NRS 644 A: State Law, Rules, and Regulations Definitions

Question 1

Ablative Esthetic Medical Procedure

Answer 1

an esthetic medical procedure that is expected to exercise, vaporize, disintegrate or remove living tissue

Question 2

Advanced Esthetic Procedure

Answer 2

any of the following procedures performed for esthetic purposes and not for the treatment of a medical, physical or mental ailment.
1. exfoliation
2. microdermabrasion or other services
3. microneedling
4. dermaplanning
5. extraction
6. hydrotherapy
7. nonablative esthetic medical procedure or
8. other similar esthetic preparations or procedures with the use of hands, mechanical or electronical apparatus

Question 3

Advanced Esthetician

Answer 3

any person who engages the practice of advanced esthetics

Question 4

Advanced Esthetics

Answer 4

the practice of advanced esthetic procedures in addition to the practice of esthetics

Question 5

Dermaplanning

Answer 5

the use of a blade with a handle to remove dead skin cells and vellus hairs from the face

Question 6

Cosmetological Establishment

Answer 6

any premises, mobile unit, building or part of a building where cosmetology is practiced.

Question 7

Esthetic Medical Device

Answer 7

a device (defined in 21 U.S.C. § 321) used to perform an esthetic medical procedure, including, without limitation, a laser, a radial shockwave device, a cryotherapy device and a device that emits radio frequencies, plasma, intense pulsed light, ultrasound, microwaves or other similar energies

Question 8

Esthetic Medical Procedure

Answer 8

a procedure performed using an esthetic medical device for the purposes of the care of the skin, beautification, anti-aging, permanent hair reduction, skin tightening, skin rejuvenation, noninvasive body contouring, noninvasive lipolysis or other similar esthetic purposes

Question 9

Esthetician

Answer 9

any person who engages in the practice of esthetics

Question 10

Esthetician’s Apprentice

Answer 10

a person who is engaged in learning the occupation of an esthetician in a cosmetological establishment and who is registered with the Board to practice esthetics as an esthetician’s apprentice

Question 11

Esthetics

Answer 11

the practices of:
1. beautifying, massaging, cleansing or stimulating the skin of the human body by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams, or any device, electrical or otherwise, for the care of the skin
2. applying cosmetics, eyelash extensions or eyelashes to any person, tinting eyelashes and eyebrows, eyelash perming and lightening hair on the body; and
3. removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by the use of depilatories, waxing, tweezers or sugaring,
(doesn’t include the branches of cosmetology of a cosmetologist, hair designer, shampoo technologist, hair braider, electrologist or nail technologist)

Question 12

Exfoliation

Answer 12

a process whereby superficial epidermal cells are removed from the skin

Question 13

Extraction

Answer 13

the removal of impurities from the skin using lancets or needles

Question 14

Hydrotherapy

Answer 14

the use of water for esthetic purposes or beautification of the body

Question 15

Makeup-Artist

Answer 15

A person who:
1. engages in the practice of makeup artistry
2. instructs other persons in the practice of makeup artistry
(regardless of whether the person is licensed by the Board in any branch of cosmetology)

Question 16

Makeup Artistry

Answer 16

the practice of applying makeup or prosthetics for:
1. theatrical, television, film and other similar productions
2. all aspects of the modeling and fashion industry, including, without limitation, photography for magazines
3. weddings

Question 17

Microdermabrasion

Answer 17

the physical removal of surface epidermal cells using an abrasive material or apparatus

Question 18

Microneedling

Answer 18

the use of multiple small needles which are solid and which are designed to pierce the skin for the purpose of stimulating collagen production or cellular renewal