What Is My Skin Type?
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Take this short quiz to discover your Fitzpatrick scale skin type (I - VI). This quiz combines your genetic disposition, your reaction to the sun, and your tanning habits to determine your skin type for treatments such as Cutera Laser Genesis.
- 1.
What color are your eyes?
- A.
Light Blue, Gray, or Green
- B.
Blue, Gray, or Green
- C.
Blue or Hazel
- D.
Brown or Black
- E.
Brownish
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- 2.
What is the natural color of your hair?
- A.
Sandy Red
- B.
Blond
- C.
Chestnut or Dark Blond
- D.
Brown
- E.
Black
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- 3.
What is the color of your skin in non-exposed areas?
- A.
Pink or Reddish
- B.
Very Pale or Beige Tint
- C.
Pale with Brown or Olive
- D.
Light Brown
- E.
Dark
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- 4.
Do you have freckles on unexposed areas?
- A.
Many
- B.
Several
- C.
Few
- D.
Incidental
- E.
None
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- 5.
What happens when you stay in the sun too long?
- A.
Painful, redness, blister, and peel
- B.
Blister then peel
- C.
Burn sometimes then peel
- D.
Rarely burn
- E.
Never burn
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- 6.
To what degree does your skin tan?
- A.
Hardly or not at all
- B.
Light color tan
- C.
Reasonable tan
- D.
Tan very easily
- E.
Turn dark brown quickly
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- 7.
Do you turn brown within hours of sun exposure?
- A.
Never
- B.
Seldom
- C.
Sometimes
- D.
Often
- E.
Always
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- 8.
How does your face react to the sun?
- A.
Very sensitive
- B.
Sensitive
- C.
Normal
- D.
Very resistant
- E.
Never had a problem
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- 9.
When did you last expose your body to the sun or to artificial sunlamps or tanning creams?
- A.
More than three months ago
- B.
2-3 months ago
- C.
1-2 months ago
- D.
Less than 1 month ago
- E.
Less than a week ago
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- 10.
Do you have sun exposure in the area you're seeking treatment on? (Treatments being medical aesthetic laser procedures, peels, etc.)
- A.
Never
- B.
Hardly ever
- C.
Sometimes
- D.
Often
- E.
Always
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