Yes, but tanning has well known harmful side-effects i.e. the risk of skin cancer. Tabby, I'm not suggesting you drop the idea of N-Lite and buy one, but only within two days I've seen improvements in my skin by using my Dermalux unit. It's basically a home version of ClearLight. Obviously it's not a laser like N-Lite but it does cost £100 less and you get to keep it and use it every day. Like N-Lite it works on exisiting scars and reduces active acne. Read my posts in Neca's thread entitled "Home Phototherapy for Mild/Moderate Acne". I will be posting there regularly with updates