Boy developed "toasted skin" condition from using a laptop every day

School of hot knocks Boy developed “toasted skin” condition from using a laptop every day Laptops don’t usually get hot enough to burn—but they can still be harmful.

13 Credit: Getty | The Good Brigade Credit: Getty | The Good Brigade Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Fears that modern electronic devices may harm children are nothing new. Gadgets with screens of any size have long been allegedly melting, rotting, and/or corrupting the brains of youths for decades. However, a medical case report published this week offers a new and alarming way our digital doodads may cause physical harm.