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Answer 3 questions to determine your Fitzpatrick skin type
Laser Hair Removal For Different Skin Types
The Fitzpatrick classification system for skin typing is developed to Thomas B Fitzpatrick, MD, PhD of Harvard Medical School in 1975. The Fitzpatrick skin type 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. Now, We raised some questions to help you determine the skin type. Answer the questions and calculated the scores to determine your Fitzpatrick skin type:
Questions
:
For
genetic
disposition
Questions
:
For
reaction to
sun exposure
Questions
:
For
tanning
habits
| Questions 1 : For Genetic Disposition | |||||
| Questions \ Score | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Eye Color | Light blue, Gray, Green | Blue, Gray, Green | Blue | Dark Brown | Brownish Black |
| Hair Color | Sandy Red | Blond | Chestnut / Dark Blond | Dark Brown | Black |
| Skin Color | Reddish | Very Pale | Pale with Beige tint | Light Brown | Dark Brown |
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Number of
Freckles ( Unexposed Areas ) |
Many | Several | Few | Incidental | None |
| Questions 2 : For Reaction to Sun Exposure | |||||
| Questions \ Score | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Stay in the sun long time | Painful redness, blistering, peeling |
Blistering followed by peeling |
Burns sometimes followed by peeling | Rare burns | Never had burns |
| Degree for turn brown | Hardly or not at all | Light color tan | Reasonable tan | Tan very easy | Turn quickly |
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Turn brown within several hours after sun exposure |
Never | Seldom | Sometimes | Often | Always |
| React of face to the sun | Very sensitive | Sensitive | Normal | Very resistant | Never had a problem |
| Questions 3 : For Tanning Habits | |||||
| Questions \ Score | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Time of last expose body
to sun (Artificial Sunlamp / Tanning Cream) |
More than 3 months ago |
2-3 months ago | 1-2 months ago |
Less than a month ago |
Less than 2 weeks ago |
| Did you expose the area to be treated to the sun? | Never | Hardly ever | Sometimes | Often | Always |
