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The following are all reasons a cosmetologist should understand hair and scalp disorders and diseases EXCEPT __________.
Understanding the cause of a client's hair loss is necessary to determine which surgical hair replacement techniques to recommend.
Which of the following is a reason cosmetologists should understand hair and scalp disorders and diseases?
Cosmetologists can better recommend client hair loss treatments if they can identify the differences between common and irregular hair loss.
Which type of alopecia is defined as hair loss in round or irregularly shaped patches caused by the immune system attacking hair follicles?
alopecia areata
The following are all causes of hair loss EXCEPT ______.
extreme stress
Which of the following statements is true about alopecia areata?
Alopecia areata most often begins in childhood
A client is following an improved nutrition diet, but after 2 months there has been no improvement in hair density. What advice should a cosmetologist give the client?
The client should continue the improved nutrition diet and wait for results as there has not yet been enough time for the hair follicles to regenerate.
Which hair disorder causes terminal hair to grow on areas of a woman’s body where terminal hair typically does not grow?
hirsuties
Which sentence best describes a client with the disorder monilethrix?
The client’s hair has a beaded appearance due to narrowing of the hair shaft.
Which sentence best describes a client with the disorder monilethrix?
The client’s hair has a beaded appearance due to narrowing of the hair shaft.
The following are all true statements about canities EXCEPT:
Canities can be caused by narrowing of the hair shaft.
Each of the following hair disorders is characterized by brittle hair EXCEPT ______.
hirsuties
Which treatment is recommended for a client with trichorrhexis nodosa?
softening the hair with conditioners
What would result if a cosmetologist treated a client with trichoptilosis by conditioning and moisturizing the hair?
The hair would be softened, but the damage would not be repaired.
What would result if a cosmetologist treated a client with trichoptilosis by conditioning and moisturizing the hair?
The hair would be softened, but the damage would not be repaired.
What hair disorder is caused by loss of the hair’s natural pigment?
canities
What behavior best explains why a client may be dealing with pediculosis capitis?
The client is not being careful about limiting contact with other people’s heads, both directly and indirectly.
What is the cause of pityriasis?
fungal infection
If a client’s hair is brittle and there are circular-shaped lesions on the scalp with red spots at the opening of the hair follicles, the client is likely infected with ______.
tinea capitis
A cosmetologist is able to provide treatment for __________.
trichoptilosis
An example of a parasitic infection is ________.
pediculosis capitis
What are indications that a client is infected with scabies?
The client complains of itchiness and a bumpy rash with blisters on the scalp.
What is the most appropriate process to distinguish pityriasis and pediculosis capitis?
Examine the scalp closely to determine whether the foreign matter is loose or attached to hair strands.
The complete loss of all body hair is known as _____.
alopecia universalis
Temporary hair loss experienced at the end of a pregnancy is called _____.
postpartum alopecia
What is the technical term for beaded hair?
monilethrix