Advanced Facial Devices

Question 1

state of ultramicroscopic particles suspended in the air or a gas

Answer 1

aerosolized

Question 2

psychological disease that causes people to be inappropriately concerned, obsessed, or fixated with their appearance

Answer 2

body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

Question 3

potentially serious infection of the skin that presents as a small, red area surrounding a skin injury; those at risk include the elderly and those with compromised immune systems

Answer 3

cellulitis

Question 4

scatter or spread of light within the skin tissue

Answer 4

dermal scattering

Question 5

abnormal display of facial hyperpigmentation due to solar damage

Answer 5

dyschromia

Question 6

therapy that uses a device that emits low levels of radiofrequency and high frequency current, which arcs onto the skin and dries or destroys a targeted superficial lesion

Answer 6

electrodesiccation

Question 7

topical medication that is used for bleaching or reducing excessive melanin lesions in the epidermis

Answer 7

hydroquinone

Question 8

measure of electrical current; equivalent to one-millionth of an ampere

Answer 8

microampere

Question 9

indication of a skin reaction; the clinical manifestations observed are perifollicular edema, erythema or blistering , or an epidermal separation caused by lateral pressure on the skin

Answer 9

Nikolski sign

Question 10

Skin damage caused by exposure to the sun’s rays; can be as simple as fine lines or as serious as hyperpigmentation, actinic keratosis, deep rhytids, facial laxity, and invasive skin cancers

Answer 10

photodamage

Question 11

Series of laser or IPL facial treatments conducted to improve vascular and pigmented lesions and induce collagen stimulation

Answer 11

photorejuvenation

Question 12

describes a toxic effect triggered by exposure of light to the skin, sometimes a result of topical or oral medication

Answer 12

phototoxic

Question 13

mottled redness or brown discoloration appearing most commonly in women on the sides of the neck or the upper chest; noncancerous sun damage

Answer 13

poikiloderma of civatte

Question 14

routine equipment calibration and device checks by qualified, trained biomedical engineers to guaruntee that the equipment is in appropriate working order

Answer 14

preventive maintenance (PM)

Question 15

timing of light energy, or how long the laser beam is actually striking the skin

Answer 15

pulse width

Question 16

singed hair

Answer 16

splattering

Question 17

measure of heat stored in a chromophore

Answer 17

thermal storage