2024 Certification Exam Face Reality Questions and Answers

What is acne? - CORRECT ANSWER-Inherited, inflammatory skin condition 5 Inflammatory conditions inside an acne-prone pore - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Increased 5-alpha reductase 2. Deficiency in linoleic acid 3. Elevated levels of interleukin1a 4. Elevated levels of MMP-8 5. P. Acnes bacteria Retention Hyperkeratosis - CORRECT ANSWER-The overabundance of skin cells that shed rapidly Corneocytes - CORRECT ANSWER-Abnormally sticky skin cells P. Acnes Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER-Skin cells, sebum, and hair can clump together into a plug. This plug gets infected with bacteria and swelling results Closed Comedone - CORRECT ANSWER-Whitehead Open Comedone - CORRECT ANSWER-Blackhead Inflammatory Papule - CORRECT ANSWER-Pimple Inflammatory Pustule - CORRECT ANSWER-Similar to pimple, but filled with white blood cells Why are antibiotics not the most effective when it comes to acne? - CORRECT ANSWER-Root cause of acne is not bacteria, so antibiotics is only treating a sympto