IBEC ELECTROLYSIS & LASER BOARD MAIN EXAMINATION
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔if an African American women is taking ibuprofen she can be treated for electrolysis
but what will happen if she gets laser? - ✔✔she will burn
✔✔ibuprofen does what to you? - ✔✔Makes you more photosensitive.
✔✔what type of disinfection inactivates some spores but not all spores? - ✔✔high level
disinfection
✔✔What needle size is best for the bikini area ? - ✔✔F3 or .003
✔✔What does the client hold in a galvanic treatment? - ✔✔Anode/postive
pole/indifferent electrode
✔✔What is a biological indicator ? - ✔✔strip that contains endospores , you place it in
the sterilizer and send it to the lab to determine if sterilization works. (monthly)
✔✔pathogenic vs. non-pathogenic - ✔✔pathogenic has disease
✔✔What is the best skin type to do electrolysis on? Dry/Oily/or Moist - ✔✔Dry
✔✔what is the base of the hair bulb? - ✔✔dermal papilla
✔✔an African American women comes to the office for the first time, during consultation
she tells you she has thick hair growing on her chest, what should you do ? - ✔✔you
can treat but send to the endocrinologist.
✔✔what is a good conductor for electricity? - ✔✔copper (metal)
✔✔what is an example of an insulator? - ✔✔rubber
✔✔What is the effect of the negative pole on the skin? - ✔✔irritation , redness
(erythyma)
✔✔What are amino acid in melanocytes that produce melanin? - ✔✔tyrocine
✔✔papillary layers of the dermis are: - ✔✔reticular fibers/ reticular layers of the dermis:
dense collagen bundles.
✔✔clients who tweeze often, can you do electrolysis? - ✔✔yes but once a month.
, ✔✔what is not part of the pilosebaceous unit? - ✔✔suderiforus glands
✔✔In which layer are melanocytes found? - ✔✔stratum basale/ stratum germinativum
✔✔what is the hardest type of bacteria to kill? - ✔✔endospores
✔✔Warts are contagious, and can be what ? - ✔✔spread to person to person
✔✔What can large needles cause ? - ✔✔they can bruise
✔✔what happens with smaller needles? - ✔✔the smaller the needle the hotter
✔✔what hormone does suderiforous glands secrete? - ✔✔Apocrine -phermones
✔✔you are treating a client for a couple minutes and suddenly she doesn't feel anything
what do you check first? - ✔✔needle cord
✔✔Darkening of the skin,(back and neck or skin folds) is called what ? - ✔✔arcanthosis
Nigerians
✔✔What does LASER stand for? - ✔✔light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation
✔✔what determines the depth penetration? - ✔✔wavelength and spot size
✔✔the four basic parameters of laser are what? - ✔✔wavelength,spotsize,fluence,
pulse width
✔✔what are the basic IPL parameters? - ✔✔filter, pulse width, fluence
✔✔how is wavelength measured? - ✔✔nanometers (peak to peak)
✔✔Thermal relaxation time is the time necessary for target tissue to cool down by what
percentage? - ✔✔from 100% of the heat to 50% cooler.
✔✔what are the four types of epidermal cooling? - ✔✔*chilled or cooling gel
*contact cooling, including *sapphire tip.
*cryogen spray
*air cooling
✔✔What are the three principles of selective photothermolysis? - ✔✔wavelength, pulse
width, fluence
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔if an African American women is taking ibuprofen she can be treated for electrolysis
but what will happen if she gets laser? - ✔✔she will burn
✔✔ibuprofen does what to you? - ✔✔Makes you more photosensitive.
✔✔what type of disinfection inactivates some spores but not all spores? - ✔✔high level
disinfection
✔✔What needle size is best for the bikini area ? - ✔✔F3 or .003
✔✔What does the client hold in a galvanic treatment? - ✔✔Anode/postive
pole/indifferent electrode
✔✔What is a biological indicator ? - ✔✔strip that contains endospores , you place it in
the sterilizer and send it to the lab to determine if sterilization works. (monthly)
✔✔pathogenic vs. non-pathogenic - ✔✔pathogenic has disease
✔✔What is the best skin type to do electrolysis on? Dry/Oily/or Moist - ✔✔Dry
✔✔what is the base of the hair bulb? - ✔✔dermal papilla
✔✔an African American women comes to the office for the first time, during consultation
she tells you she has thick hair growing on her chest, what should you do ? - ✔✔you
can treat but send to the endocrinologist.
✔✔what is a good conductor for electricity? - ✔✔copper (metal)
✔✔what is an example of an insulator? - ✔✔rubber
✔✔What is the effect of the negative pole on the skin? - ✔✔irritation , redness
(erythyma)
✔✔What are amino acid in melanocytes that produce melanin? - ✔✔tyrocine
✔✔papillary layers of the dermis are: - ✔✔reticular fibers/ reticular layers of the dermis:
dense collagen bundles.
✔✔clients who tweeze often, can you do electrolysis? - ✔✔yes but once a month.
, ✔✔what is not part of the pilosebaceous unit? - ✔✔suderiforus glands
✔✔In which layer are melanocytes found? - ✔✔stratum basale/ stratum germinativum
✔✔what is the hardest type of bacteria to kill? - ✔✔endospores
✔✔Warts are contagious, and can be what ? - ✔✔spread to person to person
✔✔What can large needles cause ? - ✔✔they can bruise
✔✔what happens with smaller needles? - ✔✔the smaller the needle the hotter
✔✔what hormone does suderiforous glands secrete? - ✔✔Apocrine -phermones
✔✔you are treating a client for a couple minutes and suddenly she doesn't feel anything
what do you check first? - ✔✔needle cord
✔✔Darkening of the skin,(back and neck or skin folds) is called what ? - ✔✔arcanthosis
Nigerians
✔✔What does LASER stand for? - ✔✔light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation
✔✔what determines the depth penetration? - ✔✔wavelength and spot size
✔✔the four basic parameters of laser are what? - ✔✔wavelength,spotsize,fluence,
pulse width
✔✔what are the basic IPL parameters? - ✔✔filter, pulse width, fluence
✔✔how is wavelength measured? - ✔✔nanometers (peak to peak)
✔✔Thermal relaxation time is the time necessary for target tissue to cool down by what
percentage? - ✔✔from 100% of the heat to 50% cooler.
✔✔what are the four types of epidermal cooling? - ✔✔*chilled or cooling gel
*contact cooling, including *sapphire tip.
*cryogen spray
*air cooling
✔✔What are the three principles of selective photothermolysis? - ✔✔wavelength, pulse
width, fluence
