It's Electric
Use of Electrical devices for therapeutic benefit.
What is Electrotherapy?
What is the name of the positive electrode?
Anode
What is the name for the negative electrode used in galvanic?
Cathode
What is the other name for a magnifying lamp?
Loupe
What two functions does the Vacuum have on the skin?
2. Stimulate dermal layer
This machine is applied with little to no pressure and lightly exfoliates the skin.
What is the rotary brush?
When the Esthetician holds the positive electrode during Galvanic what is the name of the process it creates?
Cataphoresis
What is the name of the process that the negative electrode creates?
Anaphoresis
This is the most common diopter used in mag. lamps.
What is 5?
Why would ozone be turned on during a steam treatment?
Antispetic
What is High Frequency?
These are the effects from the positive pole.
Tighten, calms nerve endings, decreases blood circulation
Define Saponification.
Turning sebum into soap by chemical desincrustation.
This uses a filtered black light to illuminate skin problems.
What is a woods lamp?
What type of current does Galvanic use?
Direct current
In high frequency electrodes the air is removed and then replaced with _________ or _________.
Neon/Argon Gas
What type of pH reaction does the positive electrode cause to the skin?
It causes an acidic reaction.
What are the affects of the negative pole?
Softens and relaxes tissue, stimulates nerve endings, increases blood circulation.
This color in the woods lamp indicates bacteria.
Yellow
Define Iontophoresis
Introducing water soluble solutions into the skin with use of electricity.
What are all of the contraindications for machines?
Heart problems/pacemakeer, Pregnancy, Metal implants, Braces, Epilepsy, Open lesions, HBP, Fever/Infection, Diminished nerve sensibility, couperose/rosacea, Chronic migraines, apprehension.
What is the polarity of the product used with Cataphoresis?
Positive
What is the pH of the products used with during Anaphoresis.
Alkaline
What bulb is used in Magnifying lamps?
Cool fluorescent.
What is another name for alternating current?
Tesla High frequency/Sinusoidal