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Skin Typing and Consultation Leadership through Knowledge. Skin Typing and Consultation. Evaluating Your Patient’s Skin. Condition, Concerns, Commitment. Skin Typing System. Color Thickness Oiliness Laxity Fragility. Color – Skin Typing System. Defines depth of color tone
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Skin Typing and Consultation • Evaluating Your Patient’s Skin • Condition, Concerns, Commitment
Skin Typing System • Color • Thickness • Oiliness • Laxity • Fragility
Color – Skin Typing System • Defines depth of color tone • Determined by amount of pigment • Fitzpatrick Scale I-VI • Color tone determines appropriate course of treatment • Darker skin requires longer conditioning before and after rejuvenation procedures
Thickness – Skin Typing System • Defines the depth of the epidermis and dermis • Clinical examination determines • Thin • Medium-thick • Thick • Thickness determines skin conditioning protocol for rejuvenation procedures
Oiliness – Skin Typing System • Defines amount of oil that is being secreted into the skin and can be classified as • Oily, secreting excess sebum • Normal, secreting an average amount • Dry, below average sebum secretion • Excess oil acts like “sebaceous glue” prevents • Normal shedding of stratum corneum • Proper penetration of topical agents • Dry skin can also have low levels of hydration • Both impact the duration and course of treatment
Laxity – Skin Typing System • Defines sagging and redundant skin • Laxity in thin skin reveals wrinkling • Laxity in thick skin demonstrates jowling • Indication of lacking collagen and elastin • Important difference skin laxity vs.muscle laxity • Determines protocol and length of treatment; type of rejuvenation procedure
Fragility – Skin Typing System • Defines level of skin tolerance • Fragility occurs in all skin colors and thickness • More common in Asian skin • Fragile skin requires 2 – 3 additional skin cycles than conditioning normal skin • Peel procedures should not be deeper than the papillary dermis
Classic Case of Melasma Fitzpatrick IV Thick Skin Normal to Oily Moderate Laxity Jowling Non-Fragile Let’s Skin Type Together
Classic Case of Photodamage Fitzpatrick II Melasma Thin skin Oil - Normal T-Zone Mild Acne Laxity – Mild Fine wrinkles Fragility – Mild Sensitivity Skin Typing
The 3 C’s • There are 3 components to choosing the right Obagi System for your patients: • Condition – Appearance of the patient’s skin • Concern • Commitment • Skin Typing completes the “Condition” component of the 3 C’s • When you do the skin typing, you also ask questions about • The results the patient desires; their concerns • Determine their commitment to achieving those results
Skin Typing • Color • Thickness • Oiliness • Laxity • Fragility Who would like to be skin typed?
The Opportunity • Give every patient who walks in your office the opportunity to learn about the Obagi Systems! • Obagi Nu-Derm • Obagi-C Rx • Obagi Professional-C Serums