Woman stained in freak tanning accident!
By: Bee McGee
Issue date: 4/2/09 Section: The Chive
"All I wanted was a little color," cried 18-year-old Mavis Western to the gathered crowd, "but now I'm stuck with this orange mess…forever!" Western, a student at Johnson High and a Chicago native, is the victim of an unsightly and unusual misfortune - a Mytical Tan.
"It was like being in some sort of weird, brown car wash," said Mavis of her Mystical Tan experience. "Mist came shooting at me in all directions! I couldn't see or breathe, but the moment I stepped out of that little box, I knew something was wrong."
Frieda Jones, a friend of Western's, was with her when the incident occurred. "When she entered the booth she was normal looking, but when she came out, well, I've never quite seen a glow like that," Jones said.
"Mavis seems to have an extremely bizarre skin condition," said Dr. Ronald Smith of Mercy Hospital, who has not actually treated Mavis. "While most people's skin would simply shed the pigment after a few days, hers has seemed to absorb it directly into her melanin-producing cells, creating a permanent effect." When asked if he thought Mavis could ever regain her natural skin color, Dr. Smith replied, "No."
Mavis' downtown tanning salon, Planet Bronze, is currently shut down and being investigated by a team of government scientists. Planet Bronze issued a statement Tuesday saying that they were "shocked" by the permanent results of Mavis' tan, but "hope she enjoys her new, bronzed look - just in time for spring break!"
"It was like being in some sort of weird, brown car wash," said Mavis of her Mystical Tan experience. "Mist came shooting at me in all directions! I couldn't see or breathe, but the moment I stepped out of that little box, I knew something was wrong."
Frieda Jones, a friend of Western's, was with her when the incident occurred. "When she entered the booth she was normal looking, but when she came out, well, I've never quite seen a glow like that," Jones said.
"Mavis seems to have an extremely bizarre skin condition," said Dr. Ronald Smith of Mercy Hospital, who has not actually treated Mavis. "While most people's skin would simply shed the pigment after a few days, hers has seemed to absorb it directly into her melanin-producing cells, creating a permanent effect." When asked if he thought Mavis could ever regain her natural skin color, Dr. Smith replied, "No."
Mavis' downtown tanning salon, Planet Bronze, is currently shut down and being investigated by a team of government scientists. Planet Bronze issued a statement Tuesday saying that they were "shocked" by the permanent results of Mavis' tan, but "hope she enjoys her new, bronzed look - just in time for spring break!"
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