Laser Technician Exam 2025 | Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
What is a factor in determining skin type on the fitz scale
A) hair color
B) skin color
C) ethnic background
D) sun sensitivity
E) all of the above - ✔✔E) all of the above
True or False, safety comes first, so with a darker skin type, always use a short pulse
width - ✔✔False
True or false, cut off filters cut off all the light above the filter's designated wavelength -
✔✔False
Which is not an indication for IPL/BBL
A) fat reduction
B) acne
C) vascular lesions
D) pigmented lesions - ✔✔A) fat reduction
Hair growth begins in the ...
A) papilla
B) bulb
C) buldge
,D) none of the above - ✔✔B) bulb
Which area of the hair must be destroyed for successful hair reduction?
A) bulb and buldge
B) whole follicle
C) hair matrix
D) none of the above - ✔✔A) bulb and buldge
True or false, terminal hair is the soft downy hairs that cover our body - ✔✔False
True or false, darker skin is ideal for performing hair reduction - ✔✔False
Which wavelength is the gold standard for hair reduction?
A) 515nm
B) 560 nm
C) 810 nm
D) 640 nm - ✔✔C) 810 nm
Which is not a hair growth cycle?
A) anagen
B) telogen
C) halogen
D) catagen - ✔✔C) halogen
Which stage must hair be in for successful hair reduction?
, A) halogen
B) telogen
C) anagen
D) catagen - ✔✔C) anagen
True or false, longer wavelengths are safer for darker skins - ✔✔True
True or false, the amount of time between instruments is based on hair color -
✔✔False
Reason for compression during hair reduction treatment
A) reduces competing chromophores
B) rotation of hair follicle to a horizontal position, allows better absorption
C) allows energy to penetrate deeper
D) makes treatment more comfortable for patient
E) all of the above - ✔✔E) all of the above
True or false, there is no need to spot test when doing a hair reduction treatment -
✔✔false
List three reasons cooling is recommended with laser hair reduction
A) improves absorption, allows higher settings to be used, improves patient comfort
B) allows higher settings to be used, improves patient comfort, decreases risk of burns
C) decreases risk of burn, freezes the follicle so hair becomes fragile, improves
absorption
D) none of the above - ✔✔B) allows higher settings to be used, improves patient
comfort, decreases risk of burns
Correct Answers
What is a factor in determining skin type on the fitz scale
A) hair color
B) skin color
C) ethnic background
D) sun sensitivity
E) all of the above - ✔✔E) all of the above
True or False, safety comes first, so with a darker skin type, always use a short pulse
width - ✔✔False
True or false, cut off filters cut off all the light above the filter's designated wavelength -
✔✔False
Which is not an indication for IPL/BBL
A) fat reduction
B) acne
C) vascular lesions
D) pigmented lesions - ✔✔A) fat reduction
Hair growth begins in the ...
A) papilla
B) bulb
C) buldge
,D) none of the above - ✔✔B) bulb
Which area of the hair must be destroyed for successful hair reduction?
A) bulb and buldge
B) whole follicle
C) hair matrix
D) none of the above - ✔✔A) bulb and buldge
True or false, terminal hair is the soft downy hairs that cover our body - ✔✔False
True or false, darker skin is ideal for performing hair reduction - ✔✔False
Which wavelength is the gold standard for hair reduction?
A) 515nm
B) 560 nm
C) 810 nm
D) 640 nm - ✔✔C) 810 nm
Which is not a hair growth cycle?
A) anagen
B) telogen
C) halogen
D) catagen - ✔✔C) halogen
Which stage must hair be in for successful hair reduction?
, A) halogen
B) telogen
C) anagen
D) catagen - ✔✔C) anagen
True or false, longer wavelengths are safer for darker skins - ✔✔True
True or false, the amount of time between instruments is based on hair color -
✔✔False
Reason for compression during hair reduction treatment
A) reduces competing chromophores
B) rotation of hair follicle to a horizontal position, allows better absorption
C) allows energy to penetrate deeper
D) makes treatment more comfortable for patient
E) all of the above - ✔✔E) all of the above
True or false, there is no need to spot test when doing a hair reduction treatment -
✔✔false
List three reasons cooling is recommended with laser hair reduction
A) improves absorption, allows higher settings to be used, improves patient comfort
B) allows higher settings to be used, improves patient comfort, decreases risk of burns
C) decreases risk of burn, freezes the follicle so hair becomes fragile, improves
absorption
D) none of the above - ✔✔B) allows higher settings to be used, improves patient
comfort, decreases risk of burns
