Chapter 12: Skin Analysis Flashcards
Why are the acid mantle and barrier function not as healthy in dry skin?
Lack of lipids
What can cause skin conditions?
Both internal and external factors
What beverage can cause dehydrated skin?
Coffee.
What skin type is indicated by larger, visible follicles over most of the face?
Oily
What type of skin is characterized by fragile, thin skin and redness?
Sensitive
What statement about Fitzpatrick type III skin is true?
It is a very uncommon skin type
What Fitzpatrick skin type is the most common among people of Middle Eastern descent?
Type V
What skin type on the Glogau scale shows wrinkles at rest and is specific to people in their 40s and 50s?
Type III
What Rubin classification includes superficial pigment and changes in the epidermis?
Level 1
What is NOT one of the most common skin conditions estheticians see today?
Vitiligo
What condition is characterized by redness and distended capillaries caused by a weakening of the capillary walls?
Telangiectasia
What term refers to oiliness of the skin?
Seborrhea
What is the main external cause of aging?
Sun damage
What term refers to the strength or intensity of sunlight exposure?
Dosage.
What statement about UVB radiation is true?
It has more energy than UVA radiation
What SPF is recommended when selecting sunscreen?
30
What is NOT a recommended habit for maintaining healthy skin?
Eat foods containing preservatives
What type of treatments are contraindicated for clients with epilepsy?
Electrotherapy and phototherapy
What document is a record of all of your notes from the skin analysis, what you used in the treatment, and your home-care recommendations?
Client chart
What is NOT a focus of a skin analysis?
Skin care products the client uses at home
This is thick and lays on top of the skin to reduce transepidermal water loss
Occlusive product
This is caused by sun damage rather than genetics
Actinic aging
Excessive cell turnover and dead skin cell buildup
Hyperkeratosis
Skin that appears red with distended capillaries
Couperose skin
Center area of the face, corresponding to the shape formed by the forehead, nose, and chin
T-zone
This, along with lifestyle and attitude, can contribute to the skin’s health
Stress
Abnormal hypertrophic scarring
Keloids
Skin that lacks water
Dehydrated skin
This evaluates photo-damage based on wrinkling categorized by age
Glogau scale
Factor that prohibits a treatment due to a condition
Contraindiction
Dark areas on the skin
Age spots
This is used to measure the skin type’s ability to tolerate sun exposure
Fitzpatrick scale
Skin that lacks oil
Alipidic skin
Skin that lacks oxygen
Asphyxiated skin
