Interesting Facts about Skin Types and Hair Growth

In 1975, Thomas B Fitzpatrick, MD, PhD, of Harvard Medical School, developed a classification system for skin typing. This system was based on a person's response to sun exposure in terms of the degree of burning and tanning the individual experienced.

For successful removal of hair and sun spots using LASER technology, it is necessary to determine your correct skin type.

Click here to learn more about Fitzpatrick Skin Type classifications.

Along with the correct skin type, having treatments every 4-6 weeks is extremely important in keeping to this timetable to take advantage of the Anagen (active) phase of the hair growth cycle to achieve the best results.

Click here to learn more about the 3 phases of hair growth.