IBEC COMPREHENSIVE 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What are androgen suppressor, but cannot kill or thin hair that is already present? -
✔✔Spironolactone and aldactone
✔✔How full should the sharps container be when you dispose of it ? - ✔✔3/4 full
✔✔When practitioners and electrology students are immunized against hepatitis B
virus, how long are those shots effective? - ✔✔15 years
✔✔When performing electrolysis, what should be the target area in order to kill the hair
follicle? - ✔✔The hair bulb
✔✔When a client presents with hirsutism but they have regular hormone levels, what
could be the problem? - ✔✔Familial hirsutism and idiopathic hirsutism
✔✔Hardening or thickening of the skin is called? - ✔✔Scleroderma
✔✔Medicine that influences hair growth is? - ✔✔Birth control, minoxidil, dilantin
✔✔If your client has hirsutism what body areas will have excessive hair ? - ✔✔Face
only
✔✔In high frequency, what makes the frequency go forth? - ✔✔Transformer
✔✔In thermolysis the ideal heating pattern is ? - ✔✔Pear shaped
✔✔The reproductive structure of a virus : - ✔✔Parasite of a living cell
, ✔✔The risk of diabetes includes: - ✔✔Kidney disease, blindness , bronchitis (think poor
immune system down)
✔✔Which virus of healthcare workers at greatest risk of transmitting? - ✔✔HBV
✔✔If a client is a diabetic what is the best area to treat? - ✔✔Face
✔✔If the skin dimples when doing insertions you should: - ✔✔Re-insert
✔✔What is the most important factor to consider when treating a client with
electrolysis? - ✔✔Insertions
✔✔Hepatitis B is a virus that can live outside the body for: - ✔✔7 days
✔✔Blanching is caused by: - ✔✔Large needles
✔✔How long does the HBV vaccine stay effective ? - ✔✔15 years
✔✔What level disinfectant should be used on non-critical items? - ✔✔Intermediate
disinfectant
✔✔Which current is used to achieve electrocoagulation? - ✔✔High frequency
✔✔What is an abnormal hair growth following the male pattern hair growth? -
✔✔Hirsutism
✔✔If a client complains of pain during treatment, you should do? - ✔✔Decrease the
intensity of the current and then increase the timing while also using vocal Anesthesia
✔✔What is caused by exposure to sunlight? - ✔✔Actinic keratosis
✔✔Parasites and saprophytes are not always associated with pathogenic
microorganisms. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is asepsis? - ✔✔It is a state of being free of pathogenic organisms
✔✔Acanthosis nigricans is a hyperpigmentation of the skin, usually found in skin folds,
such as the neck, axillae and groin area. This condition is associated with: -
✔✔diabetes , obesity, and PCOS
✔✔In the thermolysis modality, heat is greatest: - ✔✔At the needle's tip due to point
effect and in the moist area, therefore the lower portion of the follicle
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What are androgen suppressor, but cannot kill or thin hair that is already present? -
✔✔Spironolactone and aldactone
✔✔How full should the sharps container be when you dispose of it ? - ✔✔3/4 full
✔✔When practitioners and electrology students are immunized against hepatitis B
virus, how long are those shots effective? - ✔✔15 years
✔✔When performing electrolysis, what should be the target area in order to kill the hair
follicle? - ✔✔The hair bulb
✔✔When a client presents with hirsutism but they have regular hormone levels, what
could be the problem? - ✔✔Familial hirsutism and idiopathic hirsutism
✔✔Hardening or thickening of the skin is called? - ✔✔Scleroderma
✔✔Medicine that influences hair growth is? - ✔✔Birth control, minoxidil, dilantin
✔✔If your client has hirsutism what body areas will have excessive hair ? - ✔✔Face
only
✔✔In high frequency, what makes the frequency go forth? - ✔✔Transformer
✔✔In thermolysis the ideal heating pattern is ? - ✔✔Pear shaped
✔✔The reproductive structure of a virus : - ✔✔Parasite of a living cell
, ✔✔The risk of diabetes includes: - ✔✔Kidney disease, blindness , bronchitis (think poor
immune system down)
✔✔Which virus of healthcare workers at greatest risk of transmitting? - ✔✔HBV
✔✔If a client is a diabetic what is the best area to treat? - ✔✔Face
✔✔If the skin dimples when doing insertions you should: - ✔✔Re-insert
✔✔What is the most important factor to consider when treating a client with
electrolysis? - ✔✔Insertions
✔✔Hepatitis B is a virus that can live outside the body for: - ✔✔7 days
✔✔Blanching is caused by: - ✔✔Large needles
✔✔How long does the HBV vaccine stay effective ? - ✔✔15 years
✔✔What level disinfectant should be used on non-critical items? - ✔✔Intermediate
disinfectant
✔✔Which current is used to achieve electrocoagulation? - ✔✔High frequency
✔✔What is an abnormal hair growth following the male pattern hair growth? -
✔✔Hirsutism
✔✔If a client complains of pain during treatment, you should do? - ✔✔Decrease the
intensity of the current and then increase the timing while also using vocal Anesthesia
✔✔What is caused by exposure to sunlight? - ✔✔Actinic keratosis
✔✔Parasites and saprophytes are not always associated with pathogenic
microorganisms. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is asepsis? - ✔✔It is a state of being free of pathogenic organisms
✔✔Acanthosis nigricans is a hyperpigmentation of the skin, usually found in skin folds,
such as the neck, axillae and groin area. This condition is associated with: -
✔✔diabetes , obesity, and PCOS
✔✔In the thermolysis modality, heat is greatest: - ✔✔At the needle's tip due to point
effect and in the moist area, therefore the lower portion of the follicle
