Principles of electricity
The form of energy that produces light, heat, magnetic and chemical changes and travels in a circuit.
What is electricity.
Facial treatments that require the use of electricity.
What is electrotherapy.
Used to help determine best possible course of treatment.
What is skin analysis equipment.
This provider specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases of the skin and nails.
What is a Dermatolgist.
Required each year by many professions as part of their licensure agreement; guarantee a “good standing” status with the regulatory agency that oversees the profession.
What are continuing education credits.
A material that does not allow current to pass through it and allows you to handle electricity safely.
What is an insulator.
Only constant direct current of low voltage and high amperage that produces an electrochemical effect.
What is Galvanic current.
Provides light and magnification for skin analysis after cleansing of skin; helpful when performing extractions.
What is a magnifying lamp.
This provider performs services for aesthetic and reconstructive purposes.
What is a plastic surgeon.
These may last 1-2 weeks, Include hands-on training, Provide condensed versions of what an esthetician will experience in the actual medical setting.
What are medical esthetics courses.
This is a unit of electrical strength.
What is an Amp.
Actual process of forcing water-based solution into the skin by applying Galvanic Current to the solution.
What is Phoresis.
Uses Violet rays or black light and magnification to analyze skin conditions.
What is a woods lamp.
Performed to restore the functioning of body parts or to correct a deformity that may be the result of a birth defect, burn, injury or trauma to the skin, tissue, nerves or muscles.
What is reconstructive surgery.
Procedures that may be legally performed, as defined by the local regulatory agency, Can vary from location to location.
What is scope of practice.
This is a unit of electrical pressure.
What is a volt.
Allows ALKALINE solution to enter skin when assisted by Galvanic Current and the negative pole of an electrode.
What is Anaphoresis.
A skin scanner; more expensive and elaborate magnifying mirror/light Incorporates a black light.
What is a skin scope (Dermascope).
Use of chemical solutions to exfoliate the surface of the skin, promote cell turnover and induce desquamation (shedding, peeling or coming off in scales) of the stratum corneum.
What are chemical peels.
An esthetician can obtain this through a medical facility, product manufacturer or a professional association.
What is continuing education.
This is a unit of electrical resistance.
What is an Ohm.
A treatment in which blockages in the skin are BROKEN DOWN, also known as deep pore cleansing; solutions used are alkaline and have a negative charge.
What is Desincrustation.
Often considered the most important piece of equipment in facial treatment; sprays lukewarm, diffused vapor mist onto surface of facial skin.
What is a facial steamer.
This agency has established procedural guidelines to ensure safety and consistency in the use of alpha hydroxy acids for chemical peels.
What is the EMDA (The Esthetic Manufacturers and Distributors Alliance).
This is a noninvasive skin resurfacing procedure that gently exfoliates or polished away the top layer of skin. Esthetician’s need further trading to perform this service.
What is microdermabrasion.