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FITZPATRICK SKIN PHOTOTYPES
Power levels should be selected based on your skin type as defined below.
Skin Type
Skin Colour
Tanning History
Maximum Power Level
I
Very fair, “transparent”
Always burns, never tans
All 5
power levels
can be used subject
to a patch test
II
Fair
Always burns
III
Fair to light olive
Burns mildly
IV
Olive to brown
Rarely burns, tans with ease
Use
power levels
1, 2 and 3
V
Dark brown
Very rarely burns
NOT suitable
for Laser Hair Removal
VI
Black
Never burns
