IBEC & LASER ELECTROLYSIS STATE
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What can occur with excess heating of the skin? - Correct Answer -
hypo/hyper-pigmentation
Hypertrophies
A basic Fitzpatrick scale takes into account what? - Correct Answer -
Skin color
Natural hair color
Sensitivity to sunlight
For best results during laser hair removal treatments, follicles should be
in what stage? - Correct Answer - late anagen
What is the primary reason that multiple treatments are necessary in
laser hair removal? - Correct Answer - Not all follicles are in the optimum
growth stage
Aside from scalp follicles, what is the typical length of the anagen stage
in most other body areas? - Correct Answer - 4-8 weeks
,What is the correct range for visible light in the electromagnetic
spectrum? - Correct Answer - 390-700 nanometers
The ruby laser produces light at which wavelength? - Correct Answer -
694nm
The time it takes the target structures to lose a percentage of the heat
absorbed is known as? - Correct Answer - Thermal Relaxation Time
(TRT)
A watt per second - Correct Answer - Joule
What type of non-laser light is also used for hair removal? - Correct
Answer - Intense pulsed light (IPL) polychromatic
The law of thermodynamics says that? - Correct Answer - Atoms are
always active
Laser effects the growing cell in the follicle - Correct Answer - Thermal
effects of the laser light
The measure of time that light energy is in contact with the skin is known
as? - Correct Answer - Pulse duration
,The measure that determines the target chromophore or pigment is the?
- Correct Answer - Wavelength
The use of excessive laser fluences may result in? - Correct Answer -
Purpura
Retinal hazard is possible at what wavelengths? - Correct Answer - 400 -
1400 nm
The target for laser hair removal is? - Correct Answer - Melanin
The longer pulse widths are considered more effective because? -
Correct Answer - They penetrate deeper into the tissue
Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH/lye) - Correct Answer - The negative pole
produces
iatric hirsutism - Correct Answer - Hirsutism resulting from taking certain
medications
To minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited (Chlorine &
hydrochloric acid) at the positive side - Correct Answer - What is the
, reason for the indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle in the
use of galvanic electrolysis
Current density/concentration of current - Correct Answer - What is
determined by the surface area of each electrode
PCOS/Stein Leventhal syndrome - Correct Answer - What disease is
characterized by irregular menstrual cycle
Idiopathic hirsutism - Correct Answer - Hirsutism with no identifiable
cause is
Teardrop or pear - Correct Answer - The shape of the heated area
surrounding the high frequency needle is the shape of
High frequency and galvanic current - Correct Answer - The blend is
achieved by using
more caustic - Correct Answer - Using the blend modality, the application
of thermolysis causes the lye to be
superfluous - Correct Answer - What is excess hair that is not abnormal
for a persons age and sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable
BOARD EXAM STUDY GUIDE | 2025
LATEST GUIDE
What can occur with excess heating of the skin? - Correct Answer -
hypo/hyper-pigmentation
Hypertrophies
A basic Fitzpatrick scale takes into account what? - Correct Answer -
Skin color
Natural hair color
Sensitivity to sunlight
For best results during laser hair removal treatments, follicles should be
in what stage? - Correct Answer - late anagen
What is the primary reason that multiple treatments are necessary in
laser hair removal? - Correct Answer - Not all follicles are in the optimum
growth stage
Aside from scalp follicles, what is the typical length of the anagen stage
in most other body areas? - Correct Answer - 4-8 weeks
,What is the correct range for visible light in the electromagnetic
spectrum? - Correct Answer - 390-700 nanometers
The ruby laser produces light at which wavelength? - Correct Answer -
694nm
The time it takes the target structures to lose a percentage of the heat
absorbed is known as? - Correct Answer - Thermal Relaxation Time
(TRT)
A watt per second - Correct Answer - Joule
What type of non-laser light is also used for hair removal? - Correct
Answer - Intense pulsed light (IPL) polychromatic
The law of thermodynamics says that? - Correct Answer - Atoms are
always active
Laser effects the growing cell in the follicle - Correct Answer - Thermal
effects of the laser light
The measure of time that light energy is in contact with the skin is known
as? - Correct Answer - Pulse duration
,The measure that determines the target chromophore or pigment is the?
- Correct Answer - Wavelength
The use of excessive laser fluences may result in? - Correct Answer -
Purpura
Retinal hazard is possible at what wavelengths? - Correct Answer - 400 -
1400 nm
The target for laser hair removal is? - Correct Answer - Melanin
The longer pulse widths are considered more effective because? -
Correct Answer - They penetrate deeper into the tissue
Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH/lye) - Correct Answer - The negative pole
produces
iatric hirsutism - Correct Answer - Hirsutism resulting from taking certain
medications
To minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited (Chlorine &
hydrochloric acid) at the positive side - Correct Answer - What is the
, reason for the indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle in the
use of galvanic electrolysis
Current density/concentration of current - Correct Answer - What is
determined by the surface area of each electrode
PCOS/Stein Leventhal syndrome - Correct Answer - What disease is
characterized by irregular menstrual cycle
Idiopathic hirsutism - Correct Answer - Hirsutism with no identifiable
cause is
Teardrop or pear - Correct Answer - The shape of the heated area
surrounding the high frequency needle is the shape of
High frequency and galvanic current - Correct Answer - The blend is
achieved by using
more caustic - Correct Answer - Using the blend modality, the application
of thermolysis causes the lye to be
superfluous - Correct Answer - What is excess hair that is not abnormal
for a persons age and sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable
