DC Esthetician case studies
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The DC Esthetician License is a professional credential issued by the District of Columbia government through the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP). It authorizes the holder to perform esthetic services on clients in the District. The DC Esthetician case studies are 5 cases and about 3,839 words.
1Late Saturday Appointment: A Vesicle on the Lip and a Dropped Extractor
on a Saturday and you are working alone in a two-room studio in Northwest DC. Your last client, age 28, is booked for a brow wax, a lip wax, and a 60-minute facial before a trip.
820 words, about 4 min2Mottled Pigmentation, a Suspicious Macule, and Five Months of Hydroquinone
A 52-year-old woman of Fitzpatrick type IV with oily-combination skin books a facial for "dark patches." She describes eight months of blotchy brown pigmentation across both cheeks and the upper lip that worsened over the summer. She has been applying a 4% hydroquinone cream a relative sent from overseas, nightly for five months without a break, plus an over-the-counter 0.3% retinol.
749 words, about 4 min3A "Sculpting" Facial for a Client With a Pacemaker and Recent Injectables
A 47-year-old regular client books a 75-minute "sculpting" facial. The service she selected online includes microcurrent gloves for 20 minutes, hot-stone massage of the face, neck, and décolleté, 15 minutes of facial massage, steam, and extractions.
697 words, about 3 min4A Brazilian Wax Ten Days Before a Beach Trip
A 22-year-old client of Fitzpatrick type V books a Brazilian wax and a brow wax ten days before a beach vacation. Her intake reveals adapalene 0.3% gel applied nightly for acne, started three weeks ago, and a 5% benzoyl peroxide wash she uses on her face and occasionally on her bikini line.
780 words, about 4 min5A Client Brings Her Own 30% Peel and a Box of Lash Dye
Three days before her wedding, a 34-year-old client arrives for a makeup trial. She has rosacea and a documented fragrance allergy - she reacted to a "natural" serum containing lavender oil with a red, itchy rash across both cheeks.
793 words, about 4 min