Ch. 8 Hair and Scalp Disorders and Diseases

The following are all reasons a cosmetologist should understand hair and scalp disorders and diseases EXCEPT ___________.

• Knowledge of scalp and hair disorders allows a cosmetologist to recognize what is treatable by a cosmetologist and what should be referred to a healthcare provider.

• Understand the cause of a client's hair loss is necessary to determine which surgical hair replacement techniques to recommend.

• Identifying the differences between common and irregular hair loss helps a cosmetologist to better recommend hair loss treatments to clients.

• Recognizing communicable scalp and hair conditions is part of a cosmetologist's infection control responsibilities.

Which of the following is a reason cosmetologists should understand hair and scalp disorders and diseases?

• Cosmetologists can better recommend client hair loss treatments if they can identify the differences between common and irregular hair loss.

• Cosmetologists cannot recommend the use of Minoxidil or Finasteride unless they can identify the cause of the client's hair loss.

• The proper use of cold caps as an option for chemotherapy patients requires an understanding of how hair and scalp disorders lead to hair loss.

• Cosmetologists must be able to identify the type of fungal infection to know how to disinfect a client's scalp before performing services.

Which type of alopecia is defined as hair loss in round or irregularly shaped patches caused by the immune system attacking hair follicles?

• androgenic alopeica

• alopecia totalis

• postpartum alopecia

• alopecia areata

The following are all causes of hair loss EXCEPT _______.

• pregnancy

• insufficient diet

• extreme stress

• autoimmune disorders

Which of the following statements is true about alopecia areata?

• Alopecia areata most often begins in childhood.

• Alopecia areata is most easily identified by scalp inflammation.

• Alopecia areata is also known as male pattern baldness and does not affect women.

• Alopecia areata causes the loss of all terminal hair on the body.

A client expresses frustration with continued thinning hair following a prolonged medical situation, during which the client did not receive adequate nutrition. On the advice of the healthcare provider, the client followed an improved nutrition diet, but after 2 months there has been no improvement in hair density. What advice should a cosmetologist give the client?

• The client should consult with the healthcare provider about the possibility of using a medication like Minoxidil or Finasteride to stimulate hair growth.

• The client should consider a temporary option, such as a wig or hair extensions, as the hair growth is unlikely to improve.

• The client should continue the improved nutrition diet and wait for results as there has not yet been enough time for the hair follicles to regenerate.

• The client should take a pregnancy test as pregnancy can lead to hair loss.

Which hair disorder causes terminal hair to grow on area's of a woman's body where terminal hair typically does not grow?

• hirsuties

• hypertrichosis

• monilethrix

• canities

Which sentence best describes a client with the disorder monilethrix?

• The client's hair has alternating band of gray and pigmented hair throughout the length of the hair strand.

• The client's hair is longer or thicker than usual.

• The client's hair is knotted and brittle.

• The client's hair has a beaded appearance due to narrowing of the hair shaft.

The following are all true statements about canities EXCEPT:

• Canities can be caused by narrowing of the hair shaft.

• Canities can be present at birth.

• Canities can result from age and genetics.

• Canities can result from extreme stress.

Each of the following hair disorders is characterized by brittle hair EXCEPT _________.

• trichorrhexis nodosa

• monilethrix

• hirsuties

• fragilitas crinium