They do not cite any skin cancer cases linked to laptop use, but suggest, to be safe, placing a carrying case or other heat shield under the laptop if you have to hold it in your lap.

Overheating laptops can pose danger to laps. Oct. 5, 2010 — -- One day 24-year-old Kristin Manigault noticed the skin on her legs had become irritated. "It started looking really funny. Then ...

In the past, "toasted skin syndrome'' has occurred in workers whose jobs require being close to a heat source, including bakers and glass blowers, and, before central heating, in people who ...

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:50:52 GMT — If you've ever felt your legs heating up while working with your laptop on your lap, you're not alone. It can actually lead to something called "toasted skin ...

Nation & World Heat from laptop may be toasting skin on your legs Originally published October 3, 2010 at 8:19 pm Updated October 4, 2010 at 12:12 pm ...

This type of laptop burn is not even a first-degree burn.” Indeed, this “burn” is actually a reddening of the skin caused by the dilating of capillaries.