Electrolysis IBEC+Laser STATE BOARD
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Laser stands for what? - ✔✔Light
Amplification by
Stimulated
Emission of
Radiation
What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks or two
troughs known as? - ✔✔Wavelength
Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as? -
✔✔Monochromatic
Refraction is also known as what? - ✔✔Transmission
The process where by a newly created photon of light (generated through
amplification) acquires energy equal to the photons that created it is known as?
- ✔✔Stimulated Emission
The states of equilibrium or middle state of light - ✔✔Metastable State
Who theorized stimulated emission? - ✔✔Albert Einstein
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,The part of the laser that contains the active medium is called? - ✔✔Resinator
cavity
What are the states of light in stimulated emission? - ✔✔Ground State
Excited State
Singlet State
Metastable State
Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum at what wavelength? - ✔✔755
nm
The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a wavelength of
what? - ✔✔1064 nm
What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? - ✔✔Pulsed wave
A chromophore is also know at what? - ✔✔Target
The chromophore absorbs what? - ✔✔Energy
Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner must be approved by which
group? - ✔✔ANSI (American National Standard Institute) for Class 3B and Class
4 Lasers
Each laser wavelength is what to its machine? - ✔✔Specific
What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal? - ✔✔Wavelength
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,Spot Size
Fluence
Pulse Width
Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is also known
as? - ✔✔Selective Photothermolysis
The rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is known as? -
✔✔Fluence
An increase in fluence equals an increase in what? - ✔✔Heat. Resulting in more
damage
The length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target that is
measured in milliseconds (ms): - ✔✔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? - ✔✔1-4
Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser? - ✔✔All skin types
Which skin type should only have electrolysis and no laser? - ✔✔Type 1
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, 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 __________ thermal relaxation times (TRT) - ✔✔Longer
Smaller structures have _______ 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 type? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔1-3
What percentage of follicles are damaged with each laser treatment? - ✔✔15%
What is a long-term stable reduction of the growing hairs after a treatment
regime? - ✔✔Laser Hair Removal (LHR)
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
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Laser stands for what? - ✔✔Light
Amplification by
Stimulated
Emission of
Radiation
What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks or two
troughs known as? - ✔✔Wavelength
Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as? -
✔✔Monochromatic
Refraction is also known as what? - ✔✔Transmission
The process where by a newly created photon of light (generated through
amplification) acquires energy equal to the photons that created it is known as?
- ✔✔Stimulated Emission
The states of equilibrium or middle state of light - ✔✔Metastable State
Who theorized stimulated emission? - ✔✔Albert Einstein
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,The part of the laser that contains the active medium is called? - ✔✔Resinator
cavity
What are the states of light in stimulated emission? - ✔✔Ground State
Excited State
Singlet State
Metastable State
Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum at what wavelength? - ✔✔755
nm
The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a wavelength of
what? - ✔✔1064 nm
What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? - ✔✔Pulsed wave
A chromophore is also know at what? - ✔✔Target
The chromophore absorbs what? - ✔✔Energy
Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner must be approved by which
group? - ✔✔ANSI (American National Standard Institute) for Class 3B and Class
4 Lasers
Each laser wavelength is what to its machine? - ✔✔Specific
What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal? - ✔✔Wavelength
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,Spot Size
Fluence
Pulse Width
Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is also known
as? - ✔✔Selective Photothermolysis
The rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is known as? -
✔✔Fluence
An increase in fluence equals an increase in what? - ✔✔Heat. Resulting in more
damage
The length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target that is
measured in milliseconds (ms): - ✔✔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? - ✔✔1-4
Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser? - ✔✔All skin types
Which skin type should only have electrolysis and no laser? - ✔✔Type 1
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, 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 __________ thermal relaxation times (TRT) - ✔✔Longer
Smaller structures have _______ 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 type? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔1-3
What percentage of follicles are damaged with each laser treatment? - ✔✔15%
What is a long-term stable reduction of the growing hairs after a treatment
regime? - ✔✔Laser Hair Removal (LHR)
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
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