Scope
The medical study of the skin
What is dermatology?
A flat spot or color change such as a freckle
What is a macule?
Dried serum, blood, sebum, or pus over a healing lesion
What is a crust?
A rough or scaly sun-damaged lesion considered precancerous
What is actinic keratosis?
The service decision for an active cold sore
What is no service and refer?
The licensed physician who diagnoses and treats diseases of the skin
Who is a dermatologist?
A small raised solid lesion without fluid
What is a papule?
A crack in the skin that may extend into the dermis
What is a fissure?
The most common skin cancer, often described as pearly or shiny
What is basal cell carcinoma?
The correct action when a client asks you to remove a skin tag
What is do not remove it and refer if needed?
The safest next step for an unknown facial rash
What is postpone the service and refer?
A small blister containing clear fluid
What is a vesicle?
An abrasion caused by scratching, scraping, or picking
What is an excoriation?
The ABCDE letter that means a lesion is changing
What is E for evolving?
The neutral facts an esthetician records about a lesion
What are location, size, color, shape, texture, and reported change?
The action outside an esthetician’s scope when a client asks what a lesion is
What is diagnose?
A deep solid bump larger than a papule
What is a nodule?
An open lesion with loss of skin depth
What is an ulcer?
The skin cancer known for the greatest urgency because it can spread
What is malignant melanoma?
The professional sentence that replaces ‘I think this is cancer’
What is ‘I noticed a change that should be medically evaluated before we proceed’?