CIDESCO Facial Treatments FINAL REVIEW
(Verified Answers by Expert)
1. What form releases the esthetician from liability resulting from
treatment?
Consent form
Consultation card
Intake form
Client chart ANS Consent form
2. What accurately describes follicles in dry skin?
Moderate
Difficult to visualize
Small
Large ANS Difficult to visualize
3. A client may not
choose to reveal on an intake form.
,allergies
medications
age
treatment history ANS age
4. What term is best described as a discoloration from melanin
production due to sun or other factors?
Milia
Keratosis
Hyperpigmentation
Seborrhea ANS
hyperpigmentation
,5. 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
6. 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
7. 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.
8. T
he skin type that has a small follicle size is .
oily
normal
dry
combination ANS normal
,9. 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, usu- ally around the eyes, due to sun exposure
10. 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
11. 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
,12. All of the following are characteristic of sensitive skin EXCEPT
.
redness
fragility
darker skin
thinness ANS darker skin
,13. What is contraindicated for clients who are allergic to aspirin?
Waxing
Electrical treatments
Exfoliation
Salicylic acid ANS Salicylic acid
14. 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
15. 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
,16. 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.
,17. Which of the following Fitzpatrick skin types burns MOST readily?
Type 3
Type 2
Type 4
Type 1 ANS Type 1
18. Who may possibly receive safe electrical treatments?
Clients who have
allergies Clients with
pacemakers Clients who
are pregnant
Clients who have epilepsy ANS Clients who have allergies
19. What part of the skin is most often palpated during a skin analysis?
The eyes
The cheeks
The neck
The T-zone ANS the T-zone
20. What is true of actinic keratosis?
It can be precancerous.
, It is caused by hormonal
imbalances. It is also known as
telangiectasia.
It is indicated by absence of visible pores. ANS It can be precancerous.
21. What is a primary cause of an external effect on the skin?
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(Verified Answers by Expert)
1. What form releases the esthetician from liability resulting from
treatment?
Consent form
Consultation card
Intake form
Client chart ANS Consent form
2. What accurately describes follicles in dry skin?
Moderate
Difficult to visualize
Small
Large ANS Difficult to visualize
3. A client may not
choose to reveal on an intake form.
,allergies
medications
age
treatment history ANS age
4. What term is best described as a discoloration from melanin
production due to sun or other factors?
Milia
Keratosis
Hyperpigmentation
Seborrhea ANS
hyperpigmentation
,5. 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
6. 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
7. 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.
8. T
he skin type that has a small follicle size is .
oily
normal
dry
combination ANS normal
,9. 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, usu- ally around the eyes, due to sun exposure
10. 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
11. 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
,12. All of the following are characteristic of sensitive skin EXCEPT
.
redness
fragility
darker skin
thinness ANS darker skin
,13. What is contraindicated for clients who are allergic to aspirin?
Waxing
Electrical treatments
Exfoliation
Salicylic acid ANS Salicylic acid
14. 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
15. 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
,16. 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.
,17. Which of the following Fitzpatrick skin types burns MOST readily?
Type 3
Type 2
Type 4
Type 1 ANS Type 1
18. Who may possibly receive safe electrical treatments?
Clients who have
allergies Clients with
pacemakers Clients who
are pregnant
Clients who have epilepsy ANS Clients who have allergies
19. What part of the skin is most often palpated during a skin analysis?
The eyes
The cheeks
The neck
The T-zone ANS the T-zone
20. What is true of actinic keratosis?
It can be precancerous.
, It is caused by hormonal
imbalances. It is also known as
telangiectasia.
It is indicated by absence of visible pores. ANS It can be precancerous.
21. What is a primary cause of an external effect on the skin?
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