In this episode, Danielle sits down with Dyann Minton, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, a nurse practitioner and the founder of Blackbird Aesthetics in Fort Worth, for a conversation about what changes when you treat deeper skin tones, and why so much of the aesthetics conversation has been built around lighter skin.

Dyann explains what the Fitzpatrick scale actually measures, which is not simply skin color, and the critical difference between hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation. They get into which treatments carry real risk on deeper skin, why she avoids aggressive CO2 resurfacing and high-energy IPL, why lighter chemical peels often serve patients better than deep ones, and why spot testing matters so much.

They also cover melasma and the sunscreen ingredients that actually help it, why keloids form more readily on deeper skin, how laser hair removal has evolved for people of color, and the research gap that leaves Fitzpatrick five and six under-studied. Dyann closes with a straightforward list of red flags and the exact questions every patient should ask before letting someone treat their skin.

Find Dyann Minton, AGACNP-BC, CCRN — Blackbird Aesthetics, Fort Worth, TX

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