Skin Flashcards
Skin disorders and diseases are ____ and ____ subjects
Fascinating and complex
As an esthetician it is ____ within your scope of practice to diagnose _______
Not/skin disease.
Never work on any _____ you do not recognize
Skin disease
When it doubt,____
Stop the service.
Posting a photo on social media of your client’s skin and asking for advise is ___ how to treat your clients skin
Not
Esthetician should study and have thorough understanding of disorders and diseases because:
*recognizing a skin condition can stop the spread of infection
*you’ll help clients who’ve been affected emotionally
*learning when to stop a service and refer a dr can possibly save a life.
Is the branch of medical science that studies and treats the skin and it’s disorders/ diseases.
Dermatology
Is a physician who treats skin disorders and diseases
Dermatologist
____and____ infection control practices are imperative when working with skin disorders
Caution and strict
Knowledge of skin conditions that prohibit a ___ is also necessary
Treatment
Aka prickly heat/ acute inflammatory of the sweat glands/ results in the irruption of red vesicles, burning, itching skin from heat exposure
Milaria rubra
Recognizing a potential ______ can stop the spread of infection
Skin disorder
The
Medical term for itching/ persistent itching
Pruritus
Usually appears in the scalp or neck/ also called wen
Steatoma
Foul smelling perspiration/ usually arm pots or feet/ caused by bacteria and yeast
Bromhidrosis
Aka wart/ not cancerous but contagious
Verruca
Form of OCD/ person picks their skin to point of injury
Dermatilomania
Aka ringworm/ caused by fungus, not a worm
Tinea corporis
Fever blister or cold sores
Herpes simplex virus (1)
Aka shingles/ due to reactivation of chicken pox virus
Herpes zoster
Bacteria infection that often occurs in the skin/ characterized clusters of small blisters or crusty lesions filled with bacteria/ extremely contagious
Impetigo
Itchy red skin disease/ found in patches of the scalp, elbows, knees, chest, and Lower back
Psoriasis
Aka pink eye/inflammation of the mucous membrane around the eye due to chemical, bacterial, or
Viral causes.
Conjunctivitis
Redness and bumpiness of the checks, upper arms/ caused by blocked follicles/
Keratosis pilaris
Form of eczema/ dry or oil scaling or crusting
Seborrheic dermatitis
Irritating substances temporarily damage the
Epidermis
Caustic substances are examples of
Irritants
Loss of pigmentation leading to light, adnormal patches of depigmented skin
Leukoderma
Rare skin condition/lack of melanin/risk for skin cancer
Albinism
Pigmented disease characterized by white irregular patches of the skin
Vitiligo
Fungal condition that inhibits melanin production/ not contagious/ caused by yeast/ white brown salmon colored flaky patches of the skin
Tinea versicolor
Aka birthmark/ malformation of the skin
Nevus
Change in the pigmentation due to the melanin production of defense against UV radiation
Tan
Over production of the skin
Hyperpigmentation
Lack of pigmentation
Hypopigmentation
Flat pigmented area similar to a freckle small yellow brown sports
Lentigo
Often on the legs/ abnormally dilate and twisted veins that can occur anywhere in the body
Varicose veins
A genetic component/ symptoms include acne, thinning hair in a male pattern, abnormal hair growth
PCOS
An inflammatory and vascular with multiple causes/progressive disorder
Rosacea
Term for the entire follicle that includes the hair shaft, sebaceous gland,m and duct or canal
Pilosebacous unit
Small epidermal cysts that appear as firm white papules/ under the skin with no visible opening/ more common on dry skin types
Milia
Are nodules made up of deep pockets of infection/ can lead to depressed and raised scars from damage to the dermal tissue
Cyst
Is a pink or flesh colored precancerous lesion that feels sharp or rough/ result of skin damage
Actinic keratosis
Aided by damage to the dna/ forms whe. Cells begin to divide rapidly and unevenly
Skin cancer
A thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fiborois tissue/ will form along any type of scar for people suspectible to them
Keloid
3 types;primary, secondary, tertiary
Lesions
Initial stages of development/
Primary lesion
