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How
do I determine my fitzpatrick skin type?
Laser Hair Removal For Different Skin Types
In 1975, Thomas B Fitzpatrick, MD, PhD, of Harvard Medical School, developed a classification system for skin typing. This system was based on a person's response to sun exposure in terms of the degree of burning and tanning the individual experienced. For successful removal of hair, wrinkles, veins, sun spots, and scars using LASER technology, it is necessary determine your correct skin type.
TYPE I : Highly sensitive, always burns, never
tans.
Example: Red hair with freckles or Albino
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TYPE II : Very sun sensitive, burns easily, tans
minimally.
Example: Fair-skinned, fair-haired Caucasians
TYPE III : Sun sensitive skin, sometimes burns,
slowly tans to light brown.
Example: Darker Caucasians, European mix
TYPE IV : Minimally sun sensitive, burns
minimally, tans to moderate brown.
Example: Mediterranian, European, Asian, Hispanic, American Indian
TYPE V : Sun-insensitive skin, rarely burns, tans
well.
Example: Hispanics, Afro-American, Middle Eastern
TYPE VI : Sun-insensitive, never burns, deeply
pigmented.
Example: Afro-American, African, Middle Eastern
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