SKIN TYPES

 I have always wondered how  anyone can forget about a billion people of this world when they are talking about the world population in general.

Specially during the latest election circus
"Judeo christian" what about atheists, Hindus,Buddhists,sikhs,Zoroastrians ,Jains,ismailis,Nirankaris ,bahais, Scientologists etc etc

then  let us see if  Health care  is any more   scientific and  less biased .
NO

looks  nonracial, but is not found to be useful by  Aesthetic surgeons.

Fitzpatrick classification of skin type

I Always burns never tans
 II Burns easily, tans with difficulty
III Rarely burns, tans easily
IV Never burns, tans

Lancer ethnicity scale (LES) Geography Fitzpatrick skin type LES skin type

African background

Central East, West African V 5 Eritrean and Ethiopian V 5 North African, Middle East V

5 Arabian background Sephardic Jewish III

4 Asian background Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese IV

 4 Filipino, Polynesian IV

4 European background Ashkenazi Jewish II

3 Celtic I 1 Central Eastern European III

2 Nordic I–II 1 Northern European (general)

I 1–2 Southern European, Mediterranean II

I 3–4 Latin/Central/South American background Central/South American Indian IV

 4 North American background Native American (including Inuit) II 3

this guy forgets (ignores) 1.75 billion  south Asians 

The only  classification which(is not yet adapted ) 

gives prominence to Indian skin type is  the following

is 

Table 3.3 World classification of skin type

1. European/Caucasian                         —white (a) Pale, cannot tan, burns easily, no

                                                                             postinflammatory pigmentation

                                                                               (b) Tan, rarely burns, rarely develops

                                                                                postinflammatory pigmentation

                                                                         (c) Deep tan, never burns, develops

                                                                               postinflammatory pigmentation

2. Arabian/Mediterranean/Hispanic—light brown (a) Pale, cannot tan, burns easily, no

                                                                              postinflammatory pigmentation

(b) Tan, rarely burns, rarely develops

postinflammatory pigmentation

                                                                                                (c) Deep, tan never burns, develops

postinflammatory pigmentation

3. Asian—yellow                                                              (a) Pale, cannot tan, burns easily, no

postinflammatory pigmentation

(b) Tan, rarely burns, rarely develops

postinflammatory pigmentation

(c) Deep tan, never burns, develops

postinflammatory pigmentation

4. Indian—brown                                                             (a) Pale, cannot tan, burns easily, no

postinflammatory pigmentation

(b) Tan, rarely burns, rarely develops

postinflammatory pigmentation

(c) Deep tan, never burns, develops

postinflammatory pigmentation

5. African—black                                                              (a) Pale, cannot tan, burns easily, no

postinflammatory pigmentation

(b) Tan, rarely burns, rarely develops

postinflammatory pigmentation

(c) Deep tan, never burns, develops

postinflammatory pigmentation



"pigmentation response occurs. It is hoped that this chapter will stimulate a lively scientific discussion that will take surgical dermatology from “Caucasian-centric” to multiracial. The development of a new classification of skin type will allow physicians of all races to treat patients of all races with techniques specific for the particular race being treated. Equally important would be to more completely r"

from  Simplified facial rejuvination