Chapter 12: Skin Analysis

Question 0

Why are the acid mantle and barrier function not as healthy in dry skin?

Answer 0

Lack of lipids

Question 1

What can cause skin conditions?

Answer 1

Both internal and external factors

Question 2

What beverage can cause dehydrated skin?

Answer 2

Coffee.

Question 3

What skin type is indicated by larger, visible follicles over most of the face?

Answer 3

Oily

Question 4

What type of skin is characterized by fragile, thin skin and redness?

Answer 4

Sensitive

Question 5

What statement about Fitzpatrick type III skin is true?

Answer 5

It is a very uncommon skin type

Question 6

What Fitzpatrick skin type is the most common among people of Middle Eastern descent?

Answer 6

Type V

Question 7

What skin type on the Glogau scale shows wrinkles at rest and is specific to people in their 40s and 50s?

Answer 7

Type III

Question 8

What Rubin classification includes superficial pigment and changes in the epidermis?

Answer 8

Level 1

Question 9

What is NOT one of the most common skin conditions estheticians see today?

Answer 9

Vitiligo

Question 10

What condition is characterized by redness and distended capillaries caused by a weakening of the capillary walls?

Answer 10

Telangiectasia

Question 11

What term refers to oiliness of the skin?

Answer 11

Seborrhea

Question 12

What is the main external cause of aging?

Answer 12

Sun damage

Question 13

What term refers to the strength or intensity of sunlight exposure?

Answer 13

Dosage.

Question 14

What statement about UVB radiation is true?

Answer 14

It has more energy than UVA radiation

Question 15

What SPF is recommended when selecting sunscreen?

Answer 15

30

Question 16

What is NOT a recommended habit for maintaining healthy skin?

Answer 16

Eat foods containing preservatives

Question 17

What type of treatments are contraindicated for clients with epilepsy?

Answer 17

Electrotherapy and phototherapy

Question 18

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?

Answer 18

Client chart

Question 19

What is NOT a focus of a skin analysis?

Answer 19

Skin care products the client uses at home

Question 20

This is thick and lays on top of the skin to reduce transepidermal water loss

Answer 20

Occlusive product

Question 21

This is caused by sun damage rather than genetics

Answer 21

Actinic aging

Question 22

Excessive cell turnover and dead skin cell buildup

Answer 22

Hyperkeratosis

Question 23

Skin that appears red with distended capillaries

Answer 23

Couperose skin

Question 24

Center area of the face, corresponding to the shape formed by the forehead, nose, and chin

Answer 24

T-zone

Question 25

This, along with lifestyle and attitude, can contribute to the skin’s health

Answer 25

Stress

Question 26

Abnormal hypertrophic scarring

Answer 26

Keloids

Question 27

Skin that lacks water

Answer 27

Dehydrated skin

Question 28

This evaluates photo-damage based on wrinkling categorized by age

Answer 28

Glogau scale

Question 29

Factor that prohibits a treatment due to a condition

Answer 29

Contraindiction

Question 30

Dark areas on the skin

Answer 30

Age spots

Question 31

This is used to measure the skin type’s ability to tolerate sun exposure

Answer 31

Fitzpatrick scale

Question 32

Skin that lacks oil

Answer 32

Alipidic skin

Question 33

Skin that lacks oxygen

Answer 33

Asphyxiated skin