Arlene comes in for a consultation for a skin treatment. It has been a long time since
Question:
Arlene comes in for a consultation for a skin treatment. It has been a long time since you have seen her. She is mid-life age and she is menopausal, hormonal and she has developed brown patches on her face. Her skin is reddish and irritated. She wants you to help her with her skin. After some consultation, you discover that she has gone through a lot of stress in the last year. She has lost weight and some of her hair has fallen out. She was taking some medication but now she is not. She is upset and wants to know how to get her skin back into good condition.
After you have cleansed her skin and studied it under the magnifying lamp, you discovered that she has dry patches but some places are very red and irritated. She has some boils under her skin.
1. What type of facial do you recommend?
2. How would you discuss the problems in her skin in a way for her to understand?
3. What kind of skin condition do you think she has?
4. Do you think that the medication has anything to do with it?
5. What type of machine would you use on Arlene if any? Why?
Exploring Engineering An Introduction to Engineering and Design
ISBN: 978-0123747235
2nd edition
Authors: Philip Kosky, George Wise, Robert Balmer, William Keat