MILADY ESTHETICS FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What is the common name for the contagious infection tinea
corporis? Answer: Ringworm
◉ What is the generic term for a fungal infection? Answer: Tinea
◉ What is the scientific term for couperose skin? Answer:
Telangiectasia
◉ What causes the skin to tan upon exposure to UV radiation?
Answer: Increase in pigmentation
◉ What is a steatoma? Answer: Sebaceous cyst of subcutaneous
tumor filled with sebum
◉ What is the term for a brown or wine-colored discoloration?
Answer: Stain
◉ What is a characteristic of the form of skin cancer called
squamous cell carcinoma? Answer: Scaly, red or pink papules or
nodules
,◉ What are skin tags? Answer: Small, benign outgrowths of the skin
that look like flaps
◉ What is rosacea? Answer: Condition characterized by redness and
dilation of blood vessles
◉ What is the term for flaky skin cells or any thin plate of epidermal
flakes, dry or oily? Answer: Scales
◉ What is a light colored, slightly raised mark on the skin that is
formed after an injury or lesion of the skin has healed? Answer: Scar
◉ What are sebaceous filaments? Answer: Mainly solidified
impactions of oil without the cell matter
◉ What is an example of sebaceous hyperplasia? Answer: Benign
lesions frequently seen in oilier areas of the face
◉ What is acne? Answer: Chronic inflammatory skin disorder of the
sebaceous glands
◉ What is acne excorciee? Answer: Disorder where clients
purposely scrape off acne lesions
, ◉ What are actinic keratoses? Answer: Punk or flesh colored
precancerous lesions that result from sun damage
◉ What is albinism? Answer: Medical condition defined by an
absence of melanin pigment
◉ What is anhidrosis? Answer: Deficiency in perspiration
◉ What is asteatosis? Answer: Dry, scaly skin from sebum deficiency
◉ What is the term for excess inflammation from allergies and
irritants? Answer: Atopic dermatitis
◉ What is true of basal cell carcinoma Answer: It is the least severe
type of skin cancer
◉ What is the term for foul-smelling perspiration, usually in the
armpits or on the feet? Answer: Bromhidrosis
◉ What is a bulla? Answer: Large blister containing watery fluid that
is larger than a vesicle
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What is the common name for the contagious infection tinea
corporis? Answer: Ringworm
◉ What is the generic term for a fungal infection? Answer: Tinea
◉ What is the scientific term for couperose skin? Answer:
Telangiectasia
◉ What causes the skin to tan upon exposure to UV radiation?
Answer: Increase in pigmentation
◉ What is a steatoma? Answer: Sebaceous cyst of subcutaneous
tumor filled with sebum
◉ What is the term for a brown or wine-colored discoloration?
Answer: Stain
◉ What is a characteristic of the form of skin cancer called
squamous cell carcinoma? Answer: Scaly, red or pink papules or
nodules
,◉ What are skin tags? Answer: Small, benign outgrowths of the skin
that look like flaps
◉ What is rosacea? Answer: Condition characterized by redness and
dilation of blood vessles
◉ What is the term for flaky skin cells or any thin plate of epidermal
flakes, dry or oily? Answer: Scales
◉ What is a light colored, slightly raised mark on the skin that is
formed after an injury or lesion of the skin has healed? Answer: Scar
◉ What are sebaceous filaments? Answer: Mainly solidified
impactions of oil without the cell matter
◉ What is an example of sebaceous hyperplasia? Answer: Benign
lesions frequently seen in oilier areas of the face
◉ What is acne? Answer: Chronic inflammatory skin disorder of the
sebaceous glands
◉ What is acne excorciee? Answer: Disorder where clients
purposely scrape off acne lesions
, ◉ What are actinic keratoses? Answer: Punk or flesh colored
precancerous lesions that result from sun damage
◉ What is albinism? Answer: Medical condition defined by an
absence of melanin pigment
◉ What is anhidrosis? Answer: Deficiency in perspiration
◉ What is asteatosis? Answer: Dry, scaly skin from sebum deficiency
◉ What is the term for excess inflammation from allergies and
irritants? Answer: Atopic dermatitis
◉ What is true of basal cell carcinoma Answer: It is the least severe
type of skin cancer
◉ What is the term for foul-smelling perspiration, usually in the
armpits or on the feet? Answer: Bromhidrosis
◉ What is a bulla? Answer: Large blister containing watery fluid that
is larger than a vesicle
