Ch. 1 Changes In Esthetics

Question 1

HIPAA

Answer 1

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. A federal law passed in 1996 and enacted on April 14, 2003 outlining Federal privacy standards for patients. The act covers access to medical records, notices of privacy practices, limitations on use of personal medical information, prohibition using patient information for marketing, stronger state laws, confidential communication procedures.

Question 2

Spa

Answer 2

A term originally meaning “healing through water.” Today it most often refers to day spas or destination spas, where clients can find a wide range of treatments.

Question 3

Holistic

Answer 3

Describes the practice and/or philosophy of treating the person As a whole and remaining alert to all of the clients needs rather than focusing solely on a disease or disorder.

Question 4

Spa Therapy

Answer 4

Water treatments provided in a spa

Question 5

Where did the word “Spa” originate and what ones it truly mean?

Answer 5

Walloon-French, espa means “fountain” originates from the name of the Belgian Town Spa. Acronym of the Latin phrase, sanitas per aquas, “health through water”. Or Latin word, spagere, “to scatter, sprinkle, moisten”. Healing via water.

Question 6

Who was Father Sebastian Kniepp?

Answer 6

A 19th century Bavarian monk, believed that using water to eliminate waste from the body could cure disease. He derived more than 100 different hydrotherapy treatments using water in solid, liquid, and vapor forms. Washing, wraps, packs, compress, steam and baths.

Question 7

Why has the Spa business come and gone so much in the 20th century.

Answer 7

‘29 stock market crash and the depression. After WWII; with the world wide economy on the rise, spas regained popularity, and new treatments, such as health and exercise regimens, mud therapy, balneology, and hydrotherapy were added. Today, there is a worldwide spa revival that recognizes the benefits of prevention therapy.

Question 8

Name all of the steps in the critical thinking process.

Answer 8

1. Clarify the concerns
2. Gather the facts
3. Examine the evidence
4. Define solutions and outcomes
5. Choose and execute the solution
6. SOAP notes

Question 9

Explain why HIPAA was created and how it protects us all.

Answer 9

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was put into place to protect patient privacy regarding medical records and health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed this standard to provide patients with access to their medical records and help them gain more control over how their personal health information is used.

Question 10

Explain in your own words what Holistic Esthetics means to you.

Answer 10

Holistic or whole-person thought revolves around the idea of treating the person as a whole rather than focusing solely on a disease or disorder. Treating, calming, soothing, mind-body-spirit.

Question 11

Briefly list some of the steps that Milady’s suggests are the steps or considerations you should follow as a Holistic Esthetician.

Answer 11

1. Warm, friendly greeting, eye contact, call client by name, give clear directions of expectations
2. Consider clients mood, keep voice soft and sure, instruct them to turn off all electronic devices, and encourage them to let go of stress
3. Be aware of room temperature, music volume, aromas and sensitivities
4. Keep calm demeanor, warm hands, confident, nurturing touch, focus on client and their needs… Leave your stuff out of the room.

Question 12

Milady’s Fact

Answer 12

They state that it is not the duty of an esthetic salesperson to train sales staff

Question 13

Make a list of all the possible careers you can choose from with your esthetic license

Answer 13

Esthetician, make-up artist, permanent make-up artist, esthetician in medical field, esthetician and make-up artist for resort and cruise ships, salon or spa owner, Esthetic instructor, manufacturer/sales rep, department sales person, beauty educator or columnist for a newspaper, magazine, or journal, state licensing inspector or examiner.

Question 14

Layer of the Skin (top to bottom)

Question? What layer of the skin is corney and horney? Stratum Corneum

Answer 14

Epidermis; STRATUM CORNEUM (squamous cells), STRATUM LUSIDUM (finger prints, swells under water), STRATUM GRANULOSUM (Keratinization), STRATUM SPINOSUM (Desmosomes-spiny, langerhans-stop infection, T-Cells immunity from bacteria. Langerhans and T-Cells work together). STRATUM GERMINATIVEUM (melanosites-color, Merle cells-light touch-tickle, melanosomes-bring color/melanosites to the surface, hemi-desmosomes(1/2 the size of desmosomes)
Dermis; PAPILARY LAYER (fibroblasts, erector pili, sebaceous glands). RETICULAR LAYER (pecinian-sense extreme pressure and pain, krouses, suderiferious glands, Ruffin’s miners corpuscles, papilla).
SUBCUTANEOUS (adipose/fat)

Question 15

Balneotherapy

Answer 15

The use of water and the implication of healing. Balnea=”Bath”. Balneotherapy, Spa Therapy, and Hydrotherapy are all interchangeable. Balnea (home), Balnea Private (private baths), Balnea Public (public baths).