True or False?
The skin is the body’s largest organ.
True
The skin is both the largest and the heaviest organ. The liver is the second largest and heaviest organ.
True or False?
Stress can be a trigger of acne and hair loss.
True
Read my article on the Relationship Between Stress and Acne
True or False?
People with fair skin have fewer melanocytes than people with darker-coloured skin.
False
Everyone has the same number of melanocytes, regardless of skin colour. Melanocytes are cells that are found in the basal layer of the epidermis.
True or False?
Some people have hair that stays the same length and doesn’t grow.
False
Different people’s hair grows at different speeds and for different lengths of time. Also some people’s hair breaks off more easily than others.
True or False?
Beauty advisors are not necessarily estheticians or makeup artists.
True
While beauty advisors are trained by the brands that they represent, they are often not estheticians or formally trained makeup artists.
True or False?
Your skin type can change during the course of your lifetime.
True
As we get older our skin changes. It may become drier, less acne-prone, develop more discoloration, and show other signs of aging like sagging.
True or False?
Ultraviolet B rays are the only UV rays that are harmful to the skin.
False
Recent studies show that ultraviolet A rays can also contribute to skin cancer. So, it is important to use a sunscreen that protects against both types of UV rays.
True or False?
Deodorants and antiperspirants are the same thing.
False
Deodorants mask odors with a fragrance whereas antiperspirants work to reduce the amount of sweat produced.
True or False?
If you have cellulite you must be overweight.
False
Genetic factors, skin thickness, and age all play a role in the development of cellulite. People who are slim can develop cellulite just as overweight people can. Cellulite is a result of deposits of fat under the skin, pushing on the connective tissue that supports the skin, and forms bulges.
True or False?
Plucking a hair from a mole causes it to turn cancerous.
False
Hair can safely be tweezed, waxed, or shaved from moles without increasing the risk that they will become cancerous.
True or False?
Dark elbows and knees are caused by inadequate or improper washing of the area.
False
The first step in treating dark elbows and knees is gentle skin care.
True of False?
Body odor begins in adolescence because the bathing habits of teens are poor.
False
In fact, body odor begins at puberty because that is when the apocrine sweat glands of the under arms and genital region start to produce their secretions.
True or False?
Tattoos are easier to apply than they are to remove.
True
While designing a great tattoo is a skilled art form, simply placing the pigments in the skin is relatively easy. However, removing them is more challenging and requires one or more types of lasers.
True or False?
The severity and duration of acne are the same for both men and woman.
False
In fact, young teenage men tend to have worse acne than young teenage women. However, acne is more likely to persist into the thirties and even the forties for woman.
True or False?
Actinic keratoses are rough, dry spots that can be treated with moisturizers.
False
In fact, AKs feel rough and dry but do not go away with moisturizers. They need to be treated by a doctor with liquid nitrogen spray or prescription cream because they can turn into squamous cell skin cancers. Actinic keratoses is one of the most common forms of sun damage in the form of a small growth.
True or False?
You can get herpes from a toilet seat.
False
In fact, the herpes virus does not survive on toilet seats and is transmitted only by skin-to-skin contact. Herpes are virus in the form of cold sores around the mouth.
True or False?
Rosacea is caused by drinking too much alcohol.
False
In fact the exact cause of rosacea is unknown. There are many things that can make it flare up, including spicy foods, caffeine, exercise, hot beverages and alcohol, but these are not the cause of the disease.
True or False?
Warts have roots.
False
In fact warts are a viral infection of the epidermis, the uppermost layer of the skin. Even large warts do not have roots that extend deep into lower layers of the skin. They can be difficult to treat and sometimes recur because the wart virus is resilient, not because warts have roots.
True or False?
Body dysmorphic disorder is an illness that causes people to become preoccupied with minor or non-existent flaws.
True
True or False?
There are some dermal fillers that, once injected, last indefinitely.
False
No filler will last forever. Each one will fade away over time.
True or False?
Cosmetic surgery will change your life.
False
It is important to have realistic expectations about your procedure. The decision to have cosmetic surgery should not be made lightly.
True or False?
Gastric bypass is an easy solution to being overweight.
False
In fact, to be successful, you must still exercise and closely watch what you eat.
True or False?
You can keep changing the look of your nose and have several rhinoplasty procedures over the years.
False
In fact, even a third rhinoplasty is very difficult to perform and could result in permanent deformity of your nose. A rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure that can correct the problem with your nose.
True or False?
It is best to get your vitamins and nutrients from food rather than supplements.
True
True or False?
Only fair-skinned people develop melanoma.
False
People of any ethnic background or any skin tone can develop melanoma.
True or False?
There have been reports of young women in their 20s, who used tanning beds, developing melanoma skin cancer.
True
True or False?
All women have a small amount of the male hormone, testosterone.
True
True or False?
Carbohydrates are an important component of your diet and should not be eliminated.
True
Although it is important to eliminate sugary and processed foods from your diet, whole-grain carbohydrates such as bread, pasta and cereal are important for a healthy diet.
True or False?
Women with darker skin tones, those of Southeast Asian, and African decent, have more protective melanin in their skin and tend to have fewer skin wrinkles.
True
The melanin in darker skin protects it from wrinkling.
