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FEB 2014

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Photo Sensitivity Beautiful TONE amount of sun will make melasma come back or prevent it from going away," warns Steele. "This means using SPF 50 and wearing hats and seeking shaded areas. If patients are unwilling to give up sun, then I tell them it may not be worth investing in treatment for melasma because it may not work and it will come back. We can't cure melasma, but a motivated patient can keep it under control with regular treatments and sun avoidance." Concern: Aging Some classic signs of aging don't seem to discriminate. All skin types are subject to the inevitability of thinning skin and collagen loss. Sometimes the pigment of the skin actually changes color as blood cells break down. In other cases, as facial skin sags and loses volume, the area above the cheeks hollows out, causing a shadowing under the eyes. Also, as the skin thins with age, underlying blood vessels may show through, appearing as dark under-eye circles. The tendency toward under-eye circles may in fact be inherited, especially among people with darker dayspamagazine.com/freeinfo • Use FreeInfo #20 44 DAYSPA | FEBRUARY 2014 › › People of Anglo-Saxon ancestries are more prone to sun damage and sunburn, although, contrary to popular belief, people with skin of color are also susceptible and need to be vigilant about sunscreen use and measuring UV exposure. All estheticians learn about The Fitzpatrick Scale, developed by Harvard dermatologist Thomas B. Fitzpatrick in 1975 and subsequently updated. This numerical classification schema for the color of skin, based on criteria such as the client's hair color, reaction to sun exposure and tanning habits, was originally used to determine a patient's risk of skin cancer. However, it's now employed more widely as a tool by dermatologists to determine treatment and skincare solutions for their patients. According to the scale: • Type I Light, pale white Always burns, never tans • Type II White, fair Usually burns, tans with difficulty • Type III Medium, white to olive Sometimes mild burn, gradually tans to olive • Type IV Olive, moderate brown Rarely burns, tans with ease to a moderate brown • Type V Brown, dark brown Very rarely burns, tans very easily • Type VI Black, very dark brown to black Never burns, tans very easily, deeply pigmented

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