MD Esthetician case studies
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The Maryland Esthetician license is the state credential that allows a practitioner to perform skin care services for the public - cleansing, exfoliation, facial massage, temporary hair removal, makeup application, and related treatments - under the supervision framework set by the Maryland Board of Cosmetologists. It is the entry-level credential for people coming out of an approved esthetics program, and the upgrade path for licensed cosmetologists who want to add skin care to their service menu. The MD Esthetician case studies are 5 cases and about 4,385 words.
1Sixteen, Four Months Off Isotretinoin, Three Days Before a Wedding
A 16-year-old comes in with her mother for brow and upper-lip waxing three days before her sister's wedding. On intake she reports she finished a six-month course of isotretinoin four months ago and still applies tretinoin 0.05% cream nightly - last night included.
839 words, about 4 min2Twenty Minutes, One Bleeding Extraction, One Client in the Lobby
You have just finished an extraction-heavy facial on a client with several inflamed papules; one extraction produced a bead of blood. client is already seated in the lobby.
783 words, about 4 min3The “Glow Package” Seven Days Before a Photo Shoot
A 42-year-old Fitzpatrick IV client books the “glow” package one week before a photo shoot: microdermabrasion, then a 30% glycolic peel, then a 15% L-ascorbic acid serum, plus extraction of closed comedones on her chin. Intake: nightly tretinoin 0.1% for years; six weeks ago a 20% salicylic peel left her red and peeling for four days; she uses a tanning bed “once a week”; she reports she “gets dark spots” wherever she picks.
890 words, about 4 min4The Owner Hands You the Laser Handpiece
You are three weeks into your first job at a Maryland med-spa. On a busy Friday the RN who normally runs the IPL/laser hair-removal device calls in sick.
1,009 words, about 5 min5The “Pimple” That Has Been There Since Spring
A 58-year-old regular client comes in for her monthly facial. During cleansing she says, “There's a pimple by my ear that won't go away - it's been there since spring, and sometimes it bleeds when I wash my face.” Under the mag lamp it is a 6-mm pearly papule with a rolled edge, a few fine visible vessels, and a small central crust.
864 words, about 4 min