Ingredients
What are fatty alcohols?
Fatty acids that have been exposed to hydrogen; non drying
What are the 2 techniques used for brow lifts?
Classic forehead lift and endoscopic
What is this disease: characterized by red patches covered with white silver scales; it is an immune dysfunction.
Psoriasis
What are pheromones?
Hormones that trigger biological reactions or communicate signals to others
Where does the surgeon place the incisions for a blepharopasty?
Adjacent to or parallel to they patient’s natural lines and creases around the eyes
What do liposomes protect in a product?
Quality and integrity of the performance ingredient
What is a thread lift?
Minimally invasive, FDA approved procedure using the innovative placement of subcutaneous suture
What is sebaceous hyperplasia?
Benign lesions frequently seen in oiler areas of the face; white, yellow, flesh colored, doughnut shaped with an indentation in the center
What enzyme stimulates melanocytes and produces melanin in the skin?
Tryosinase
What is methylparaben?
Benefits of Echinacea
Heals, is an astringent, antibacterial
What is Ptosis?
The drooping of the breasts
What is rhyinophyma?
Skin thickening particularly around the nose
How many pairs of spinal nerves extend from the spinal cord?
31
What is anhidrosis?
Deficiency in perspiration due to failure of the sweat glands; results from fever or skin disease
Difference between BHA and salicylic acid
Salicylic acid is oil soluble
What does skin resurfacing best treat?
Superficial lines and wrinkles, pigmentation, and irregularities
What is this skin condition: actinic bronzing to the sides of the face and neck; is benign and turns reddish brown hue with distinct white patch under the chin
Poikiloderma of Civatte
What does the infratrochlear nerve do?
Affects the membrane and the skin of the nose
Define Idiopathic:
Pertaining to a disease for which there is no known cause
What is tetrahexyldeyl ascorbate?
Oil soluble form of Vitamin C found to increase collagen and even out skin tone
What does IV stand for?
Intravenous sedation
What kind of infection is onychomycosis and what is its symptoms?
Fungal infection; causes thick, brittle, discolored nails
Name the 3 muscles of the eyebrows
Corrugator, orbicularis oculi, levator palpebrae superioris
Name all 12 Systems of the Bod
Integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, excretory, urinary, reproductive, endocrine, immune