ELECTROLYSIS IBEC AND LASER STATE BOARD TEST FINAL
EXAM AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM 2025/2026 NEWEST
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)/ ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which part of the body is most vulnerable to laser light? -
ANSWER-Eyes
(cornea, retina, and
lens)
What is used to cool the inside of most pulsed lasers
during operation? -
ANSWER-Distilled
water
What is the chromophore when using the Nd:YAG laser for
hair removal? -
ANSWER-Melanin in the hair shaft
and bulb
What is the FDA class that presents both a direct and
reflected hazard? -
,ANSWER-
Class IV
What is considered a natural chromophore for hair removal
lasers? - ANSWER-
melanin in the hair shaft
and bulb
Hair removal lasers are effective on which types of hair
follicles? – ANSWER-Curved
Distorted
Straight
What is most likely the cause of red, itchy bumps in the
treatment area 10-14 days after a patient's laser hair removal
treatment? - ANSWER-Detached hair becoming trapped under
the skin
Laser hair removal is least effective on follicles in what stage of
development? -
ANSWER-
Telogen
The voluntary nationally recognized group establishing
standards for equipment
,use is known as? - ANSWER-American National Standards
Institute (ANSI)
types of epidermal cooling - ANSWER-Bulk -
gel (topical)
contact - a window cooled by
circulating liquid
cryogen spray - applied pre-
laser pulse
air - zimmer
cooler
LHR on patients with a Fitzpatrick of V & VI requires? -
ANSWER-Longer
wavelengths (diode 810nm or Nd:YAG
1064nm)
Who is considered to be the "father of lasers" in medicine? -
ANSWER-Leon
Goldman
Components of the laser include - ANSWER-A flashlamp/high
intensity non-
coherent light source, Lasing medium, Fiber
optics and lenses
, What are the properties of light when it reacts with tissue? -
ANSWER-Scatter
Transmission
Absorption
Reflection
What is the waiting period before laser treatment after a
patient stops taking
Accutane? - ANSWER-180 days
(6months)
Longer laser lengths, penetrate the tissue - ANSWER-Deeper
An increase in color in cells post treatment is referred to
as? - ANSWER-
Hyperpigmentation
An over treatment of the skin characterized by blistering or
epidermal separation, caused by lateral pressure on the skin is
known as? – ANSWER-Nikolski Sign
When tissue has been injured, fluid escapes the blood vessels
to surround the
EXAM AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM 2025/2026 NEWEST
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)/ ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which part of the body is most vulnerable to laser light? -
ANSWER-Eyes
(cornea, retina, and
lens)
What is used to cool the inside of most pulsed lasers
during operation? -
ANSWER-Distilled
water
What is the chromophore when using the Nd:YAG laser for
hair removal? -
ANSWER-Melanin in the hair shaft
and bulb
What is the FDA class that presents both a direct and
reflected hazard? -
,ANSWER-
Class IV
What is considered a natural chromophore for hair removal
lasers? - ANSWER-
melanin in the hair shaft
and bulb
Hair removal lasers are effective on which types of hair
follicles? – ANSWER-Curved
Distorted
Straight
What is most likely the cause of red, itchy bumps in the
treatment area 10-14 days after a patient's laser hair removal
treatment? - ANSWER-Detached hair becoming trapped under
the skin
Laser hair removal is least effective on follicles in what stage of
development? -
ANSWER-
Telogen
The voluntary nationally recognized group establishing
standards for equipment
,use is known as? - ANSWER-American National Standards
Institute (ANSI)
types of epidermal cooling - ANSWER-Bulk -
gel (topical)
contact - a window cooled by
circulating liquid
cryogen spray - applied pre-
laser pulse
air - zimmer
cooler
LHR on patients with a Fitzpatrick of V & VI requires? -
ANSWER-Longer
wavelengths (diode 810nm or Nd:YAG
1064nm)
Who is considered to be the "father of lasers" in medicine? -
ANSWER-Leon
Goldman
Components of the laser include - ANSWER-A flashlamp/high
intensity non-
coherent light source, Lasing medium, Fiber
optics and lenses
, What are the properties of light when it reacts with tissue? -
ANSWER-Scatter
Transmission
Absorption
Reflection
What is the waiting period before laser treatment after a
patient stops taking
Accutane? - ANSWER-180 days
(6months)
Longer laser lengths, penetrate the tissue - ANSWER-Deeper
An increase in color in cells post treatment is referred to
as? - ANSWER-
Hyperpigmentation
An over treatment of the skin characterized by blistering or
epidermal separation, caused by lateral pressure on the skin is
known as? – ANSWER-Nikolski Sign
When tissue has been injured, fluid escapes the blood vessels
to surround the
