DE Cosmetology case studies
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The Delaware Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, part of the Division of Professional Regulation, licenses practitioners across five regulated practice areas: cosmetology, barbering, aesthetics, electrology and nail technology. The license by examination pathway is the route for candidates who are not qualifying through apprenticeship or reciprocity, and it is administered by the Board under statutory authority in 24 Del. The DE Cosmetology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,905 words.
1Level-3 to Level-8 Correction on Compromised, Unknown-History Hair
A 34-year-old client books a three-hour appointment requesting an even level-8 ash blonde. Assessment: 2 cm of virgin regrowth at level 3; the mid-shaft was lightened to level 7 about six months ago and then colored down four weeks ago with a 5N permanent; the ends read level 6 with a 2 cm warm band at the demarcation line.
772 words, about 4 min2Bald Fade Request with Folliculitis and a Suspicious Lesion
A new client, 41, asks for a bald fade with a razor-etched part and a straight-razor shave on the neck and around the beard line. During consultation you note scattered firm papules and several ingrown hairs with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation across both sides of the neck; he says he shaves daily at home and "the bumps never clear up." On the left jawline there is a 6 mm asymmetric, irregularly bordered dark brown macule that he says has been growing over the past year; it is flat, does not bleed, and he has never had it checked.
772 words, about 4 min3Waxing Request During Isotretinoin Therapy with a Herpes History
A 26-year-old client books brow, lip, underarm, and bikini waxing ten days before her wedding. Her intake form discloses isotretinoin 40 mg daily, month 5 of a planned 7-month course; topical tretinoin 0.05% applied nightly; and herpes labialis two to three times a year, most recently five weeks ago, with no lesion present now.
767 words, about 4 min4Fitzpatrick V Client with Keloid History Requesting Three-Session Clearance
A 52-year-old client seeks electrolysis for chin and upper lip hair after 15 years of daily tweezing. She has diagnosed PCOS and is not currently on medication for it.
773 words, about 4 min5Diabetic Pedicure with Two Abnormal Toenails and a Toe Fissure
A 58-year-old new client books a deluxe pedicure with callus removal, gel polish, and a hot-stone add-on. His intake form lists type 2 diabetes with an A1c of 8.9% last month, numbness in both feet, and a stubbed toe he "didn't notice" until he saw blood.
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