OK Esthetician case studies
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The Oklahoma Esthetics (Facialist) credential is regulated by the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, the agency that establishes and enforces safety and sanitation practice standards to protect the public. To be licensed, candidates must show their knowledge by passing a theory-based Facialist/Esthetician examination; the Board names Prov as the only provider of the NIC Theory Examination for Oklahoma. The OK Esthetician case studies are 5 cases and about 3,587 words.
1The Pre-Wedding "Do Everything" Facial
A 34-year-old client books a 90-minute facial three days before her sister's wedding. Her intake form lists rosacea, nightly tretinoin 0.05% cream, and daily aspirin.
630 words, about 3 min2Six Weeks of Retinoid, Nine Days of Healing
A 26-year-old woman arrives for brow, upper lip, and chin waxing. Her intake notes Fitzpatrick IV, nightly adapalene 0.3% gel over the entire face (started four months ago), a medium-depth chemical peel at a med spa nine days ago, and a course of doxycycline for acne that she finished two days ago.
695 words, about 3 min3Five Faces, One Sink, Two Hours
You are booked for a bride and four bridesmaids at 6:00 a.m. in a hotel suite with one small bathroom and no water at the vanity.
732 words, about 4 min4Friday Night Cleanup
Friday and your last client, a 45-year-old man, has just left. During his facial you extracted his nose; one lesion bled briefly and you blotted it with a tissue.
691 words, about 3 min5The Client Who Wants a Mole Removed
A new client, 58, fills out her intake: type 2 diabetes (well controlled, last A1c 7.1), hypertension on lisinopril, daily aspirin, and a "mini stroke" two years ago. She wants a facial with "lymphatic drainage to flush the toxins out and shrink the glands under my jaw," and she also asks you to "just snip off" a small skin tag on her neck and "freeze" a spot on her nose.
839 words, about 4 min