{"id":5974,"date":"2011-11-03T11:03:20","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T10:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/"},"modified":"2013-05-30T11:41:59","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T11:41:59","slug":"fitzpatrick-classification-of-skin-phototypes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/en\/melanoma\/risk-factors\/fitzpatrick-classification-of-skin-phototypes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitzpatrick classification"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4765\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/classificazione-di-fitzpatrick.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4765\" title=\"classificazione-di-fitzpatrick\" alt=\"Classificazione di Fitzpatrick\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/classificazione-di-fitzpatrick-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/classificazione-di-fitzpatrick-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/classificazione-di-fitzpatrick.jpg 509w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skin phototypes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was developed in 1975 by Harvard Medical School dermatologist Thomas Fitzpatrick,\u00a0classification depends on the amount of melanin pigment and on skin tolerance of sunlight<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/nicole-kidman-mamma.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6034\" title=\"nicole-kidman-mamma\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/nicole-kidman-mamma-300x203.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/nicole-kidman-mamma-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/nicole-kidman-mamma.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Type I:\u00a0white skin, red or blond hair, blue eyes, freckles,\u00a0always\u00a0\u00a0burns and doesn\u2019t tan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/070607_stone_400X400.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6035\" title=\"070607_stone_400X400\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/070607_stone_400X400-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/070607_stone_400X400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/070607_stone_400X400-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/070607_stone_400X400-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/070607_stone_400X400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Type II:\u00a0fair skin, red or blond hair, blue\/brown\/green eyes, burns usually, tans poorly<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/angelina-jolie-la-piu-pagata.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6036\" title=\"angelina-jolie-la-piu-pagata\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/angelina-jolie-la-piu-pagata-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/angelina-jolie-la-piu-pagata-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/angelina-jolie-la-piu-pagata.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Type III: darker white skin, eyes and hairs of any color, sometimes burns, tans gradually<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Penelope-Cruz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6037\" title=\"Penelope-Cruz\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Penelope-Cruz-300x232.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Penelope-Cruz-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Penelope-Cruz.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Type IV: light brown skin, Mediterranean Caucasian skin, burns rarely, tans easily<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/4433581_f520.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6038\" title=\"4433581_f520\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/4433581_f520-235x300.jpg\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/4433581_f520-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/4433581_f520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Type V:\u00a0dark brown skin, (East Asia), burns very rarely and tans darkly easily<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Angela-Bassett.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6039\" title=\"Angela-Bassett\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Angela-Bassett-286x300.jpg\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Angela-Bassett-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Angela-Bassett.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Type VI: black skin, never burns and tans darkly<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/fitzpatrick-skin-quiz.html\" target=\"_blank\">Determine your Fitzpatrick Skin Type<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Website by: Dott Angelotti Nicola, Dermatology: Italy, Massa Piazza 4 Novembre 12, tel 0585790609<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was developed in 1975 by Harvard Medical School dermatologist Thomas Fitzpatrick,\u00a0classification depends on the amount of melanin pigment and on skin tolerance of sunlight Type I:\u00a0white skin, red or blond hair, blue eyes, freckles,\u00a0always\u00a0\u00a0burns and doesn\u2019t tan Type II:\u00a0fair skin, red or blond hair, blue\/brown\/green eyes, burns usually, tans poorly Type III: darker white 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