CT Esthetician case studies
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The Connecticut Esthetician credential is a state license administered through the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), the agency whose licensing pages sit under the Department's Practitioner Licensing and Investigations section. It is intended for people who perform skin care services - such as facial treatments, skin analysis, hair removal and makeup application - on clients in Connecticut, and who therefore need to demonstrate both theoretical knowledge and safe, sanitary practice before working independently. The CT Esthetician case studies are 5 cases and about 2,833 words.
1Rosacea, Tretinoin, and a Three-Day Wedding Deadline
Amara, a 52-year-old client with Fitzpatrick type II skin, has a documented history of rosacea and books a “deep-clean glow facial” three days before her daughter’s wedding. She is using tretinoin 0.05% cream every night and had a 30% glycolic peel at another salon 14 days ago; she reports that her skin peeled for a week afterward.
608 words, about 3 min2First Bikini Wax With a Mole, Papules, and a Vacation Clock
Jordan, a 28-year-old first-time bikini wax client, arrives 20 minutes before closing. She shaved the area three days ago and wants “everything off” for a beach vacation that starts in 48 hours.
590 words, about 3 min3Blood Exposure, Contaminated Gloves, and a Dropped Extractor
During a 60-minute facial, you extract a closed comedone on a client’s chin and a small amount of bright red blood appears. You wipe it with a tissue, keep the same gloves on, and continue extracting three more comedones.
567 words, about 3 min4Microneedling Request at a Salon With an Expired License
Your Connecticut salon’s owner asks you, a licensed esthetician with a current license, to perform microneedling with a 1.5 mm pen on a client’s acne scars. The owner says the salon’s license expired last month but “the renewal is in the mail,” and adds that a receptionist with no license will perform eyebrow waxing whenever the estheticians are busy.
556 words, about 3 min5Fitzpatrick V Acne, Pigment, and Engagement Photos
Priya, a 24-year-old client with Fitzpatrick type V skin, wants a “strong salicylic acid peel and aggressive extractions” two weeks before her engagement photos. She has oily skin, a few inflamed pustules on the chin, many closed comedones on the forehead, and numerous dark brown macules where old pimples have healed.
512 words, about 3 min