19) Advanced Topics & Treatments

Question 1

What effect does sclerotherapy have on varicose veins?

Answer 1

Minimizes them

Question 2

What parts of the face are affected by the procedure transconjuctival blepharoplasty?

Answer 2

Lower eyelids

Question 3

What is a TCA peel used for?

Answer 3

Diminishing sun damage and wrinkles

Question 4

What happens to our cell renewal factor (CRF) as we age?

Answer 4

Slow down

Question 5

What is a procedure that only physicians can administer?

Answer 5

Deep peels

Question 6

What is an acceptable pH level for salon peels based on professional recommendations and, in most state, legal restriction?

Answer 6

3.0 or higher

Question 7

What is true of open sores and suspicious lesions?

Answer 7

These conditions always contraindicate chemical exfoliation

Question 8

What is NOT something that clients should be advised to avoid for at least 24-48 hours in advance of a chemical exfoliation procedure?

Answer 8

Soap and water cleansing

Question 9

A person with what condition would benefit more from microdermabrasion than other forms of exfoliation?

Answer 9

Inability to tolerate acids

Question 10

What treatment can have the effect of hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation, and/or sensitivity if administered improperly?

Answer 10

Microdermabrasion

Question 11

What does an abdominoplasty involve?

Answer 11

Removing excess fat and loose skin from the abdomen

Question 12

What spa treatment is based on the concept of three doshas?

Answer 12

Ayurvedic treatments

Question 13

What are commonly used in balneotherapy body treatments

Answer 13

Dead sea salts

Question 14

What is NOT a benefit of body scrubs?

Answer 14

Detoxifying the body

Question 15

What PRIMARILY determines the effect of a body wrap?

Answer 15

Type of product used

Question 16

What is Botox?

Answer 16

Neuromuscular blocking serum

Question 17

What is a characteristic of the people whose hips are MOSTLY likely to contain cellulite?

Answer 17

they’re overweight

Question 18

What is NOT something that dermal fillers are used to fill?

Answer 18

Pores

Question 19

What is mammoplasty?

Answer 19

Breast surgery

Question 20

What does the esthetician use to move congestion, water, and waste in the lymphatic vessels out of the body when performing MLD?

Answer 20

Massage

Question 21

What device mimics the body’s natural electrical energy to reeducate and tone facial muscles?

Answer 21

Microcurrent machine

Question 22

What is a form of mechanical exfoliation?

Answer 22

Microdermabraion

Question 23

What type of treatments does the term “nonablative” refer to?

Answer 23

Wrinkles

Question 24

What treatments employ the use of phenol (carbolic acid?

Answer 24

Peels

Question 25

What is NOT true of reconstructive surgery?

Answer 25

it is a form of cosmetic surgery

Question 26

What is a rhytidectomy?

Answer 26

Face lift

Question 27

What is the technical term for nose surgery that makes a nose smaller or changes its appearance?

Answer 27

Rhinoplasty

Question 28

What conditions does endermology treat?

Answer 28

Cellulite

Question 29

What is the technical term for an eye lift?

Answer 29

Blepharoplasty

Question 30

What is the term for spa treatments that use water?

Answer 30

Hydrotherapy

Question 31

What purpose do injectable fillers serve?

Answer 31

Skin plumping

Question 32

What is the term for the application of light rays to the skin for the treatment of wrinkles, capillaries, pigmentation, and hair removal?

Answer 32

Light therapy

Question 33

What is a procedure that surgically removes pockets of fat?

Answer 33

Liposuction

Question 34

What tool is used to physically remove tissue down to the dermis during mechanical dermabrasion?

Answer 34

Brush

Question 35

What is NOT an ingredient of a Jessners peel?

Answer 35

Citric acid