This guy injected himself with a drug called Melatonan II for 5 months. Here's his before after. : r pics Your body already makes a hormone that tells your skin to tan. Melanotan 2 is a synthetic peptide engineered to mimic that hormone but in a version that's more potent and longer lasting than Man warns against 'dangerous' tanning injections after turning so dark he 'looked like Madge from Benidorm' and now has the freckled skin of a 60 year old Watch Me Tan with Melanotan 2 MT2 Year 2 Results, Side Effects, & My Full Protocol Health expert says Melanotan II darkens skin moles and can make melanoma hard to detect Herald Sun Melanotan What It Is and Its Relation to Skin Cancer