State Board Exit Flashcards
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After rhinoplasty the esthetician should substitute what instead of doing extractions on the nose?
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Enzyme peel
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A means of sterilization would require the means of?
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Autoclave
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A snake like lesion?
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Serpiginous
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Applying microdermabrasion too aggressive will result in what?
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Pinpoint bleeding
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Ascorbic acid is also know as?
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Vitamin C
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Cleanser is removed starting from where?
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The chin
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Define Algo Therapy?
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Therapy with sea water
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What does a Jessner peel consist of?
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14% lactic, 14% salicylic and 14% resorcinol in an ethanol base
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Define Apocrine glands and where they are located?
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Apocrine glands are sweat glands composed of a coiled secretory portion located at the junction of the dermis and subcutaneous fat, from which a straight portion inserts and secrets into the infundibular portion of the hair follicle
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Define atopic dermatitis
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Skin condition
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Define dermal scattering
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In laser, where the epidermis separates from the dermis
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Difference in men’s facial
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Direction of hair growth
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Light skin is a contraindication of what?
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IPL
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What makes up the pliability of the skin
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Elastin
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What could you use for facial steaming
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Hot towels
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What do chemical peels benefit
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Aging, sun damaged skin
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What is the ingredient in Botox
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Clostridium Botulinum
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What is the purpose of the skin analysis
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Determine skin type and condition
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What is OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration, they regulate safely in the workplace
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If you are doing a service and notice a disease, what do you do
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Refer to a physician
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What is the main purpose of cotton compresses
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Mask removal
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Describe the diamond face shape
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Pointed/narrow forehead and chin with the widest part of the face being at the cheeks
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What is a contraindication for body wraps
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Diabetes
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Face shapes and contouring/highlighting each one
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Oval, heart, diamond, round, square, triangle, inverted triangle, long
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What is shadowing and contouring
Shadow diminishes a feature with darker colors, contouring is highlighting a feature with lighter color
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How should wax be applied
At 45 degree angle
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What causes the skin to be yellow, gray and sallow
Smoking
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What is the pilosebaceous unit referred to
Hair follicle
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How would you do a proper tweezing
Hold skin taut and pull against direction of hair growths.
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What needs to be done when using a woods lamp?
Turn all light off the room needs to be dark
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What is a cleanser applied with?
Fingers
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What is applied after a depilatory wax?
Petroleum
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What is the main purpose of body wraps?
To detoxify
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What is the skeletal structure that protects heart, lungs, and internal organs?
Thorax
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What can be applied to the skin?
Antiseptics
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Where does your lymphatic system empty into?
Circulatory
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Name eleven body systems? SICREMINDER
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Skeletal
Integumentary
Circulatory
Respiratory
Endocrine
Muscular
Immune
Nervous
Digestive
Excretory
Reproductive
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What is natural immunity?
Your body's natural defense to foreign invaders, what we are born with
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Where do hair follicles originate from?
Dermis
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What is keratosis?
A skin condition marked by a horny growth (an overgrowth of dead skin cells)
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What is a humectant?
Water loving ingredient
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What is retinoids acid?
Vitamin A
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How many pints of blood are in the average adult?
10
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Where does the skin get its main source of nutrients?
Blood
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What is the body's largest organ?
The integumentary system (skin)
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What is vitiligo?
A skin disorder characterized by smooth, white patches on various parts of the body, caused by the loss of the natural pigment.
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When prepping for a chemical peel, what do you do?
Strip oils from the skin
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In what layer can melanocytes be found in?
The basal layer
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What is a common skin cancer?
Basal cell carcinoma
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What regulated the strength of an electrical current?
A circuit breaker
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What contraindicated the use of a suction machine?
Couperose skin
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How many cranial bones are there?
8
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How many facial bones are there?
14
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What muscle connects the occipitalis to the frontalis?
Aponeurosis
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What muscle would be massages during a facial massage?
The platysma
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What does organic mean?
Substances having carbon to carbon bonds
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When massaging the hands and arms what muscles would you affect?
Pronator, supinator, flexors and extensors
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Difference between voluntary and involuntary?
Involuntary you do not have control, voluntary you control (involuntary, non striated: cardiac and smooth. Voluntary, striated, muscular)
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What holds products together?
Preservatives, binding agents
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What is an acidic product on the PH scale?
0 - 6.9
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What is the difference between acidic and alkaline?
.
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What do sensory nerves do?
Sensory nervous gather information from the environment and send it to your brain so it knows how to respond
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What does motor nerves do?
Motor nerves tell muscles to contract, making you move
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What is silicone?
Silicones are inert, synthetic compounds with a variety of forms and uses. Typically heat-resistant and rubber-like, they are used as adhesives, lubricants and medical application.
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What is not a bacteria?
Fungi
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What is the most common form of cleansers in the spa?
Antiseptic and disinfectants
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What does the herpes simplex virus look like?
Red blister looking lesions
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What is another name for herpes simplex?
Cold sores
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What is rosacea?
Vascular condition characterized by red flushing skin
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What is the most stimulating massage movement?
Tapotement
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What is the ideal brow supposed to be?
Outer corner of eye directly out from iris
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What does steaming the face do?
Softens dead skin cells
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What does the FDA defines cosmetics as?
For cleansing, beautifying and promoting attractiveness
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What is another name for blackhead?
Open comedone
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What is pathogenic?
Disease causing bacteria
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What normalizes body temperature?
Eccrine gland
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Who cannot receive high frequency?
People with pacemakers
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What is balneotherapy?
Therapy by baths
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What is aromatherapy?
Therapy using essential oils and fragrance
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What is Ayurveda?
The ancient Indian approach to skin are, science of life
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What is acupuncture?
A Chinese medial practice or procedure that treats illness or provides local anesthesia by the insertion of needles at specified sites of the body
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What is hydriatics?
The water-cure manual:a popular book, embracing descriptions of the various modes of bathing (hydrotherapy)
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What is thalassotherapy?
The use of sea water and marine products as a therapeutic treatment
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What is another name for pore?
Ostium
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What is the sex hormone that produces elastin and collagen?
Estrogen
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What does the androgen hormone do?
Responsible for oily skin and acne, a male hormone
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What is an antigen?
A foreign invader
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What is a histamine?
Histamines trigger the inflammatory response
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Which ingredient does not require specifics in cosmetic labeling?
Fragrence
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What is linolenic acid?
Fatty acid that helps blood vessel dilation in intercellular cement
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What is high frequency?
Alternating current
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What is galvanic?
Direct current
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What is micro current?
Wave therapy, which retrains the facial muscles to help with wrinkles and sagging
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What is the horseshoe pigmentation called?
Poikiloderma of cevattes
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What is ohm?
Unit of electrical currents
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What is a volt?
The measurement of potential electrical force
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What is amp?
The base unit of electrical current
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What is a circuit?
The pathway of an electrical current
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What is hertz?
The unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second
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What is the state of equilibrium?
When the number of protons equals the number of orbiting electrons
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What contraindicates electrical treatments?
Epilepsy
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What are melanocytes?
Small granules filled with melanin (manufactured by melanocytes)
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What is desmosomes?
A plaque like site on a cell surface that functions in maintaining cohesion with an adjacent cell.
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What is desquamation?
The shedding of the outer layers of the skin
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What holds the epidermis and dermis together?
Dermal papillae
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Define eccrine glands? Where are they located?
Eccrine sweat is produced via merocrine secretion in the coiled gland and is composed of water, sodium, potassium lactate, urea, ammonia, shrine, ornithine, citrulline, aspartic acid, heavy metals, organic compounds and proteolytic enzymes
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Define sudoriferous glands
It is sweat glands that have a scientific name of sudoriferous glands. In human beings there are two kinds of sudoriferous glands, one eccrine sudoriferous and the other is apocrine sudoriferous glands
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Define hypothalamus
The hypothalamus coordinates many hormonal and behavioural circadian rhythms, complex patterns of neurocrine outputs, complex homeostatic mechanisms, (2) and important behaviors
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Define Pituitary gland
The pituitary gland is sometimes called the master gland of the endocrine system, because it controls the functions of "master" gland of the endocrine system, because it controls the functions of the other endocrine glands
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Examples of ceramides
Sphingolipids or glyosphingolipids
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What are enzymes?
Proteolytic (protein dissolving)
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What is hyperthyroidism?
Too much production of the thyroid gland. Thinning skin, hair loss, and weight loss
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What is cushing's disease?
Disease of the adrenal gland where it produces too much hydro-cortisone
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What is Addison's disease?
Disease of the adrenal gland where it produces too little hydro-cortisone
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Define pityriasis rosacea
Pityriasis rosacea is believed to be caused by a virus. It occur in more often in the fall and spring. Although pityriasis rosacea may occur in more than one person in a household at a time, it is not thought to spread from one person to another
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Define atopic dermatitis
Skin condition
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Define contact dermatitis
Reaction from a substance
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Define psoriasis
Skin disease that causes silvery, flaky, dry skin
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Define tinea versicolor
Sun fungus, white hypo-pigmented looking patches
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What are neutrons
Neutrally charged ions
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Protons
Positively charged ions
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Electrons
Negatively charged ions
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Define viscosity
Is a measure of the resistance of a fluid which is being deformed by either shear stress or tensile stress
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Define peptides
Short polymers of amino acids linked by peptide bonds
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What is sodium lauryl sulfate?
A surfactant cleanser
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What is a carbomer?
An emulsifier
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What s microsponge?
Specialized delivery system
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What is ascorbic acid?
Vitamin C
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What is the acronym SOAP used for?
Subjective, objective, assessment and plan. Documentation in medical charting
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What does smoking do to the skin?
Restricts oxygen and depletes vitamin c
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What does need to be listed in ingredients list?
Humectants
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Define xerosis
Abnormally dry skin
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What is vasodilatation?
Increased blood flow
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What is rhinophysma?
Enlarged nose; subtype 3 rosacea
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Define photothermolysis.
Selective photothermolysis is the key to success in laser tattoo removal and other cosmetic laser procedures
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What do LED treatments provide?
Energy
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What laser does laser resurfacing?
CO2 or Erbium
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Which stage of hair growth does laser work best on?
Anagen
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Laser use a form of what?
Polarized light
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What is the Jessner's solution?
14% salicylic 14% lactic 14% resorcinol in an ethanol base
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What layer does a light peel affect?
Stratum corneum
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What is the minimum peel that penetrates into the papillary layer?
Medium depth
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What layer does a deep phenol peel affect?
Papillary dermis
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What happens when a peel goes too deep?
White skin (blanching) with pink frosting
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How long do you need to wait to do microdermabrasion after restylane?
2 weeks
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What muscle is Botox injected into?
Corrugated muscle
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Difference between type A and type B Botox
Type A is the Botox brand while type B is listed as something else and is used for underarms
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What are Restylane injections made of?
Hylauronic acid
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What light does the woods lamp use?
Filtered black light
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What is a scotch hose?
Jet hose for body treatments, water therapy using a stream of water
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Contraindications of body treatments
Pregnancy, iodine allergy (seaweed wrap), diabetes, burns, cancers, varicose veins, claustrophobia, edema, etc
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What layer does microdermabrasion work on?
Stratum corneum
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Fitzpatrick skin types...which benefits most from laser
Types 1 through 6. Types 2 and 3 benefit the most
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Fulgeration
Procedure to destroy tissue
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What is micropigmentation and what is it used for?
Permanent cosmetics,used for tattooing eye lines, lip lines, eye brows etc
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Contraindication for microdermabrasion
Rosacea, sensitive skin, burned skin, suspicious lesions, open wounds, active cold sores, etc.
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What skin types contraindicate laser treatments?
Fitzpatrick 5&6
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Scleroderma?
Isa connective tissue disease that involves changes in the skin, blood vessels, muscles, and internal organs. It is a type of autoimmune disorder, a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys health body tissue
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Dermal scattering
While doing laser the epidermis separates from the dermis
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Algae therapy
Therapy with sea water, algae therapy uses specially prepared marine algae, which is rich in nutrients, mineral ingredients and trace elements to help the body function at its optimum. Algae packs are often used as a part of the thalassotherapy regimen.
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Mammoplasty
Breast augmentation
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How long do you have to wait for a chemical peel after laser resurfacing?
3 weeks
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Endermology
Deep tissue massage done by vacuum therapy, used before after liposuction for best results
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Why would you do endermology after liposuction?
Better results and body shaping
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Sodium lauryl sulfate is commonly found in?
Cleansers
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How long do you wait for a restylane injection after microdermabrasion?
2 weeks
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What is cellulite?
Fat cells under the skin that cause the cottage cheese looking affect on the skin
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What is the substance between collagen and elastin?
Ground substance
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What injury is caused by protein coagulation?
Hemophilia
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What is the medical term for cluster of boils?
Carbuncle
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In galvanic where is the positive electrode placed?
Client must hold it or place it under the clients shoulder
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Elctrolocysis
Only permanent hair removal. Very tedious and painful, one by one, each hair follicle is destroyed.
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Levels of decontamination
Sanitation, disinfection and sterilization
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Fissure
Type of wound
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How is paraffin applied for the face?
Gauze dipped in paraffin and placed over the face
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What ethnicity ages slowest?
African American
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Where on the body are the most sudoriferous glands?
Palms of hands, soles of feet, underarms and groin
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How many metacarpals are in the palm?
5
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What do sudoriferous glands produce?
Sweat
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What is the largest bone in the face?
Mandible
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Medical term for eyelashes
Cili
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What massage movement do you use to apply moisturizer?
Effleurage
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What is the space between collagen and elastin in the dermis?
Reticulin
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With laser, which hair color isn't effective?
Gray
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What color does the skin turn if the peel is too deep?
White
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What is another name for Accutane?
Isotretinoin
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What a thermal mask cools, it does what?
Tightens and tones
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What is the term for fungus?
Tinea
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What is non pathogenic bacteria dependent on?
Absorbency of vitamins
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What is an example of non pathogenic fungus?
Molds
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Reflexology is a treatment commonly used where?
Hands and feet
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Ayruved
Ancient Indian approach to skin scare, science of life
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What can increase the depth of a peel?
An occlusive
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What skin type according to ethnicity is most sensitive to AHA's?
Asian skin
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What are conductors and insulators?
Conductors let electricity pass through while insulators keep electricity from moving
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What is photothermolysis?
When a laser light is used to remove hair growth with heat
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Which hormone causes hair loss and weight gain?
Estrogen
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What is scabies caused by?
Parasites
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What do body secretions do for us?
Fight bacteria
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What peel does the coagulation of protein in the skin that causes the skin to frost?
TCA and Jessner
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Why is it important to let the client rest after a body treatment?
Resting regains equilibrium
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What is a contraindication of fibromyalgia?
Body wrap
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What machine causes an electrochemical effect?
Galvanic
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What is Balneotherapy?
Bath therapy
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Bromelain comes from what enzyme?
Pineapple
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Define proteolytic
Protein dissolving works by dissolving keratin protein within dead cells, helping to remove these cells and making the skin look cleaner and smoother
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What kind of treatment is sclerotherapy?
Procedure to minimize varicose veins by injecting chemical into affected area
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What should you avoid on an asthma patient for long periods of time?
Steam
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What type of peel has to do with protein coagulation?
TCA trichloroacetic acid
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What is the medical term for dry skin
Asteatosis
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What kind of exfoliant is microdermabrasion?
Mechanical (machine exfoliation)
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What does a woman have if she has weight loss combined with hair loss?
Hormonal imbalance or thyroid disease
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What is blepherplasty?
The surgical procedure for lifting the eyes and removing the excess skin from the eye area
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What is ligation?
Ligation (also known as phlebectomy) refers to the surgical typing off a large vein in the leg called the greater sap heinous vein, while stripping refers to the removal of this vein through incisions in the groin area or behind the knee
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What is the difference between arteries and veins?
Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart, veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart and lungs to re-oxygenate
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How does Botox work?
It is injected into the muscle, and stops the release of acetylcholine, which triggers nerve communications from the brain to the muscle temporarily stopping muscle movement
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What stage of hair growth does laser work best on?
Anlagen
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What massage movement do you use it apply moisturizer?
Effleurage
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What kind of prescription is prescribed for someone that has herpes simplex?
Antiviral medication
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What does steaming the face do?
Soften dead skin cells
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What does smoking do to the skin?
Restricts oxygen and depletes vitamin C
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Know the difference between type A and B Botox
A is regular B is used in underarms
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What is the most serious and deadly skin cancer?
Melanoma
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What is manual lymph drainage?
MLD is a type of gentle massage which is intended by proponents to encourage the natural drainage of the lymph from the tissues in space
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What is another name for polymer?
Macromolecule
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What is reflexology?
Reflexology is based on the belief that working areas or reflex points found on the hands and feet can reduce tension to the body's corresponding organs and gland structure
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Define prophylactic
Guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
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What are symptoms of sun damage?
Skin cancer, hyper pigmentation, telangectasia and photo aging
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What does the endocrine system regulate?
The endocrine system is instrumental in regulating mood, growth and development, tissue function, metabolism, and sexual function and reproductive process
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Which hormone benefits the skin?
Estrogen
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Telangectasia is what type of disorder?
Vascular disorder
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Contraindications for MLD
Blood clots, infections, cancer and diabetes
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What would you include in microdermabrasion charting?
Product used, level or setting used, Fitzpatrick and end results
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What is the medical term for dry skin?
Xerosis
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Define fulgurayion?
The destruction of tissue, usually malignant tumors, by means of high-frequency electric current applied with a needle like electrode
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What kind of laser are best used to treat leg veins?
Pulsed dye lasers
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Define Nikolski sign
And indication of a skin reaction, the clinical manifestations observed are perfollicular edema, erythema, blistering or an epidermal separation caused by lateral pressure on the skin.
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What kind of treatment would be good to do before a cellulite treatment?
Salt scrub
