What Skin Type Are You?
Want to know your skin type? See the Fitzpatrick Skin Scale to help identify your skin type.
The Fitzpatrick Scale1
| Skin Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Type I | Always burns in the sun, never tans, light color hair and eyes |
| Type II | Usually burns in the sun, tans with difficulty, light skin, light colored hair |
| Type III | Sometimes burns in the sun, but usually tans, darker eyes, slight coloring of the skin |
| Type IV | Rarely burns in the sun, tans easily, dark eye color, definitive darkening skin color |
| Type V | Very rarely burns in the sun, dark hair and eye color |
| Type VI | Very dark skin color, dark course hair, dark eyes |
Below is a chart highlighting the different lasers and wavelengths that are available and what skin types they can safely treat. Highlighted are the lasers used in our office for Laser Hair Removal:
| Laser | Used to Treat |
|---|---|
| Alexandrite Laser (755) | Laser Hair Removal & Tattoo for Fair Skin (Skin Types I-III) |
| YAG (1064) | Laser Hair Removal & Tattoo Removal for Darker Skin (Skin Types IV-VI) / Laser Facial for the Treatment of Rosacea / Facial Vessels / Leg Veins / Cherry Angiomas |
| IPL (Intensed Pulsed Light) | Pigmented Lesions / Sun Damage |
| Affirm | Skin Rejuvenation / Skin Tightening / Scars / Stretch Marks |
| C02 | Acne Scars / Reduce Pore Size & Tighten Skin / Skin Resurfacing |
| Q-Switched YAG | Laser tattoo removal (skin types I-VI) |
| Smartlipo (1064/1320/1440) | Laser assisted liposuction. Safe for all skin types (I-VI). Melts fat and tightens skin |
| SculpSure (1060) | Destroys and melts fat when used topically on the skin. Safe for all skin types (I-VI) |