LA Esthetician case studies
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The Louisiana Esthetician Licensing Examination is the credentialing exam for individuals who want to practice esthetics in Louisiana. It is intended for candidates who have completed the required training hours at a board-approved school and are ready to demonstrate entry-level competence. The LA Esthetician case studies are 5 cases and about 3,161 words.
1Walk-In Wax With a Cold Sore, a Bleeding Nick, and a Double-Dipped Spatula
on a Friday in a four-room Baton Rouge salon, you are the only licensed esthetician on duty. A 28-year-old walk-in requests a full-leg and underarm wax.
704 words, about 4 min2Post-Facial Hyperpigmentation in Fitzpatrick Type IV Skin
A 34-year-old woman with Fitzpatrick skin type IV returns 10 days after a facial at your salon. The service included 20 minutes of steam, manual extractions with a metal comedone extractor, and a 20% glycolic acid peel left on for 10 minutes.
628 words, about 3 min3A “Deep-Pore” Facial Three Days Before a Wedding
A 47-year-old fair-skinned woman books a “deep-pore clarifying facial” three days before her daughter’s wedding. On analysis you see diffuse flushing across the nose and medial cheeks, fine visible capillaries, and four small red papules, but no comedones.
576 words, about 3 min4Lip and Chin Waxing on Isotretinoin With a Recent Peel and Tan
A 22-year-old woman with polycystic ovary syndrome requests lip, chin, and eyebrow waxing. She has coarse dark chin hairs and has been plucking daily.
583 words, about 3 min5The Owner’s Laser, the Cautery Pen, and the Board Inspector
You are a newly licensed esthetician at a salon in Lafayette. In your first week, the owner hands you a diode laser handpiece and a cautery pen and says, “The medical director covers us, so you can do laser hair removal and remove these skin tags; estheticians do it all the time.” The owner also asks you to perform a 30% TCA peel on a 16-year-old whose mother is waiting in the lobby but has not signed anything.
670 words, about 3 min