AP Esthetics Practice Guide Minnesota Exam 2025 Complete Exam Questions and Accurate Answers

AP Esthetics Practice Guide Minnesota Exam 2025 Complete Exam Questions and Accurate Answers What Fitz is Mediterranean - Correct Ans-IV What Fitz never burns, has no freckles, and is deep pigmented? - Correct Ans-VI What is not required for OSHAs requirements for blood spill exposure? - Correct Ans Head Cover If a spore test comes back positive, what do you do? - Correct Ans-Stop using the autoclave until a negative spore test comes back When does a tool need to be sterilized? - Correct Ans-If it punctures or invalided the skin What angle do you hold the ultrasonic at during cleansing? - Correct Ans-60 What angle do you hold the blade at for derma planing? - Correct Ans-45 What is the best way to prevent the spread of infection? - Correct Ans-Wash hands How are lymph veins different from normal veins? - Correct Ans-Lymph veins are larger in diameter, thin walled. Pea-sized and moves What area should you avoid during manual lymph drainage if the client had thyroid issues? - Correct Ans-Base Disinfecting solutions need to be registered with who? - Correct Ans-EPA If someone has a bad reaction to a peel what do you do? - Correct Ans-Send them to a doctor What can you add to a peel to enhance it? - Correct Ans-Retinol What are the ingredients in a Jessners? - Correct Ans-14% Lactic, 14% salyslic, 14% resorcinol in an ethanol base How often do you take a client intake form? - Correct Ans-Every visit What should be signed before a peeling treatment? - Correct Ans-Client consent form Esthetics Esthetics Know the wound healing stages - Correct Ans-Inflammatory, proliferative, and maturation How long do clients need to be off accutane? - Correct Ans-6 months How long do you need to be off botox (neurotoxin)? - Correct Ans-2 weeks Main cells in the epidermis - Correct Ans-Keratinocytes Three skin typing systems - Correct Ans-Fitz, Rubin, and Glogau If the client has sensitive skin what do you do for microdermabrasion? - Correct Ans-Do less passes What way should you perform microdermabrasion? - Correct Ans-Even amount of passes horizontally and vertically What treatment would be best for someone who has a lot of vellus hair? - Correct Ans Dermaplane How long should you flush the eye if a chemical peel gets in it? - Correct Ans-15-20 mins What peel is good for inflammation? - Correct Ans-BHA Salicylic What is the most gentle of AHA - Correct Ans-Lactic What does it mean when you see yellow/pink/orange on the woods lamp? - Correct Ans-Oily, breakout, acne What type of galvanic is good for oily skin? - Correct Ans-Deincrustation How should the skin be during a micro current treatment - Correct Ans-Dry What direction should you use the microcurrent? - Correct Ans-Upward Radio frequency is known as? - Correct Ans-Electrodessication Radio frequency device should always be touching what? - Correct Ans-Skin Which of the answers below is a radio frequency device? - Correct Ans-Monopolar For the LED handheld where do you start? - Correct Ans-Forehead What are Langerhans cells? - Correct Ans-Immune cells Esthetics What do you apply after a sensitized treatment? - Correct Ans-Moisturizer NOT spf What depth does .12 hit when skin needling? - Correct Ans-Epidermis What could the client experience after skin needling? - Correct Ans-Redness and dryness What is a contraindication for skin needling? - Correct Ans-Open wounds How long do you have to wait after surgery for treatments? - Correct Ans-2 months How often can you get Microneedling done? - Correct Ans-4-6 weeks What serum isn't good for cell turnover? - Correct Ans-Hyaluronic acid What is a potential risk for a Fitz 2? - Correct Ans-Deeper penetration than intended What is a potential risk for a Fitz type 4-6? - Correct Ans-Hyper or Hypo pigment What is used for microdermabrasion? - Correct Ans-Aluminum dioxide crystals What helps product to penetrate deeper into the skin? - Correct Ans-Massage NOT LED What does blue LED correct? - Correct Ans-Acne/Inflammation What does green LED correct? - Correct Ans-Hyperpigmentation/soothing What does red LED help? - Correct Ans-Aging How should the skin be during dermaplaning? - Correct Ans-Dehydrated and dry What is a treatment that doesn't require gloves? - Correct Ans-Microcurrent How should forms be stored when in use according to HIPPA? - Correct Ans-Face down What acid is self neutralizing? - Correct Ans-Jessner What affects the depth of a Jessners? - Correct Ans-Number of layers Why does someone have to drink water after lymph? - Correct Ans-To keep toxin levels down What wound stage is a second degree burn? - Correct Ans-2nd Esthetics Esthetics What wound stage is a third degree burn? - Correct Ans-3rd What is the Japanese stress reduction treatment? - Correct Ans-Reiki Rosacea - Correct Ans- What probe do you use on the face and scalp? - Correct Ans-Glass probe When should you do extractions during an AHA peel? - Correct Ans-After When should you do extractions for a BHA peel? - Correct Ans-Before What does skin needling help with? - Correct Ans-Fine lines and wrinkles What can a pregnant woman do instead of a chemical peel? - Correct Ans-Enzyme treatment Telangiectasia - Correct Ans- What layer is an AP esthetician allowed to work into? - Correct Ans-Epidermis What layer is a dermatologist allowed to work into? - Correct Ans-Dermis What layer does microdermabrasion remove? - Correct Ans-Epidermal layer What are the basic types of light that make up electromagnetic spectrum? - Correct Ans-Visible, Infared, Ultraviolet What current is galvanic? - Correct Ans-Direct What is a clinical use for LED? - Correct Ans-Reduction of pain What are photomechanical lasers used for? - Correct Ans-Tattoo Removal What is a clinical application for CO2 laser? - Correct Ans-Ablative laser resurfacing Melasma - Correct Ans-Brownish pigmentation of the face during pregnancy; also called chloasma and "mask of pregnancy" happens mostly in women What process involves removing all visible soil, debris, and foreign materials from equipment? - Correct Ans-Cleaning What term refers to a uniform physical mixture in which the solute is evenly dispersed through the solvent? - Correct Ans-Homogenous Esthetics Esthetics Esthetics What is the definition of saturated? - Correct Ans-Point at which a salute will no longer dissolve evenly in the solvent What is the three I's of Roberts skin type classification? - Correct Ans-Insult, Inflammation, and Injury What is a characteristic of a person with a type I Glogau classification? - Correct Ans-no wrinkles at rest or while moving What is a characteristic of a person with a type IV Glogau classification? - Correct Ans heavy wrinkles or severe acne scarring What Fitz is of Scottish background? - Correct Ans-Type I What type of treatment is indicated for a client with a level two Rubins classification? - Correct Ans-medium-depth peel What category of skin conditions should be treated last? - Correct Ans-signs of aging When in the healing process does hemostasis occur? - Correct Ans-Inflammatory phase What layer do you hit at .03? - Correct Ans-Epidermis What layer do you hit at .12? - Correct Ans-Epidermis What is the most common BHA? - Correct Ans-Salicylic What is an example of an AHA? - Correct Ans-Glycolic AHA - Correct Ans-they are water loving and are hydrophilic of the epidermis BHA - Correct Ans-they are oil loving What should use to apply Jessner's solution to the skin? - Correct Ans-Cotton swabs AP esthetician can work on what layer? - Correct Ans-Epidermis What is a characteristic of a person with a type II Glogau classification? - Correct Ans wrinkles only in motion, visible when the person is talking, laughing, frowning, and so on What is a characteristic of a person with a type III Glogau classification? - Correct Ans wrinkles at rest Inflammatory Phase - Correct Ans-period immediately after an injury. This is a period of vasoconstriction that lasts several minutes, which establishes hemostasis (control of bleeding), followed by a couple days of vasodilation