Pivot Point Esthetics UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
EMDA - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
fat injection - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
laser resurfacing - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The clinical term for bruising of the skin is called:
a. scarring
b. erythema
c. ecchymosis
d. conjunctivitis
systemic - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
during the interview - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- When seeking employment and to avoid
surprises, the kind of training a medical establishment offers and how often, are questions
that an esthetician should ask:
a. during the interview
b. the spa receptionist
c. after the fourth week of employment
d. after the first year of employment
provides the esthetician with a formal license to practice medical esthetics - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- All of the following are true regarding medical esthetics courses except:
a. courses may last one or two weeks
b. courses may include hands on training
c. certifies that the esthetician has met the goals of the course
d. provides the esthetician with a formal license to practice medical esthetics
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
EMDA - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
fat injection - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
laser resurfacing - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The clinical term for bruising of the skin is called:
a. scarring
b. erythema
c. ecchymosis
d. conjunctivitis
systemic - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
during the interview - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- When seeking employment and to avoid
surprises, the kind of training a medical establishment offers and how often, are questions
that an esthetician should ask:
a. during the interview
b. the spa receptionist
c. after the fourth week of employment
d. after the first year of employment
provides the esthetician with a formal license to practice medical esthetics - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- All of the following are true regarding medical esthetics courses except:
a. courses may last one or two weeks
b. courses may include hands on training
c. certifies that the esthetician has met the goals of the course
d. provides the esthetician with a formal license to practice medical esthetics
