According to this article more people are suffering from something called toasted skin syndrome. The problem can be caused by being too close to a heat source such as an electric fire for extended periods of time. Recently, however, there have been a number of cases caused by laptop usage. The picture shows the mottled skin that is caused by the problem. In this case a boy used a laptop for several hours a day and ignored the fact that it was getting hot. When you think that the temperature of a laptop can reach 52C it seems a good precaution to rest your laptop on a book or other surface. The condition whilst it does clear up in some people can cause permanent discolouration of the skin and in some rare cases cancer.
