| The Seven Skin Types |
| Type 1 |
Type 5 |
- Fair, dry thin-skinned
- Anglo-Saxon origins
- Scars heal well
- Signs of aging appear earlier
- Burn easily in the sun
- Bruising more obvious
- Greater chance of skin cancer
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- Oil, olive dark complexion
- Southern Mediterranean origins
- Signs of aging appear later
- Cartilage tends to droop
- Darker, thicker scars more common
- Wrinkles appear later and in more localized areas
- Skin cancer rare
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| Type 2 |
Type 6 |
- Fair, blue-eyed, blonde
- Northern European origins
- Thin skin
- Scars heal well
- Signs of aging appear early
- Bruising more obvious
- Greater chance of skin cancer
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- African-American complexion
- Signs of aging appear very late
- Very little fine wrinkling
- Formation of keloids is possible
- Pigmentation changes may occur
- Thicker cartilage hard to change
- Skin cancers very rare
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| Type 3 |
Type 7 |
- Ruddy freckled complexion
- Red hair
- Scars usually thin
- Signs of aging appear later
- Bruises easily
- Pigmentation problems
- Skin cancers most common in this type
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- Asian complexion
- Signs of aging appear late
- Fine wrinkling does not usually occur
- Pigmentation changes may occur
- Eyelid surgery more difficult
- Skin cancers very rare
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| Type 4 |
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- Dark, oily brunette complexion
- Southern European origins
- Signs of aging appear later
- Fine wrinkling less common
- Bruising lasts longer
- Scars may be thicker and darker
- Skin cancers less common
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