Skin Color and Skin Care.
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Does ethnic origin or the color of your skin really affect how skin should be treated? Discover where you fall on The Fitzpatrick Classification Scale, which was developed in 1975 to help professionals determine by skin color how individuals will respond or react to facial treatments, and how likely they are to get skin cancer based their tolerance for sunlight. Celeste talks with Dr. Susan Taylor, an internationally recognized expert on dermatology and Director of the Skin of Color Center at Philadelphia’s St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, the first of its type in the nation. Learn about the unique skin care needs of African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians.
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