2 Flashcards

1
Q

Cellulite treatments are meant to exfoliate and what?

A

Detoxify

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2
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What machine has an electrochemical effect?

A

Galvanic

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3
Q

How many days after microderm should a client wait to receive injections?

A

1-2 days

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4
Q

Direct current causing a chemical reaction is called a what?

A

Galvanic

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5
Q

Prior to a jessner peel, what would you do?

A

Strip skin if oil with acetone

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6
Q

What makes you the nucleus of an atom?

A

Protons and neutrons

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7
Q

What is a special type of current used in the treatment of telangiectasia?

A

Diatherapy

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8
Q

What are blood borne pathogens?

A

Infectious substances in the
blood that cause infections and diseases

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9
Q

What are lesions that are noncancerous referred to as?

A

Benign

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10
Q

What causes hirsutism?

A

Hormonal imbalance

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11
Q

What are the connectors of the upper epidermal tissue called?

A

Desmosomes

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12
Q

What is the name for expanding blood vessels?

A

Vasodilation

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13
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What is a contraindication for lymphatic drainage?

A

Auto immune disease

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14
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What is an example of a poleolytic (protein dissolving) treatment?

A

Gommage

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15
Q

What is a disease that causes the skin to thin and bruise easily?

A

Cushing’s disease

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16
Q

What skin type is sensitive to peels?

A

Asian

17
Q

What is the name of the scale that is used to identify sun tolerance of the skin?

A

Fitzpatrick

18
Q

Which hormone causes pores to open up and produce more sebum in teenagers?

A

Androgen

19
Q

What is the skeletal structure that protects the heart, lungs, and internal organs?

A

Thorax

20
Q

What contraindicates the use of a suction machine?

A

Couperose skin

21
Q

What does organic mean?

A

Contains carbon

22
Q

When massaging the hands and arms, what muscles would you affect?

A

Supinators, flexors, extensors

23
Q

After a laser resurfacing treatment, how soon after can a patient tolerate exfoliation?

A

1 month

24
Q

What causes allergic reactions?

A

Histamines

25
Q

What treatment aids in healing and repairing tissue, and stimulate collagen and elastin
production?

A

Micro current

26
Q

What determines how many passes a microderm client can have?

A

Thickness of skin

27
Q

Which gland coordinates the production and release of hormones that travel to the
pituitary gland from the base of the brain?

A

Hypothalamus

28
Q

What condition does thinning skin, hair loss and weight loss relate to?

A

Hyperthyroidism

29
Q

Sphingolipids, glycosphingolips, and ceramides are a natural part of what matrix?

A

Intercellular matrix

30
Q

What skin condition is a contraindication for microdermabrasion?

A

Rosacea

31
Q

What type of exfoliation is microdermabrasion?

A

Mechanical

32
Q

What is the depth level of a peel that affects the papillary dermis?

A

Medium depth

33
Q

What are contraindications for facial waxing?

A

Sunburn, history of
fever blisters, and pustulesor papules, a recent history of prescribed topical expoliants
such as retin-a, recent use of accutane or other acne medications or topical or oral
cortisone medications

34
Q

What is another name for vichy shower?

A

Affusion therapy