Lesions Chapter 4 Esthetics

PRIMARY

100

I'm itchy and swollen sometimes by a bug/insect bite

WHEAL

200

I'm solid and can be easily felt usually involving the lymph nodes

NODULE

300

I'm inflamed and red with yellow or white pus in me

PUSTULE

400

I'm rather flat with discoloration, they sometimes call me a Freckle :)

MACULE

500

I'm a large blister with fluid and you probably stay away from me (impetigo)

BULLA

MORE PRIMARY

100

I'm abnormal varying in shape and color but I'm not always the "C" word

TUMOR

200

I'm closed off and contain fluid and sometimes I have to be drained YUK!

CYST / TUBERCLE

300

I am small and usually have no fluid

PAPULE

400

You can find me on your skin after pulling pesky weeds and I usually itch and sometimes cause an allergic reaction requiring medical attention

VESICLE

500

A "NO-NO Golden Rule" of Esthetics regarding any lesions or change in the skin

DIAGNOSE

SECONDARY

100

I cause nail damage from scratching, picking or scraping

EXCORIATION

200

I am usually created following trauma or procedures to the skin which leads to an unsightly scar

KELOID

300

People refer to me as Dandruff or Psoriasis

SCALE

400

I am open and weeping fluids or pus could be caused by an underlying disease such as Diabetes

ULCER

500

I am referred to as a "scab" and I am dead skin cells mixed with epidermal cells

CRUST

MORE SECONDARY

100

I am formed when there is a wound or repair to the skin.

SCAR

200

These type of lesions REQUIRE medical attention

SECONDARY

300

I am chapped and cracked, usually on the heals, lips and feet

FISSURE

400

What should the esthetician avoid doing with a clients skin concerns

POSTING on social media asking for assistance with diagnosis

500

I am piles of material on the skin surface and require medical attention

SECONDARY LESIONS

SKIN "C"

100

I am scaly red or pink and am more serious than my counterpart Basal

SQUAMOUS CELL 

200

I am the most serious, the least common but 100% fatal if untreated

MALIGNANT MELANOMA

300

I am most common and least severe

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA

400

I am precancerous and I feel rough and sharp usually due to sun damage

ACTINIC KERATOSIS

500

I kill more women in their 20/30's than Breast Cancer

SKIN CANCER