Yesterday we reported about the case of a 12-year-old boy who suffered from a condition called “Toasted Skin Sydrome”, which was caused by having a laptop on his skin for hours at a time. We all know how hot a laptop gets, and I would never have one on my lap with nothing on my legs for a prolonged amount of time.You can be certain that there will be parents out there who will feel like this is a case to be taken to the courts to try to get compensation from the laptop maker. However, I do not think that the likes of Dell, Sony, Toshiba etc should not be accountable – what parent would [more...]

Date: 2010-10-05 07:30:38

Hot, Hot Laptop! | The Fairfield Mirror

According to Dr. Kimberly Salkey, an assistant dermatology professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School, “under the microscope, the affected skin resembles skin damaged by long-term sun exposure.” Although “toasted skin syndrome” usually occurs with people whose profession is closely related with high temperatures of heat such as glass blowers and bakers, it is now being connected to the heat of laptops. While the syndrome may put damaged skin cells at a risk for w cell skin cancer, it is not likely that laptop use would lead to cancer since it is easy to avoid skin contact with your [more...]

Date: 2010-10-06 15:47:52

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It’s been a joke among computer users that working too long with a notebook PC on your lap can lead to a laptop tan. Swedish researchers aren’t laughing. They say using a hot laptop that rests on your legs can give you mottled, discolored skin that could lead to a condition called “toasted skin syndrome”. The condition known as toasted skin syndrome was linked to laptop use by the researchers in an article appearing in the October issue of Pediatrics. In a case cited by the journal, a 12-year-old boy developed “sponge-patterned skin coloration” on his left thigh after playing [more...]

Date: 2010-10-07 07:55:02

'Toasted Skin Syndrome' Caused by Laptops – Care2.com | New ...

webmaster@technorati.com wrote an interesting post today on Here’s a quick excerpt New York Daily News ‘Toasted Skin Syndrome’ Caused by LaptopsCare2.comThe chances of a serious medical condition resulting from placing a laptop on the upper thighs for long periods is very small. …Toasted-Skin Syndrome — The Gross Malady Caused by Laptops LemondropLaptops Cause ‘Toasted Skin Syndrome’ OlogyWhat Burning Hot Laptops Can Do to Your Legs Tom’s Guide CNN (blog)  - KDKA  - Examiner.comall 784 news articles » Share and Enjoy: Read the rest of this great post here This entry was [more...]

Date: 2010-10-06 15:13:48

Laptop remedies for 'toasted skin syndrome' | The Tech And Gadget Blog

Archives October 2010 (668) September 2010 (3846) August 2010 (2399) June 2010 (23) May 2010 (5701) April 2010 (68083) March 2010 (18367) Categories Cameras (4134) Computers (10843) Electronics (8657) FreeBSD (1630) Gaming Consoles (15121) General (5174) Hosting (5677) Internet (4941) Linux (2941) MAC (5023) Mobile and PDA (24815) Satellite TV and DTH (3722) UNIX (4139) VOIP (2251) Laptop remedies for ‘toasted skin syndrome’ Laptop users may have never heard the term “toasted skin syndrome,” but its symptoms have long been obvious. In the manual for my Mac, bought way back [more...]

Date: 2010-10-06 22:42:24

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