Laser Hair Removal Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
A laser beam is generated by... Correct Answers Amplification
Are our optical fibers smooth or reflective Correct Answers
Smooth
Can pt's use sunless tanning products? Correct Answers Yes,
but they should exfoliate prior to tx and have not used 1 week
prior to tx
Daily Maintenance Duties Correct Answers Vacuum Vents,
Wipe Calport, Wipe Down Handpiece, Dust Box, Check Slider
Window, Check Distilled Water Level, Perform User
Verification
How is a Q-switched laser different than an Alex or a Nd:Yag
laser? Correct Answers It delivers the energy in a nano second
and is photoacoustic
How long will it take the hair to shed after the tx? Correct
Answers 3 weeks
How many weeks prior to tx should a person not wax or pluck?
Correct Answers 6 weeks prior
How often should the laser masks be changed out? Correct
Answers After every treatment
,How often should you see a pt for skin tightening treatments?
Correct Answers Once a month for 4-6 months
How often should you see someone for a treatment for the
axilla? Correct Answers Every 4-6 weeks
How often should you see someone for the treatment of the
arms? Correct Answers Every 8-10 weeks
How often should you see someone for the treatment of the
legs? Correct Answers Every 8-10 weeks
How often should you see someone for the treatment of the
trunk? Correct Answers Every 8-10 weeks
How often should you see someone for treatment of the bikini?
Correct Answers Every 4-6 weeks
How often should you see someone for treatment of the face?
Correct Answers Every 4-6 weeks
Laser is light is... Correct Answers Non-ionizing
True or False
Make sure to use a Nd:Yag 1064nm laser on a pt that has used
sunless tanning products. Correct Answers True
True or False
Make sure to use an Alexandrite 755nm laser on a pt that has
used sunless tanning products. Correct Answers False
,True or False
You should always use a hospital grade disinfectant on the
distant gauge lens. Correct Answers False
True or False
Use paper towels or a cotton round to cleanse the hand piece.
Correct Answers False
What are 3 things to always remember while treating? Correct
Answers Overlap your pulses by 20%-30%, stay perpindicular
with the skin, stay flush with the skin
What are good endpoints to a tx? Correct Answers
Perifollicular edema, perifollicular erythema, and
dermagraphism
What are the 3 cycles of hair growth? Correct Answers
Anagen, catagen, and telogen
What are the 4 basic components to a laser? Correct Answers
Optical cavity, laser medium, power source, delivery system
What are the 4 basic laser parameters? Correct Answers
Wavelength, pulse duration, spot size, and fluence
What are the laser tissue interactions? Correct Answers
Photoacoustic, photothermal, photoablative, photochemical
What are the two main things a pt must do prior to any tx?
Correct Answers Sign a readiness form and sign a consent
, What class of lasers do we use? Correct Answers Class 4
What color is the rubber ring on a gentlelase laser? Correct
Answers Black
What color is the rubber ring on a gentleyag laser? Correct
Answers Blue
What determines the wavelength of the laser? Correct Answers
Lasing medium
What do long pulses target? Correct Answers Thick hair
What do our lasers damage? Correct Answers The retina
What do short pulses target? Correct Answers Fine hair
What does ANSI stand for? Correct Answers American
national standards institute
What does L.A.S.E.R. stand for? Correct Answers Light
amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
What does laser target? Correct Answers The melanin in the
hair follicle
What does OSHA require? Correct Answers Lock keys away
from lasers at the end of the night
What does the Alexandrite laser target? Correct Answers
Melanin like crazy
Solutions
A laser beam is generated by... Correct Answers Amplification
Are our optical fibers smooth or reflective Correct Answers
Smooth
Can pt's use sunless tanning products? Correct Answers Yes,
but they should exfoliate prior to tx and have not used 1 week
prior to tx
Daily Maintenance Duties Correct Answers Vacuum Vents,
Wipe Calport, Wipe Down Handpiece, Dust Box, Check Slider
Window, Check Distilled Water Level, Perform User
Verification
How is a Q-switched laser different than an Alex or a Nd:Yag
laser? Correct Answers It delivers the energy in a nano second
and is photoacoustic
How long will it take the hair to shed after the tx? Correct
Answers 3 weeks
How many weeks prior to tx should a person not wax or pluck?
Correct Answers 6 weeks prior
How often should the laser masks be changed out? Correct
Answers After every treatment
,How often should you see a pt for skin tightening treatments?
Correct Answers Once a month for 4-6 months
How often should you see someone for a treatment for the
axilla? Correct Answers Every 4-6 weeks
How often should you see someone for the treatment of the
arms? Correct Answers Every 8-10 weeks
How often should you see someone for the treatment of the
legs? Correct Answers Every 8-10 weeks
How often should you see someone for the treatment of the
trunk? Correct Answers Every 8-10 weeks
How often should you see someone for treatment of the bikini?
Correct Answers Every 4-6 weeks
How often should you see someone for treatment of the face?
Correct Answers Every 4-6 weeks
Laser is light is... Correct Answers Non-ionizing
True or False
Make sure to use a Nd:Yag 1064nm laser on a pt that has used
sunless tanning products. Correct Answers True
True or False
Make sure to use an Alexandrite 755nm laser on a pt that has
used sunless tanning products. Correct Answers False
,True or False
You should always use a hospital grade disinfectant on the
distant gauge lens. Correct Answers False
True or False
Use paper towels or a cotton round to cleanse the hand piece.
Correct Answers False
What are 3 things to always remember while treating? Correct
Answers Overlap your pulses by 20%-30%, stay perpindicular
with the skin, stay flush with the skin
What are good endpoints to a tx? Correct Answers
Perifollicular edema, perifollicular erythema, and
dermagraphism
What are the 3 cycles of hair growth? Correct Answers
Anagen, catagen, and telogen
What are the 4 basic components to a laser? Correct Answers
Optical cavity, laser medium, power source, delivery system
What are the 4 basic laser parameters? Correct Answers
Wavelength, pulse duration, spot size, and fluence
What are the laser tissue interactions? Correct Answers
Photoacoustic, photothermal, photoablative, photochemical
What are the two main things a pt must do prior to any tx?
Correct Answers Sign a readiness form and sign a consent
, What class of lasers do we use? Correct Answers Class 4
What color is the rubber ring on a gentlelase laser? Correct
Answers Black
What color is the rubber ring on a gentleyag laser? Correct
Answers Blue
What determines the wavelength of the laser? Correct Answers
Lasing medium
What do long pulses target? Correct Answers Thick hair
What do our lasers damage? Correct Answers The retina
What do short pulses target? Correct Answers Fine hair
What does ANSI stand for? Correct Answers American
national standards institute
What does L.A.S.E.R. stand for? Correct Answers Light
amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
What does laser target? Correct Answers The melanin in the
hair follicle
What does OSHA require? Correct Answers Lock keys away
from lasers at the end of the night
What does the Alexandrite laser target? Correct Answers
Melanin like crazy
