Skin Types

What's my skin type and why is that important ?

Your skin type is important because different skin types reactive differently to different therapies and the sun. While darker skin typically tolerates the sun better than ligher skin, the sun can cause premature aging in both types. When seeking therapy, darker skin types are more susceptible to pigmentation changes after therapy.

Below is the Fitzpatrick Listing of Skin Types:

Type I (very white or freckled) – Extremely fair, Always burn, Never Tans

Type II (white) – Fair, Usually burns, Sometimes tans

Type III (white to olive) - Sometimes burn, Usually tans

Type IV (brown) - Rarely burns, Always tans

Type V (dark brown) - Very rarely burn

Type VI (black) - Never burn