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Skin Classification Systems

Associated Skin Care Professionals

The Fitzpatrick Scale The Fitzpatrick Scale was not developed until 1975 by Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick, chairman of Harvard Medical School, but it has become the trusted gold standard of skin typing. 1 The original purpose of the Fitzpatrick Scale was to measure the skin’s ability to tolerate UV light. Nielsen, Mary. Healthline.

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Non-melanoma skin cancer: Symptoms, Causes & Treatments

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Changes in an Existing Mole in BCC The skin alterations (lesions) typically exhibit traits like a glossy, skin-colored bump that may seem pink, pearly white, glossy black or brown depending on the skin tone, and may bleed and develop a scab. [3] Apoptosis and pathogenesis of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer.