Pivot Point Esthetics Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
EMDA - ANSWER✔✔-The agency that has established procedural guidelines to ensure
safety and consistency in the use of alpha hydroxy acids {AHAs} for chemical peels is
referred to as:
a. CSI
b. FDA
c. OSHA
d. EMDA
one month - ANSWER✔✔-Regardless of the type of peel performed, direct sun
exposure should be avoided for:
a. one week
b. two weeks
c. one month
d. two or three months
0.3 - ANSWER✔✔-What is the maximum percentage of acid that the EMDA allows
estheticians to use in AHAs?
a. 0.1
b. 0.2
c. 0.3
d. 0.4
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,fat injection - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following procedures is used to treat sunken
cheeks, laugh lines, forehead wrinkles or to enlarge lips?
a. fat injection
b. chemical peel
c. botox injection
d. cosmetic surgery
dermabrasion - ANSWER✔✔-What surgical procedure improves uneven skin texture
due to facial scars and fine wrinkles, by mechanically scraping off the top layers of the
skin?
a. rhinoplasty
b. fat injections
c. dermabrasion
d. collagen injection
blepharoplasty - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following is known as eyelid surgery that
is used to remove excess fat, skin or muscle from the upper and lower eyelids?
a. rhinoplasty
b. rhytidectomy
c. blepharoplasty
d. laser resurfacing
rhytidectomy - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following can improve visible signs of aging
by removing excess fat, tightening underlying muscles and re-draping the skin of the
face and neck?
a. rhinoplasty
b. rhytidectomy
c. blepharoplasty
d. laser resurfacing
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,laser resurfacing - ANSWER✔✔-Which type of cosmetic procedures uses a beam of
highly focused light to vaporize the upper layers of damaged skin at specific and
controlled levels of penetration?
a. rhytidectomy
b. dermabrasion
c. blepharoplasty
d. laser resurfacing
non-ablative - ANSWER✔✔-Which type of laser penetrates the epidermis, usually
without affecting it, to treat the papillary dermis below?
a. ablative
b. non-ablative
c. carbon dioxide
d. long pulsed erbium
herpetic infection - ANSWER✔✔-A highly contagious viral infection that is triggered
when the body or skin is placed under extreme stress, such as a laser treatment is
known as:
a. ecchymosis
b. conjunctivitis
c. yeast infection
d. herpetic infection
ecchymosis - ANSWER✔✔-The clinical term for bruising of the skin is called:
a. scarring
b. erythema
c. ecchymosis
d. conjunctivitis
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, systemic - ANSWER✔✔-What is the name given to medications that are taken orally
and travel through the body in the bloodstream?
a. topical
b. systemic
c. keratolyic
d. antibacterial
TCA chemical peel - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following treatments would most likely
require an esthetician to seek additional training and or work under a physician's
supervision?
a. leg waxing
b. basic facial
c. light chemical peel
d. TCA chemical peel
scope of practice - ANSWER✔✔-The procedures that may be legally performed, as
defined by a local regulatory agency, are referred to as the:
a. medical code
b. scope of practice
c. educational practice
d. continuing education law
your local chamber of commerce - ANSWER✔✔-Continuing education for estheticians
can be obtained through all of the following except:
a. medical facilities
b. product manufacturers
c. professional associations
d. your local chamber of commerce
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Questions and Answers
EMDA - ANSWER✔✔-The agency that has established procedural guidelines to ensure
safety and consistency in the use of alpha hydroxy acids {AHAs} for chemical peels is
referred to as:
a. CSI
b. FDA
c. OSHA
d. EMDA
one month - ANSWER✔✔-Regardless of the type of peel performed, direct sun
exposure should be avoided for:
a. one week
b. two weeks
c. one month
d. two or three months
0.3 - ANSWER✔✔-What is the maximum percentage of acid that the EMDA allows
estheticians to use in AHAs?
a. 0.1
b. 0.2
c. 0.3
d. 0.4
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,fat injection - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following procedures is used to treat sunken
cheeks, laugh lines, forehead wrinkles or to enlarge lips?
a. fat injection
b. chemical peel
c. botox injection
d. cosmetic surgery
dermabrasion - ANSWER✔✔-What surgical procedure improves uneven skin texture
due to facial scars and fine wrinkles, by mechanically scraping off the top layers of the
skin?
a. rhinoplasty
b. fat injections
c. dermabrasion
d. collagen injection
blepharoplasty - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following is known as eyelid surgery that
is used to remove excess fat, skin or muscle from the upper and lower eyelids?
a. rhinoplasty
b. rhytidectomy
c. blepharoplasty
d. laser resurfacing
rhytidectomy - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following can improve visible signs of aging
by removing excess fat, tightening underlying muscles and re-draping the skin of the
face and neck?
a. rhinoplasty
b. rhytidectomy
c. blepharoplasty
d. laser resurfacing
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,laser resurfacing - ANSWER✔✔-Which type of cosmetic procedures uses a beam of
highly focused light to vaporize the upper layers of damaged skin at specific and
controlled levels of penetration?
a. rhytidectomy
b. dermabrasion
c. blepharoplasty
d. laser resurfacing
non-ablative - ANSWER✔✔-Which type of laser penetrates the epidermis, usually
without affecting it, to treat the papillary dermis below?
a. ablative
b. non-ablative
c. carbon dioxide
d. long pulsed erbium
herpetic infection - ANSWER✔✔-A highly contagious viral infection that is triggered
when the body or skin is placed under extreme stress, such as a laser treatment is
known as:
a. ecchymosis
b. conjunctivitis
c. yeast infection
d. herpetic infection
ecchymosis - ANSWER✔✔-The clinical term for bruising of the skin is called:
a. scarring
b. erythema
c. ecchymosis
d. conjunctivitis
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, systemic - ANSWER✔✔-What is the name given to medications that are taken orally
and travel through the body in the bloodstream?
a. topical
b. systemic
c. keratolyic
d. antibacterial
TCA chemical peel - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following treatments would most likely
require an esthetician to seek additional training and or work under a physician's
supervision?
a. leg waxing
b. basic facial
c. light chemical peel
d. TCA chemical peel
scope of practice - ANSWER✔✔-The procedures that may be legally performed, as
defined by a local regulatory agency, are referred to as the:
a. medical code
b. scope of practice
c. educational practice
d. continuing education law
your local chamber of commerce - ANSWER✔✔-Continuing education for estheticians
can be obtained through all of the following except:
a. medical facilities
b. product manufacturers
c. professional associations
d. your local chamber of commerce
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