ELECTROLYSIS IBEC+LASER STATE BOARD PRACTICE TEST 2025/26 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
What is a round follicle for which hair type? ✔️Straight hair
Laser stands for? ✔️L- LIGHT
A- AMPLIFICATION
S- STIMULATED
E- EMISSION
R- RADIATION
What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks? ✔️Wavelength
Light of only one color and one specific wavelength? ✔️Monochromatic
Refraction is also know as? ✔️Transmission
Newly created photon of light, requires energy equal to? ✔️Simulated Emission
Who theorized stimulated emission? ✔️Albert Einstein
Alexandrite laser is in the visible light spectrum at what wavelength? ✔️755nm
The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a wavelength of what? ✔️1064nm
What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? ✔️Pulsed wave
A chromophore is also known as what? ✔️Target
The chromophore absorbs what? ✔️Energy
Googles are approved by? ✔️ANSI (American National Standard Institute)
Each laser wavelength is what to it's machine? ✔️Specific
What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal? ✔️1. Wavelength
2. Spot size
3. Fluence
4. Pulse Width
Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is also known as? ✔️Selective Photothermolysis
Rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is? ✔️Fluence
Increase in fluence equals an increase in what? ✔️Heat
Length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target that is measured in milliseconds? ✔️Pulse width/Pulse duration
If the time of pulse duration is changed from milliseconds to nanoseconds the laser is what? ✔️Q Switched
A Q-Switched laser is used for what? ✔️Tattoo Removal
Which skin types can tolerate an ALEX LASER? ✔️Fitzpatrick 1-4
Which skin types can tolerate an Nd:YAG laser? ✔️ALL SKIN TYPES
Which skin type can only have electrolysis? ✔️Type 1
, If the pulse width is greater than the thermal relaxation time, it results in? ✔️A Burn
If the pulse width is less than or equal to the thermal relaxation time, it results in? ✔️Perfect hair removal
Larger structures have what thermal relaxation times (TRT)? ✔️Longer
Smaller structures have what thermal relaxation times (TRT)? ✔️Shorter
What kind of pulse widths protect the epidermis, penetrate deeper, and cool more slowly? ✔️Long
Longer pulse widths are for what skin types? ✔️Fitzpatrick 4-6
What kind of pulse widths are more aggressive and heat up and cool down quickly? ✔️Short
Shorter pulse widths are for what skin type? ✔️Fitzpatrick 1-3
What percentage of follicles are damaged with each laser treatment? ✔️15%
Long term stable reduction of the growing hairs after a treatment? ✔️LASER HAIR REMOVAL
What does the FDA call laser hair removal? ✔️Permanent hair reduction
What is the highest setting the skin can tolerate without damage called? ✔️Fluence Threshold
What is the highest setting the patient can tolerate without the treatment becoming impossible? ✔️Patient Threshold
What is hair density? ✔️The amount of hair per square centimeter
The higher the hair density, the _________________ the fluence? ✔️Lower
What percentage of overlapping do you want when doing laser hair removal? ✔️30%
Darker/tanned skin requires what kind of fluence? ✔️Lower
What should you never use to clean a patient's skin before laser hair removal? ✔️ALCOHOL
Pulse duration is measured in what unit? ✔️Milliseconds (ms)
Spot size is measured in what unit? ✔️Millimeters (mm)
Repetition rate is measured in what unit? ✔️Hertz (Hz)
Who is the grandfather of laser and was the first person to use water to Cool the skin during laser? ✔️Rox Anderson
The formula for fluence is? ✔️Joules = J/cm2
What kind of lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets? ✔️Selective Photothermolysis
For deeper laser penetration what should the practitioner do to the laser? ✔️Change to a bigger spot size
The primary reason for using cooling devices during laser hair removal is? ✔️It allows for higher and more effective fluencies to be used while
sparing the epidermis?
During the initial consultation, the patient should be informed that the process will take how long for laser hair removal? ✔️A series of
treatments
The principle that says energy mist be absorbed by an object to produce an effect is called? ✔️Grotthuss - Draper Law
What is laser light? ✔️Monochromatic Light
Laser is equivalent to which of the following modalities? ✔️Thermolysis
An element has the ability to produce laser when it is in which state? ✔️Metastable State
What is a round follicle for which hair type? ✔️Straight hair
Laser stands for? ✔️L- LIGHT
A- AMPLIFICATION
S- STIMULATED
E- EMISSION
R- RADIATION
What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks? ✔️Wavelength
Light of only one color and one specific wavelength? ✔️Monochromatic
Refraction is also know as? ✔️Transmission
Newly created photon of light, requires energy equal to? ✔️Simulated Emission
Who theorized stimulated emission? ✔️Albert Einstein
Alexandrite laser is in the visible light spectrum at what wavelength? ✔️755nm
The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a wavelength of what? ✔️1064nm
What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? ✔️Pulsed wave
A chromophore is also known as what? ✔️Target
The chromophore absorbs what? ✔️Energy
Googles are approved by? ✔️ANSI (American National Standard Institute)
Each laser wavelength is what to it's machine? ✔️Specific
What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal? ✔️1. Wavelength
2. Spot size
3. Fluence
4. Pulse Width
Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is also known as? ✔️Selective Photothermolysis
Rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is? ✔️Fluence
Increase in fluence equals an increase in what? ✔️Heat
Length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target that is measured in milliseconds? ✔️Pulse width/Pulse duration
If the time of pulse duration is changed from milliseconds to nanoseconds the laser is what? ✔️Q Switched
A Q-Switched laser is used for what? ✔️Tattoo Removal
Which skin types can tolerate an ALEX LASER? ✔️Fitzpatrick 1-4
Which skin types can tolerate an Nd:YAG laser? ✔️ALL SKIN TYPES
Which skin type can only have electrolysis? ✔️Type 1
, If the pulse width is greater than the thermal relaxation time, it results in? ✔️A Burn
If the pulse width is less than or equal to the thermal relaxation time, it results in? ✔️Perfect hair removal
Larger structures have what thermal relaxation times (TRT)? ✔️Longer
Smaller structures have what thermal relaxation times (TRT)? ✔️Shorter
What kind of pulse widths protect the epidermis, penetrate deeper, and cool more slowly? ✔️Long
Longer pulse widths are for what skin types? ✔️Fitzpatrick 4-6
What kind of pulse widths are more aggressive and heat up and cool down quickly? ✔️Short
Shorter pulse widths are for what skin type? ✔️Fitzpatrick 1-3
What percentage of follicles are damaged with each laser treatment? ✔️15%
Long term stable reduction of the growing hairs after a treatment? ✔️LASER HAIR REMOVAL
What does the FDA call laser hair removal? ✔️Permanent hair reduction
What is the highest setting the skin can tolerate without damage called? ✔️Fluence Threshold
What is the highest setting the patient can tolerate without the treatment becoming impossible? ✔️Patient Threshold
What is hair density? ✔️The amount of hair per square centimeter
The higher the hair density, the _________________ the fluence? ✔️Lower
What percentage of overlapping do you want when doing laser hair removal? ✔️30%
Darker/tanned skin requires what kind of fluence? ✔️Lower
What should you never use to clean a patient's skin before laser hair removal? ✔️ALCOHOL
Pulse duration is measured in what unit? ✔️Milliseconds (ms)
Spot size is measured in what unit? ✔️Millimeters (mm)
Repetition rate is measured in what unit? ✔️Hertz (Hz)
Who is the grandfather of laser and was the first person to use water to Cool the skin during laser? ✔️Rox Anderson
The formula for fluence is? ✔️Joules = J/cm2
What kind of lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets? ✔️Selective Photothermolysis
For deeper laser penetration what should the practitioner do to the laser? ✔️Change to a bigger spot size
The primary reason for using cooling devices during laser hair removal is? ✔️It allows for higher and more effective fluencies to be used while
sparing the epidermis?
During the initial consultation, the patient should be informed that the process will take how long for laser hair removal? ✔️A series of
treatments
The principle that says energy mist be absorbed by an object to produce an effect is called? ✔️Grotthuss - Draper Law
What is laser light? ✔️Monochromatic Light
Laser is equivalent to which of the following modalities? ✔️Thermolysis
An element has the ability to produce laser when it is in which state? ✔️Metastable State
