December 8, 2023 fitzpatrick scale for estheticians

Understanding the Fitzpatrick Scale

Harvard dermatologist Thomas Fitzpatrick. M.D., Ph.D., first developed the Fitzpatrick scale in 1975 to gauge how skin of different colors reacted to UV light exposure. This model is used to evaluate a clients propensity to post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). The melanin content should warn the service provider that any surface inflammation can trigger hyperpigmentation.

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