‘Shes literaly cooking herself’: Woman didn’t think twice about sleeping on a heating pad. Then she showed her back

In the height of Winter there’s nothing quite like wrapping up warm and toasty in bed. Some people use heated blankets or heating pads to keep the cold out and while there’s nothing wrong with that it’s important to read the instructions on such products or else you could end up slow-cooking yourself like this woman on TikTok.

People online are in shock over a viral video showing the effects of sleeping on a heating pad. The video, which was posted by TikTok user, “Teezubal” shows the back of her friend, Megan, and it ain’t a pretty sight. We can see blotchy dark patches all over Megan’s back as she asks her friend, “can you see it?” The friend replies loudly, “Yes we can see it!”

It’s kind of hard to miss, the marks look pretty serious, but Megan seems to brush it off, repeating, “It’s fine” to her concerned friend. What’s worse is that the friend explains that Megan hasn’t even laid on it yet, “this is just how her skin is now.”

The people of TikTok beg to differ

While Megan may not be all too concerned with the concerning dark marks on her back, the people of TikTok are more than a little worried. Some were a little more dramatic than others, one commenter, who claimed to be a mortician claimed it “looks exactly like decomposition.” Another stated something similar, “that’s literally so close to what it looks like when blood settles in a dead body.”

Some vowed to stop using their own heated pads and blankets after seeing Megan’s condition. Others advised Megan to stop using the heated pad for her own safety which is probably a wise idea. One person claimed that heated pads often come with instructions that warn against excessive use. That means no sleeping on them for sure.

However, the collective consciousness that is the comment section quickly determined what Megan’s condition actually was and it turns out it’s something known as “toasted skin syndrome.”

According to health.harvard.edu, toasted skin syndrome shows on the skin as red or brown marks and can resemble a fishnet pattern. “It can result from any chronic, low-level, direct exposure to heat sources, which also include laptops, heating pads, and heated car seats.” As a matter of fact, the condition is pretty common.

Essentially it’s a skin rash and while the condition is not life-threatening or particularly serious, it’s probably best to stop using anything that could make it worse. While Megan doesn’t seem worried about the effects of sleeping on the heated pad it’s probably still a good idea to stop doing so in the future.