Chapter 5 Skin Analysis Flashcards
What is a characteristic of seborrhea?
Flaking skin
Which factors that affect the skin are considered intrinsic?
Dehydration
How would you define these effects on the skin: pollutants, over exfoliation, climate, and photosensitivity?
Extrinsic factors
What is true of sun damage?
It is the main external cause of aging
What does dehydrated skin lack?
Water
What is true of normal skin?
It has a good oil-water balance
What skin type is associated with the treatment goals of maintenance and preventative care?
Normal
If your primary treatment goals are to soothe, calm, and protect, then your client most likely has _________ skin.
Sensitive
What are contraindications?
Factors that prohibit a treatment
What type of skin condition is indicated by redness and is the result of distended capillaries from weakening of the capillary walls?
Couperose skin
What does the Fitzpatrick scale measure?
Skin’s ability to tolerate UV exposure
When should you analyze the client’s skin type and conditions?
Before performing services
What type on the Fitzpatrick scale is a person w Latin American heritage, dark hair, brown eyes, and rarely burns?
Type V
What are the general characteristics of type II on the Fitzpatrick scale?
Light skin, varied eye color, varied hair color, burns easily
What is a new phenomenon caused by constantly looking down at your phone?
Tech neck
What makes one person’s skin darker than another person’s skin?
Greater amounts of melanin
What skin type is more likely to have a greater problem w hyperpigmentation than the other skin types?
Dark
What is a characteristic of actinic keratosis?
Rough area resulting from sun exposure, sometimes peeling off
What is a characteristic of erythema?
Redness caused by inflammation
Seizures or epilepsy are a contraindication for which treatment?
Electrical and light-based treatments that pulsate
What are skin types?
Classifications that describe a person’s genetic skin attributes
What are skin types primarily based on?
Oil production and lipids between cells
What can be indicated by the size of the pores in the T-zone and throughout the face
Skin type
What is not one of the four skin types?
Sensitive
What skin types require proper cleansing, exfoliating, and hydrating?
All skin types
What is a characteristic of dry skin?
Tight feeling, slightly rough
Which internal effect on the skin alters protein structures and decreases biological activity?
Glycation
What is a characteristic of oily skin?
Follicles that are visible or larger over most of the face
What is true of individuals with Fitzpatrick skin type IV?
They can become hyperpigmented from treatments
What type of skin ages more slowly than the other types?
Oily skin
What is a characteristic of sensitive skin?
Fragile, thin skin and redness
What type of skin can be difficult to treat because of its low tolerance for products and stimulation?
Sensitive
What type on the Fitzpatrick scale is a person with almost translucent skin, blond or red hair, light colored eyes, and possibly freckles?
Type I
What makes the skin of the neck and décolleté different from the skin on the face?
Has fewer sebaceous glands
What is it called when you examine skin through touch to determine oiliness and elasticity?
Palpation
What type of approach will help you to identify healthy habits and behaviors that are detrimental to skin health and allow you to better help your clients?
Holistic
Someone who lives along the equator will have a greater number of what compared to someone who lives at the North Pole?
Active melanocytes
What is true of Fitzpatrick skin types V and VI?
May have abnormal hypertrophic scarring.
Where is the décolleté?
Lower neck and chest
What type of products should not be used on the neck, as they may cause irritation?
Alpha hydroxy acids
What can you do to maintain the results of your home care regimen and more effectively treat the signs of aging?
Get professional skin care treatments
If your pregnant client does not have written permission from their medical provider, what treatments aren’t allowed?
No chemical peels, electrical treatment, treatments with aggressive cleansing
If your client is allergic to aspirin, then you should not use products derived from ________.
Willow bark
Which form discloses the client’s health history, all products and medications, medical conditions, any known allergies or sensitivities, their at-home skin care program, and skin care treatments the client has recently received?
Service record chart
What should be on the consent form?
Client’s signature
What is the best tool to analyze the skin?
Magnifying lamp/light
