Estheticians In The Medical Field Flashcards
A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the skin and nails.
Dermatologist
Performed for aesthetic and reconstructive purposes.
Plastic surgery
A medical doctor that specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
Plastic surgeon
The use of chemical solutions to exfoliate the surface of the skin, promote cell turnover, and induce desquamation of the stratum corneum.
Chemical peel
What treatment improves skin tone and texture, decreases fine lines and wrinkles, evens pigmentation, removes age spots, improves the appearance of superficial scars and reduces pore size?
Chemical oeel
Shedding, peeling, or the skin coming off in scales are all properties of…
Desquamation
Which type of peel can be performed by an esthetician in a skin care center?
Light peel
The agency that has established procedural guides lines to ensure safety and consistency of the use of alpha hydroxy acids for chemical peels.
EMDA
The ______ the pH of a chemical peel, the more aggressive it is.
Lower
Estheticians are only allowed to use AHA products with a maximum of ____% acid and a pH no lower than ____.
30% 3.0
How long should sun exposure be avoided after a chemical peel?
1 month minimum
Chemical peels are most effective on _____ skin with _______ wrinkles.
Fair superficial
What are the possible side effects of a chemical peel?
Temporary throbbing and tingling, mild swelling, redness, and increased sensitivity to the sun
Trichloroacetic acid and beta hydroxy acids such as salicylic acid are used for ______ depth peels.
Medium
Medium depth peels are composed of _______% glycolic acid or ______% TCA.
50-70% 35-40%
How many days is recovery for a TCA peel?
7-10 days
How many days is recovery for a phenol peel?
7-21 days
How long are the results of a phenol peel versus a TCA peel?
Permanent vs temporary
Deep peels are recommended for treating deep facial wrinkles, sun damaged skin and ________.
Uneven pigmentation
What treatments fill in creased, furrowed, or sunken facial skin, lines, and wrinkles?
Collagen or fat injections
Collagen or fat injections usually last for how many months?
3-6 months
______ is a naturally occurring protein that is a complement of human skin, joints, bones and ligaments.
Collagen
Injectable collagen is derived from purified ______ collagen since it is similar to human collagen.
Bovine
Collagen and fat injections are most effective on _____, ______ colored skin.
Dry light
Side effects of collagen and fat injections include?
Temporary stinging or throbbing, mild redness, swelling, excess fullness, and allergic reaction
Fat for fat injections is removed from a donor site on the patient. These areas are the…..
Abdomen buttocks thighs
What procedure is used to treat sunken cheeks, laugh lines, skin depressions or indentations, forehead wrinkles or to enlarge lips?
Fat injection
An injection which blocks nerve impulses and temporarily paralyzed muscles that cause facial wrinkles.
Botox
Was originally developed to treat eye muscle disorders and abnormal neck and shoulder contractions.
Botox
How long does it take to recover from Botox?
Immediately
Botox is recommended for patients who have wrinkles caused by ________.
Facial wrinkles
What are the possible side effects of Botox?
Mild bruising or swelling, mild headache, flu like symptoms, temporary drooping eyelids, nausea.
How long does Botox last?
2-3 months
________ and ________ are surgical procedures that improve uneven skin texture due to acne, facial scars, and fine wrinkles by mechanically scraping off top layers of the skin.
Dermabrasion dermaplaning
Uses a motorized rough wire brush or burr to scrape away the surface of the skin.
Dermabrasion
Uses an oscillating blade, called a dermatome, to remove the surface of the skin that has grown higher around scarred or wrinkles areas to level the skin.
Dermaplaning
Dermabrasion is performed by a ______ and microdermabrasion is performed by an ________.
Physician esthetician
What are some possible side effects of dermabrasion or dermaplaning?
Temporary tingling or burning, mild swelling, redness, lightening of treated skin, increased sensitivity to the sun, formation of milia, cold sore flare ups.
How long do the results of dermabrasion and dermaplaning last?
Permanent
How long after dermabrasion or dermaplaning can normal activities be resumed? Strenuous activities? And complete healing?
2 weeks, 4-6 weeks, 3-6 months
Eyelid surgery that removes excess fat, skin, or muscle from the upper loss and puffy bags beneath the eyes.
Blepharoplasty
What are some possible side effects of blepharoplasty?
Temporary discomfort, tightness of lids, mild swelling and bruising, temporary dryness and itchiness of eyes, excess tearing, sensitivity to light, blurred vision.
How long do the results of blepharoplasty last?
Several years or permanent
How long after blepharoplasty can you begin reading again? Normal activities? Wear contacts?
2-3 days, 7-10 days, 2 weeks.
Improves visible signs of aging by removing excess fat, tightening underlying muscles, and redraping the skin of the face and neck.
Rhytidectomy facelift
Recommended for individuals whose face and neck have begun to sag but still have some elasticity in their facial skin and good bone structure.
Rhytidectomy facelift
What are some possible side effects of rhytidectomy?
Temporary bruising, swelling, numbness and tenderness of the skin
After a rhytidectomy how long before normal activities can be performed? Complete healing?
10-14 days, 2-3 weeks
How long do the results of a rhytidectomy last?
5-10 years
Uses a beam of highly focused light to vaporize the upper layers of damaged skin at specific and controlled levels of penetration.
Laser resurfacing
Laser resurfacing treatments can stimulate increased production of _____ and _____, making the new skin smoother, tighter, and more youthful.
Collagen elastin
_____ lasers remove the affected portion of the epidermis to heat the papillary dermis, which regenerates collagen.
Ablative
______ lasers penetrate the epidermis usually without affecting it, to treat the papillary dermis below.
Non ablative
Laser resurfacing is recommended for patients seeking treatment for…
Fine lines
What are some possible side effects of laser resurfacing?
Temporary swlelling, discomfort, lightening of treated areas, increased sensitivity to the sun and makeup, pinkness or redness
How long do the results of laser resurfacing last?
Long lasting
How long after laser resurfacing can normal activity be resumed? Redness fades?
2 weeks, 6 months
What type of post operative complication develops when microbes invade an inured, open or wounded part of the body?
Bacterial infection
What is a superficial infection that occurs on moist areas of the skin?
Yeast infection
Surgery to reshape the nose.
Rhinoplasty
What are some possible side effects of a rhinoplasty?
Temporary swelling, bruising, headachea
How long do the results of a rhinoplasty last?
Permanent
How long after a rhinoplasty can normal activity be resumed? Avoid hitting the nose for? Complete healing?
1-2 weeks; 8 weeks, 1 year
Characterized by a break in the continuity of the skin that is caused by trauma to the tissue.
Wound
An extremely contagious bacterial infection that affects the membrane that lines the eyelids.
Conjunctivitis
Highly contagious, viral infections that are triggered when the body or skin is placed under extreme stress.
Herpetic infections
Symptoms include extreme redness and clusters or large patches of pustules which can later develop into scaly patches.
Yeast infection
What is the clinical term for bruising of the skin?
Ecchymosis
What is the clinical term for redness?
Erythema
What degree of burns is the least serious and only damages the epidermis?
First
Damage from what type of burn penetrates the dermis, resulting in redness, swelling, and blistering?
Second
To care for a second degree burn, the burned area should be…
Immersed in cool water
The most severe burn which damages or destroys underlying tissue, exposes nerve endings and burns fat, muscle and bone.
Third degree
Taking a section of healthy skin from an unburned area of the body and surgically reattaching it to cover the burned area.
Skin graft surgery
Third degree burns are frequently treated with …
Antimicrobial dressings
What type of medication is applied directly to the skin?
Topical medication
What type of medications are taken orally and travel through the body in the bloodstream?
Systemic medications
Cremes or ointments used to promote rapid cell turnover and exfoliation.
Keratolytic medication
A topical medication used to treat inflammatory conditions like dermatitis.
Anti inflammatory medications
What type of medication is used to kill bacteria and prevent them from reproducing?
Antibacterial medication
What type of systemic medication is used to kill or prevent the growth of bacteria?
Antibiotic
The medication that is frequently prescribed to relieve uncomfortable skin conditions such as itching and hives.
Antihistamine
A derivative of vitamin a that is prescribed for severe cases of acne.
Accutane
The procedures that may be legally performed as defined by a local regulatory agency are referred to as…
Scope of practice
