 Tanning can cause wrinkles, age spots, and even melanoma, the cancer that kills one person every hour. Tanning. Learn more at spotskincancer.org. A message from the American Academy of Dermatology. I was born and raised down in Alabama on a farm way back up in the woods. I was so ragged that folks used to call me Patches. Papa used to tease me about it. Of course, deep down inside he was hurt because he'd done all he could.