Beware -- people who work with alaptop on their legs can permanently damage their skin.
A medical report has found that placing the devices next to the skin for long periods can lead to "toasted skin syndrome", an unusual-looking mottled skin condition caused by long-term heat exposure.
In one case, a 12-year-old boy developed a sponge-patterned skin discolouration on his left thigh after playing computer games a few hours every day for several months, reports the Telegraph.
"He sensed that the laptop got hot on the left side. But he still did not change its position," said Swiss researchers.
A medical report has found that placing the devices next to the skin for long periods can lead to "toasted skin syndrome", an unusual-looking mottled skin condition caused by long-term heat exposure.
In one case, a 12-year-old boy developed a sponge-patterned skin discolouration on his left thigh after playing computer games a few hours every day for several months, reports the Telegraph.
"He sensed that the laptop got hot on the left side. But he still did not change its position," said Swiss researchers.
