Key Terms
Related to heredity and ancestry of origin
What is genetics?
Lack of Water
What is dehydration?
Tans well, burns moderately. Fair to olive skin
What is Fitzpatrick 3?
Excess Oil
What is oily?
Pertaining to a woman’s lower neck and chest
What is decollete?
Primarily environmental factors that contribute to aging and the appearance of aging.
What is extrinsic?
Also known as redness from inflammation
What is erythema?
Always burns, peels with burn, does not tan. Always burns, peels with burn, does not tan
What is Fitzpatrick 1?
A lack of oil
What is dry?
High sensitivity of the skin to UV light, usually following exposure or ingestion of certain medications, or chemicals that result in accelerated response of the skin to UV radiation.
What is photosensitivity?
Factor that prohibits a treatment due to a condition; treatments could cause harmful or negative side effects to those who have specific medical or skin conditions
What is contraindication?
Another term for wrinkles
What is rhytids?
Always burns, peels with burn, does not tan. Light skin.
What is Fitzpatrick 2?
Center area of the face; corresponds to the “T” shape formed by the forehead, nose, and chin
What is T-zone?
Condition pertaining to an excessive growth or cover of hair
What is hirsutism?
Skin-aging factors over which we have little control because they are a part of our genetics and familial heredity
What is intrinsic?
Visible broken or distended capillaries less than 0.5 mm due to intrinsic or extrinsic causes
What is telangiectasia?
Tans easily, burns minimally, experiences immediate pigment response. Dark brown.
What is Fitzpatrick 5?
Examine the skin through touch, manipulating it to determine conditions such as oiliness and elasticity
What is palpation?
Condition of abnormal growth of hair, characterized by the growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally grow only vellus hair
What is hypertrichosis?
Water loss caused by evaporation on the skin’s surface
What is TEWL or TransEpidermal Water Loss?
Rhytids that develop due to the repeated movement of looking down at a cell phone or other electronic device
What is tech neck?
Tans easily, burns minimally, experiences immediate pigment response. Light Brown
What is Fitzpatrick 4?
Is least likely to have open or closed comedones
What is normal skin?
A form of hyperpigmentation that is characterized by bilateral patches of brown pigmentation on the cheeks, jawline, forehead, and upper lip due to hormonal imbalances such as pregnancy, birth control pills, or hormone replacement therapy
What is melasma?