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What is the Fitzpatrick Scale?
In 1975, Dr. Thomas B. Fitzpatrick developed a skin phototype scale, which is commonly called the Fitzpatrick scale or Fitzpatrick skin type. It is a classification system based on the amount of melanin present in the skin, how the skin reacts to sun exposure, and the skin’s tendency to sunburn or tan.
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VI
Scale
Typical Features
Tanning Ability
I
Pale white skin, blue / green eyes
Always burns and never tans
II
White skin
Burns easily and tans minimally
III
Darker white / light brown skin
Sometimes burns but slowly tans to a light brown
IV
Moderate brown skin
Rarely burns and tans easily
V
Dark brown skin
Very rarely burns and tans darkly easily
VI
Deeply pigmented dark brown
Never burns and always tans darkly
Scale
Typical Features
I
Pale white skin, blue / green eyes
Tanning Ability
Always burns and never tans
II
White skin
Tanning Ability
Burns easily and tans minimally
III
Darker white / light brown skin
Tanning Ability
Sometimes burns but slowly tans to a light brown
IV
Moderate brown skin
Tanning Ability
Rarely burns and tans easily
V
Dark brown skin
Tanning Ability
Very rarely burns and tans darkly easily
VI
Deeply pigmented dark brown
Tanning Ability
Never burns and always tans darkly
