Chapter 12 - Skin Analysis Flashcards
Skin that lacks oil (lipids)
Alipidic
Dry skin is more sensitive because…
The acid mantle and barrier function are not healthy due to lack of lipids.
Lack of water
Dehydration
What can cause dehydrated skin
Coffee
What skin type has a large follicle size?
Oily
What kind of skin is fragile,thin and red?
Sensitive
What is used to measured the skin’s types ability to tolerate sun exposure?
Fitzpatrick scale
Evaluates photo damage (sun) based on wrinkling categorized by age?
Glogau scale
What type shows wrinkles at rest, advanced photoaging, hyperpimentation, telangiestasia, keratosis, age 40-50s.
Type III
Type III on the Fitzpatrick scale has what trait?
Eye and skin color that vary
What type on the Fitzpatrick scale does Middle Eastern skin place?
Type V
Uses levels to classify photo damage by the depth of skin changes or damage?
Rubin’s Classifications of Photodamage
On rubins classification what has superficial pigment and changes in the epidermis?
Level 1
What is not a common skin pigmentation?
Vitiligo
Excessive cell turnover and dead skin-cell build up?
Hyperkeratosis