Esthetician Practice Skin Analysis and Conditions Questions and Answers Flashcards
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A client presents with small, flesh-colored bumps on the upper arms and thighs that feel rough like sandpaper. What condition is this most likely?
Answer: Keratosis pilaris
Keratosis pilaris results from keratin buildup that plugs hair follicles, creating rough, bumpy patches commonly on the arms and thighs.
During skin analysis using a Wood's lamp, a bright fluorescent blue-white color on the skin typically indicates which condition?
Answer: Dehydration
Under Wood's lamp examination, dehydrated skin appears as bright fluorescent blue-white patches indicating insufficient water content in the epidermis.
Which type of hyperpigmentation is hormonally triggered and commonly appears as symmetrical brown patches on the forehead, cheeks, and upper lip?
Answer: Melasma
Melasma is a hormonally influenced condition that produces symmetrical brown or gray-brown patches, commonly associated with pregnancy or oral contraceptive use.
An esthetician notices white, dome-shaped, pearl-like bumps under a client's eye area that do not express when squeezed. What are these most likely?
Answer: Milia
Milia are small keratin-filled cysts trapped beneath the epidermis that appear as firm, white, pearl-like bumps and cannot be extracted by simple squeezing.
What does an esthetician assess when performing a tactile examination by gently pinching and releasing the skin on the back of a client's hand?
Answer: Skin turgor and elasticity
The skin turgor test evaluates elasticity and hydration by observing how quickly the skin snaps back after being gently pinched and released.
A client has numerous dark, raised, waxy-appearing growths on the face and neck that look like they are stuck onto the skin. What should the esthetician do?
Answer: Refer the client to a dermatologist for evaluation
Raised, waxy, stuck-on appearing growths may be seborrheic keratoses or other lesions requiring medical evaluation, which is outside an esthetician's scope of practice.