CIDESCO Facial Treatments FINAL REVIEW Questions
and Answers
What form releases the esthetician from liability resulting from treatment?
Consent form
Consultation card
Intake form
Client chart - ANS-Consent form
What accurately describes follicles in dry skin?
Moderate
Difficult to visualize
Small
Large - ANS-Difficult to visualize
A client may not choose to reveal _________ on an intake form.
allergies
medications
age
treatment history - ANS-age
What term is best described as a discoloration from melanin production due to sun or
other factors?
Milia
Keratosis
Hyperpigmentation
Seborrhea - ANS-hyperpigmentation
What are contraindications?
,Factors that indicate a certain service should be performed
Factors that demand the use of certain products
Factors that prohibit the use of certain products
Factors that allow for a wide range of treatment options - ANS-Factors that prohibit the
use of certain products
What is contraindicated for a client who is taking oral steroids?
Waxing
Massage
Treatments that require a grounding pad
Products with salicylic acid - ANS-waxing
What is true of an esthetician's analysis of skin?
It should make the esthetician aware of services that might harm the client.
It should avoid discussion of a client's habits.
It should not be holistic.
It is only optional. - ANS-It should make the esthetician aware of services that might
harm the client.
The skin type that has a small follicle size is _________.
oily
normal
dry
combination - ANS-normal
Solar comedones are _________.
whiteheads that are blocked and do not have follicular openings
large blackheads, usually around the eyes, due to sun exposure
,hardened, pearl-like masses of oil and dead skin cells
rough areas on the skin resulting from sun exposure - ANS-large blackheads, usually
around the eyes, due to sun exposure
Which Fitzpatrick type has the MOST tolerance to UV light?
Fitzpatrick skin type 2
Fitzpatrick skin type 1
Fitzpatrick skin type 8
Fitzpatrick skin type 6 - ANS-Fitzpatrick skin type 6
Which of the following has an internal effect on the skin?
Misuse of products
Lack of exercise
Photosensitivity to the sun
Environmental exposure to pollutants - ANS-lack of exercise
All of the following are characteristic of sensitive skin EXCEPT _________.
redness
fragility
darker skin
thinness - ANS-darker skin
What is contraindicated for clients who are allergic to aspirin?
Waxing
Electrical treatments
Exfoliation
Salicylic acid - ANS-Salicylic acid
, What is healthiest habit for the skin in relationship to sun exposure?
Avoid sun exposure.
Seek 15 minutes of direct sunlight daily.
Use tanning beds to increase melanin production before going out into the sun.
Use sunscreen only in the summer months. - ANS-Avoid sun exposure
The most difficult type of skin to treat well is _________.
Fitzpatrick skin type 6
Fitzpatrick skin type 4
Fitzpatrick skin type 2
Fitzpatrick skin type 1 - ANS-Fitzpatrick skin type 4
What is true of photosensitivity?
It is a condition that results from taking certain medication.
It is a genetic condition that results in the inability to tan.
It is a psychological condition related to body dysmorphia.
It is a condition that particularly affects people with Fitzpatrick skin types 5 and 6. -
ANS-It is a condition that results from taking certain medication.
Which of the following Fitzpatrick skin types burns MOST readily?
Type 3
Type 2
Type 4
Type 1 - ANS-Type 1
Who may possibly receive safe electrical treatments?
Clients who have allergies
Clients with pacemakers
and Answers
What form releases the esthetician from liability resulting from treatment?
Consent form
Consultation card
Intake form
Client chart - ANS-Consent form
What accurately describes follicles in dry skin?
Moderate
Difficult to visualize
Small
Large - ANS-Difficult to visualize
A client may not choose to reveal _________ on an intake form.
allergies
medications
age
treatment history - ANS-age
What term is best described as a discoloration from melanin production due to sun or
other factors?
Milia
Keratosis
Hyperpigmentation
Seborrhea - ANS-hyperpigmentation
What are contraindications?
,Factors that indicate a certain service should be performed
Factors that demand the use of certain products
Factors that prohibit the use of certain products
Factors that allow for a wide range of treatment options - ANS-Factors that prohibit the
use of certain products
What is contraindicated for a client who is taking oral steroids?
Waxing
Massage
Treatments that require a grounding pad
Products with salicylic acid - ANS-waxing
What is true of an esthetician's analysis of skin?
It should make the esthetician aware of services that might harm the client.
It should avoid discussion of a client's habits.
It should not be holistic.
It is only optional. - ANS-It should make the esthetician aware of services that might
harm the client.
The skin type that has a small follicle size is _________.
oily
normal
dry
combination - ANS-normal
Solar comedones are _________.
whiteheads that are blocked and do not have follicular openings
large blackheads, usually around the eyes, due to sun exposure
,hardened, pearl-like masses of oil and dead skin cells
rough areas on the skin resulting from sun exposure - ANS-large blackheads, usually
around the eyes, due to sun exposure
Which Fitzpatrick type has the MOST tolerance to UV light?
Fitzpatrick skin type 2
Fitzpatrick skin type 1
Fitzpatrick skin type 8
Fitzpatrick skin type 6 - ANS-Fitzpatrick skin type 6
Which of the following has an internal effect on the skin?
Misuse of products
Lack of exercise
Photosensitivity to the sun
Environmental exposure to pollutants - ANS-lack of exercise
All of the following are characteristic of sensitive skin EXCEPT _________.
redness
fragility
darker skin
thinness - ANS-darker skin
What is contraindicated for clients who are allergic to aspirin?
Waxing
Electrical treatments
Exfoliation
Salicylic acid - ANS-Salicylic acid
, What is healthiest habit for the skin in relationship to sun exposure?
Avoid sun exposure.
Seek 15 minutes of direct sunlight daily.
Use tanning beds to increase melanin production before going out into the sun.
Use sunscreen only in the summer months. - ANS-Avoid sun exposure
The most difficult type of skin to treat well is _________.
Fitzpatrick skin type 6
Fitzpatrick skin type 4
Fitzpatrick skin type 2
Fitzpatrick skin type 1 - ANS-Fitzpatrick skin type 4
What is true of photosensitivity?
It is a condition that results from taking certain medication.
It is a genetic condition that results in the inability to tan.
It is a psychological condition related to body dysmorphia.
It is a condition that particularly affects people with Fitzpatrick skin types 5 and 6. -
ANS-It is a condition that results from taking certain medication.
Which of the following Fitzpatrick skin types burns MOST readily?
Type 3
Type 2
Type 4
Type 1 - ANS-Type 1
Who may possibly receive safe electrical treatments?
Clients who have allergies
Clients with pacemakers
