Esthetician (Esthetician License) case studies
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An esthetician license is the credential a state issues to a professional who is permitted to perform skin care services on the public: cleansing and exfoliation, facial massage, hair removal by waxing or sugaring, makeup application, and - depending on the license tier - advanced services such as chemical peels and microdermabrasion. It is generally required for employment in salons, day spas, dermatology practices, and medical spa settings, and it is usually the first credential a skin care professional earns. The Esthetician case studies are 5 cases and about 3,473 words.
1The Pre-Wedding 'Strongest Facial' Request
A 42-year-old woman books a 60-minute first-visit facial four days before her daughter's wedding. Her intake notes: Fitzpatrick type III, nightly tretinoin 0.05% for the past three weeks, daily 10% glycolic acid pads, and 'sensitive' skin that stings when washed with hot water.
643 words, about 3 min2Blood on a Torn Glove: Exposure Control and a Stale Disinfectant Jar
Ten minutes into a facial, you express a papule on a client's chin and a small amount of blood lands on your gloved hand. You notice a pinhole tear in the glove's index finger and a healing paper cut on that knuckle.
722 words, about 4 min3Medium-Peel Request on Fitzpatrick V Skin with a Beach Trip in Eight Days
A 34-year-old client with Fitzpatrick type V skin wants a 'medium-depth peel' for dark marks left by acne. She reports using tretinoin 0.025% cream nightly and hydroquinone 4% cream twice daily, and she had a light Jessner peel at another spa 10 days ago that made her skin 'peel for four days.' She leaves for a beach vacation in eight days.
650 words, about 3 min4Walk-In Waxing with Isotretinoin, a Retinoid, and a History of Cold Sores
A client arrives as a walk-in for brow and upper-lip waxing before a family photo session in three days. Her intake says she finished a five-month course of isotretinoin three months ago, she used adapalene 0.1% gel two nights ago, and her last lip wax three weeks ago was followed the next morning by a tingling cluster of blisters on the lip line that she treated with an antiviral from urgent care.
714 words, about 4 min5The Client Who Wants Growths Removed, Her Own TCA, and No Paperwork
A long-time client points to two small skin-colored growths on her neck and asks you to 'zap them off with that high-frequency wand - you did it for my coworker.' She then pulls a bottle from her bag, 'a 30% TCA peel I bought online,' and asks you to use it so she doesn't waste the money. She wants to pay cash and asks you not to 'bother with the forms - no intake, no notes.' While looking at her neck you notice an irregular, pearly-edged spot near one growth that she says has been there 'a few months and sometimes bleeds when I scratch it.' Your salon owner is within earshot and says, 'Just do what she wants, she's a good client.' Your license permits superficial chemical exfoliation only; high-frequency is allowed for skin stimulation, not lesion removal.
744 words, about 4 min