Vascular Conditions
Flushing and increasing bouts of redness. Spicy foods can aggravate this condition.
Rosacea
How many grades of acne are there?
4
Proper name for whiteheads. Proper name for blackheads
Closed comedo. Open comedo
Flesh colored or pink. Feels sharp or rough. Result of skin damage.
Actinic keratosis
Thin, dry, oily plate of epidermal flakes.
Ex: dandruff
Scale
Small blister or sac containing clear fluid, lying within or just beneath the epidermis
Vesicle
Treatments with sclerotherapy, an injection into the veins with a solution that causes the vein to collapse, can cause smaller vessels to disappear.
Varicose veins
Nodules made up of deep pockets of infection
Cysts
Small solidified impactions of oil without the cell matter. Also block the follicle and can cause an acne breakout.
Sebaceous filaments
Light pearly nodules. Sores, reddish patches, or smooth growth with an elevated border.
Basal cell carcinoma
Crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis
Ex: chapped lips
Fissure
Itchy swollen lesion that can be caused by a scratch, bite of an insect, sting, or urticaria
Ex: mosquito bite
Wheal
Visible capillaries commonly found on the face, particularly around the nose, cheeks, and chin
Telangiectasia
What are red inflamed lesions called? And then become infected and pus develops, what are they called?
Papules and pustules
Benign lesions frequently seen in oilier areas of the face. Often white, yellow, or flesh colored. Doughnut shaped with indentation in the center.
Sebaceous hyperplasia
Black or dark patches of skin. Uneven in texture, jagged, or raised. May crust or bleed
Malignant melanoma
Thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue
Keloid
Examples of this lesion are swollen lymph nodes. Larger than 0.4 inches (1 cm) and can be easily felt.
Nodule
With this condition, estheticians should limit the use of steam. Adding high frequency to oxygenate the skin can help.
Rosacea
Acne causes a growth of bacteria in the follicles that cannot live in the presence of oxygen. This means the follicles are what?
Anaerobic
Hereditary factor in which dead skin cells build up because they do not shed from the follicles.
Retention hyperkeratosis
Acronym ABCDE - What does each letter stand for?
Asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
Open lesion on the mucous membrane of the body. Requires a medical referral, especially if the client has diabetes
Ulcer
Any type of abnormal mass. Requires a medical referral.
Tumor
What type of skin ingredients and treatments will help decrease the inflammation in rosacea?
Skin calming treatments, gentle massage, light exfoliation
What is the main hairless follicle (with attached sebaceous glands) involved in acne?
Pilosebaceous unit
May form after laser resurfacing or chronic exposure to UV radiation. Resemble small sesame seeds and almost always perfectly round.
Milia
What is your increased risk percentage of getting melanoma if you use a tanning bed in your teens and twenties?
75% increase
Proper name for a scar
Cicatrix
Closed, abnormally developed sac that contains pus, semifluid, or morbid matter, above or below the skin and CAN NOT be drained.
Tubercle