AP Esthetics Study Guide MN 2023 with complete solution
What service is dermaplaning performed with?
Surgical blade
What does IPL stand for?
Intense pulsed light
What are the 2 clinic exfoliation treatments?
Chemical and mechanical
For what reasons would someone receive a deeper peel performed only by a
physician?
Extreme wrinkling and sun damage
What is photo rejuvenation?
Using a laser or light device to treat extreme and intense signs of aging
This device uses crystals or diamond tips to reduce skin irregularities
Microdermabrasion
In medium level peeling performed by physicians, what layer is peeled?
Epidermis and part of the papillary dermis
Enzymes are proleolytric which means what?
Protein dissolving
PCI (or skin needling) stands for?
Percutaneous collagen induction
Dermaplaning is a manual exfoliation technique that is designed to do what?
Remove dead skin cells, debris, and vellus hair
Using a Woods Lamp, what color is normal skin?
Blueish white
What describes a combination skin type?
Skin is healthy color, soft and fine texture, small pores
The 5 different skin types are?
Normal, oily, dry, sensitive, combination
Following an AHA peel, clients should not exercise or take hot showers for how
long?
48 hours
What acid is typically not used as a stand alone peel and is mixed with another
ingredient?
Malic acid
Contraindications for dermaplaning would include?
Inflamed skin and acne
What areas of the skin would you need to apply a barrier to prior to a chemical
peel?
Edge of lips, corners of nose, around eyes
Mottling
Freckles from sun exposure
Intrinsic aging
Results of genetics
Extrinsic aging
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin (example- sun exposure)
,Galvanic current is used for?
Penetrating products or solutions into the layer of the epidermis for maximum benefits
Phoresis
Process of forcing a water based solution into the skin by applying Galvanic current to
the solution
Anaphoreisis
Infusing an alkaline (negative) product into the tissues from the negative pole to the
positive pole
Cataphoresis
Forcing an acidic (positive) product into deeper tissue using Galvanic current from the
positive pole toward the negative pole
High Frequency current
Can be used to stimulate blood flow and help products penetrate
Chemical peel
Technique for restoring wrinkled, scarred, or blemished skin by applying an acid
solution to peel away the top layer of skin
Enzymes
Work to dissolve the dead skin and keratin
LED green light
Reduces hyperpigmentation
LED red light
Stimulates collagen and elastin
LED blue light
Kills bacteria
Infrared light
Helps tighten skin
Insulator
Material that does not allow the flow of electric current
Electrotherapy
The application of electrical current during treatments to the skin
Conductor
Not a unit of measurement for electricity
Where do you start when performing an LED treatment?
The forehead
Apply the occlusive peel barrier when?
Before the prep solution is applied
If desincrustation is performed when are extractions done?
After
When do you perform extractions with an AHA peel?
After
The first step in avoiding occupational exposure is?
Wash hands
When performing iontophoresis to input a water soluble product the esthetician
applies what?
Ultrasound
What high frequency head is used on the scalp?
, Rake
What type of peel is best suited for oily or acne prone skin?
BHA peel
What is the Fitzpatrick scale level of Mediterranean skin?
Level IV
What can be used for extractions in sensitive skin?
Cotton swabs
Skin needling uses needles to penetrate what layer of the skin?
The epidermis into the dermis
What type of electrotherapy is recommended when using desincrustation product
on a client with very oily impacted skin?
Negative Galvanic current
How long does a client have to wait to get a treatment done after getting Botox?
2 weeks
How long does a client have to wait to get a treatment done after facial surgery?
2 months
What should a client expect for a few days after receiving a microneedling
treatment?
Redness and dryness
What can a client not be on when getting a microneedling treatment?
Blood thinners or Acutane
How are the electrodes placed during desincrustation?
Esthetician holds negative, client holds positive
How are the electrodes placed during electrophoresis?
Esthetician holds positive, client holds negative
What are the 3 stages in healing?
Inflammatory, proliferative, maturation
Epidermis cells
Keratinocytes, melanocytes, langerhans cells, merkel cells
Dermis cells
Fibroblasts, mast, leukocytes
Fibroblasts make what?
Collagen- the most abundant protein in the body
What are the layers of the epidermis?
Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum
basal
How long is the stratum corneum turnover?
28-30 days
AHA, BHA, and microdermabrasion initiate what?
Repair in the skin
The epidermis is controlled by what?
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF)
Proteins of the dermis
The extracellular matrix
Autoclave
Humidity while sterilizing 100%, test spores once a month
What service is dermaplaning performed with?
Surgical blade
What does IPL stand for?
Intense pulsed light
What are the 2 clinic exfoliation treatments?
Chemical and mechanical
For what reasons would someone receive a deeper peel performed only by a
physician?
Extreme wrinkling and sun damage
What is photo rejuvenation?
Using a laser or light device to treat extreme and intense signs of aging
This device uses crystals or diamond tips to reduce skin irregularities
Microdermabrasion
In medium level peeling performed by physicians, what layer is peeled?
Epidermis and part of the papillary dermis
Enzymes are proleolytric which means what?
Protein dissolving
PCI (or skin needling) stands for?
Percutaneous collagen induction
Dermaplaning is a manual exfoliation technique that is designed to do what?
Remove dead skin cells, debris, and vellus hair
Using a Woods Lamp, what color is normal skin?
Blueish white
What describes a combination skin type?
Skin is healthy color, soft and fine texture, small pores
The 5 different skin types are?
Normal, oily, dry, sensitive, combination
Following an AHA peel, clients should not exercise or take hot showers for how
long?
48 hours
What acid is typically not used as a stand alone peel and is mixed with another
ingredient?
Malic acid
Contraindications for dermaplaning would include?
Inflamed skin and acne
What areas of the skin would you need to apply a barrier to prior to a chemical
peel?
Edge of lips, corners of nose, around eyes
Mottling
Freckles from sun exposure
Intrinsic aging
Results of genetics
Extrinsic aging
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin (example- sun exposure)
,Galvanic current is used for?
Penetrating products or solutions into the layer of the epidermis for maximum benefits
Phoresis
Process of forcing a water based solution into the skin by applying Galvanic current to
the solution
Anaphoreisis
Infusing an alkaline (negative) product into the tissues from the negative pole to the
positive pole
Cataphoresis
Forcing an acidic (positive) product into deeper tissue using Galvanic current from the
positive pole toward the negative pole
High Frequency current
Can be used to stimulate blood flow and help products penetrate
Chemical peel
Technique for restoring wrinkled, scarred, or blemished skin by applying an acid
solution to peel away the top layer of skin
Enzymes
Work to dissolve the dead skin and keratin
LED green light
Reduces hyperpigmentation
LED red light
Stimulates collagen and elastin
LED blue light
Kills bacteria
Infrared light
Helps tighten skin
Insulator
Material that does not allow the flow of electric current
Electrotherapy
The application of electrical current during treatments to the skin
Conductor
Not a unit of measurement for electricity
Where do you start when performing an LED treatment?
The forehead
Apply the occlusive peel barrier when?
Before the prep solution is applied
If desincrustation is performed when are extractions done?
After
When do you perform extractions with an AHA peel?
After
The first step in avoiding occupational exposure is?
Wash hands
When performing iontophoresis to input a water soluble product the esthetician
applies what?
Ultrasound
What high frequency head is used on the scalp?
, Rake
What type of peel is best suited for oily or acne prone skin?
BHA peel
What is the Fitzpatrick scale level of Mediterranean skin?
Level IV
What can be used for extractions in sensitive skin?
Cotton swabs
Skin needling uses needles to penetrate what layer of the skin?
The epidermis into the dermis
What type of electrotherapy is recommended when using desincrustation product
on a client with very oily impacted skin?
Negative Galvanic current
How long does a client have to wait to get a treatment done after getting Botox?
2 weeks
How long does a client have to wait to get a treatment done after facial surgery?
2 months
What should a client expect for a few days after receiving a microneedling
treatment?
Redness and dryness
What can a client not be on when getting a microneedling treatment?
Blood thinners or Acutane
How are the electrodes placed during desincrustation?
Esthetician holds negative, client holds positive
How are the electrodes placed during electrophoresis?
Esthetician holds positive, client holds negative
What are the 3 stages in healing?
Inflammatory, proliferative, maturation
Epidermis cells
Keratinocytes, melanocytes, langerhans cells, merkel cells
Dermis cells
Fibroblasts, mast, leukocytes
Fibroblasts make what?
Collagen- the most abundant protein in the body
What are the layers of the epidermis?
Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum
basal
How long is the stratum corneum turnover?
28-30 days
AHA, BHA, and microdermabrasion initiate what?
Repair in the skin
The epidermis is controlled by what?
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF)
Proteins of the dermis
The extracellular matrix
Autoclave
Humidity while sterilizing 100%, test spores once a month
