Mod 4 102.05 Electricity in Esthetics

Interrupted direct current; visibly stimulates muscle (out of scope in many areas) Used in electrical muscle stimulation devices.

• Faradic

• Galvanic

• Pulsed DC

• High Frequency

Alternating current with sine waveforms & low frequency. Used in electrical muscle stimulation.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Direct current with one polarity; varying intensities & waveforms. Used to stimulate muscles & in some micro current devices.

Uninterrupted direct current; polarity varies. Used in galvanic devices & microcurrent devices.

• Faradic

• Galvanic

• Pulsed DC

• Sinusoidal

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Alternating current with high frequency (<200,000 Hz) Used in high frequency devices.

• Galvanic

• Faradic

• Sinusoidal

• High Frequency

Uninterrupted direct current; polarity varies. Used in galvanic devices & microcurrent devices.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

The transfer of heat via direct contact.

The transfer to heat via liquid or gas.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Another word for desquamation

Circulation in the smallest blood cells