LASER HAIR REMOVAL END OF COURSE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
✔✔Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands: Milia (whiteheads): - ✔✔Caused by
accumulation of dead keratinized cells and sebaceous matter trapped beneath the skin
✔✔Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands: Acne: - ✔✔Chronic inflammatory disorder of
the skin, related to hormonal changes and overactive sebaceous glands during
adolescence
✔✔Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands: Seborrhea: - ✔✔Condition caused by
overactivity of the sebaceous glands
✔✔Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands: Cysts: - ✔✔Hard, painful lump beneath the
skins surface
✔✔Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands: Furuncle/Boil: - ✔✔Infectious condition, not to
be worked on
✔✔Inflammations: Dermatitis: - ✔✔Indicates any inflammatory condition of the skin
✔✔Inflammations: Eczema: - ✔✔Not a contagious condition
✔✔Inflammations: Psoriasis: - ✔✔Found on the scalp, elbows, knees, chest, and lower
back, is rarely on the face; Not a contagious condition
✔✔Inflammations: Herpes simplex (cold sores/fever blisters): - ✔✔Contagious viral
infection; Characterized by eruptions appearing on the lips, nostrils, or other parts of the
face; When present, do not work on/around the lesions; Triggers: Extreme heat,
prolonged sun exposure, and stress (only if exposed to herpes already); If the client is
prone to herpes in the treatment area, they need a prescription for a prophylactic from
their doctor and begin the medication 2 days prior to and 5-7 days after, to start laser
treatment
✔✔Abnormal Pigmentation of the Skin: Tanning: - ✔✔Caused by prolonged exposure to
the sun; this is Skins normal biological response to protect the skin
✔✔Abnormal Pigmentation of the Skin: Melasma: - ✔✔Similar condition of abnormal
excess pigmentation, seen on the face in large patches; Due to hormonal changes or
hormone based medications- "pregnancy mask"
✔✔Abnormal Pigmentation of the Skin: Naevus: - ✔✔Birthmark
, ✔✔Abnormal Pigmentation of the Skin: Albinism: - ✔✔Absence of melanin pigment in
the body, includes the skin, hair, and eyes
✔✔Hypertrophy: - ✔✔Abnormal overgrowth in an area or an organ
✔✔Hypertrophy: Verruca (Wart): - ✔✔Viral infection of the epidermis; Can spread from
one location to another with contact
✔✔Regeneration and Repair of the Skin - ✔✔Good blood circulation to the skin is
essential for healing; Nutrients essential for the skin cells: Oxygen, Vitamins, Minerals,
Proteins, Sugars, Fats, Gases, Water, Hormones
✔✔The Hair and Its Structures - ✔✔Hair: Keratinized dead structure; No physiological
factors can influence the hair once its formed
✔✔Pilosebaceous Unit: - ✔✔Members of the pilosebaceous system which make up the
unit: Hair shaft, Hair follicle, Sebaceous glands, Arrector Pili Muscle: Cause of
goosebumps- forms when it contracts from cold or fright, the hair pulls straight causing
the goosebumps
✔✔Types of Hair - ✔✔Hairs 2 classifications: Vellus & Terminal
✔✔The stage of transition are: - ✔✔1) Vellus, 2) accelerated vellus, 3) shallow terminal,
4) medium terminal, 5) deep terminal
✔✔Vellus - ✔✔- Lacks pigmentation on fair skin, has pigmentation on darker skin types;
- lacks a developed root and bulb; - grows from a very shallow depth in the skin, -grow
very slow
✔✔Accelerated vellus hair - ✔✔- Early stage has no pigment, but light pigment
develops later on; -doesn't have hair bulb; -will transition to a shallow terminal hair
✔✔Terminal hairs - ✔✔- Developed root and bulb and definite pigmentation, - Growing
from a follicle which can extend to the hypodermis, - Have 3 layers: cuticle, cortex, and
medulla
✔✔3 structures of Terminal hairs: 1) Cuticle: - ✔✔Confines and protects the cortex and
gives hair its elasticity
✔✔3 structures of Terminal hairs: 2)Cortex: - ✔✔Melanin is in this layer
✔✔3 structures of Terminal hairs: 3) Medulla: - ✔✔Has keratinized cells
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
✔✔Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands: Milia (whiteheads): - ✔✔Caused by
accumulation of dead keratinized cells and sebaceous matter trapped beneath the skin
✔✔Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands: Acne: - ✔✔Chronic inflammatory disorder of
the skin, related to hormonal changes and overactive sebaceous glands during
adolescence
✔✔Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands: Seborrhea: - ✔✔Condition caused by
overactivity of the sebaceous glands
✔✔Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands: Cysts: - ✔✔Hard, painful lump beneath the
skins surface
✔✔Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands: Furuncle/Boil: - ✔✔Infectious condition, not to
be worked on
✔✔Inflammations: Dermatitis: - ✔✔Indicates any inflammatory condition of the skin
✔✔Inflammations: Eczema: - ✔✔Not a contagious condition
✔✔Inflammations: Psoriasis: - ✔✔Found on the scalp, elbows, knees, chest, and lower
back, is rarely on the face; Not a contagious condition
✔✔Inflammations: Herpes simplex (cold sores/fever blisters): - ✔✔Contagious viral
infection; Characterized by eruptions appearing on the lips, nostrils, or other parts of the
face; When present, do not work on/around the lesions; Triggers: Extreme heat,
prolonged sun exposure, and stress (only if exposed to herpes already); If the client is
prone to herpes in the treatment area, they need a prescription for a prophylactic from
their doctor and begin the medication 2 days prior to and 5-7 days after, to start laser
treatment
✔✔Abnormal Pigmentation of the Skin: Tanning: - ✔✔Caused by prolonged exposure to
the sun; this is Skins normal biological response to protect the skin
✔✔Abnormal Pigmentation of the Skin: Melasma: - ✔✔Similar condition of abnormal
excess pigmentation, seen on the face in large patches; Due to hormonal changes or
hormone based medications- "pregnancy mask"
✔✔Abnormal Pigmentation of the Skin: Naevus: - ✔✔Birthmark
, ✔✔Abnormal Pigmentation of the Skin: Albinism: - ✔✔Absence of melanin pigment in
the body, includes the skin, hair, and eyes
✔✔Hypertrophy: - ✔✔Abnormal overgrowth in an area or an organ
✔✔Hypertrophy: Verruca (Wart): - ✔✔Viral infection of the epidermis; Can spread from
one location to another with contact
✔✔Regeneration and Repair of the Skin - ✔✔Good blood circulation to the skin is
essential for healing; Nutrients essential for the skin cells: Oxygen, Vitamins, Minerals,
Proteins, Sugars, Fats, Gases, Water, Hormones
✔✔The Hair and Its Structures - ✔✔Hair: Keratinized dead structure; No physiological
factors can influence the hair once its formed
✔✔Pilosebaceous Unit: - ✔✔Members of the pilosebaceous system which make up the
unit: Hair shaft, Hair follicle, Sebaceous glands, Arrector Pili Muscle: Cause of
goosebumps- forms when it contracts from cold or fright, the hair pulls straight causing
the goosebumps
✔✔Types of Hair - ✔✔Hairs 2 classifications: Vellus & Terminal
✔✔The stage of transition are: - ✔✔1) Vellus, 2) accelerated vellus, 3) shallow terminal,
4) medium terminal, 5) deep terminal
✔✔Vellus - ✔✔- Lacks pigmentation on fair skin, has pigmentation on darker skin types;
- lacks a developed root and bulb; - grows from a very shallow depth in the skin, -grow
very slow
✔✔Accelerated vellus hair - ✔✔- Early stage has no pigment, but light pigment
develops later on; -doesn't have hair bulb; -will transition to a shallow terminal hair
✔✔Terminal hairs - ✔✔- Developed root and bulb and definite pigmentation, - Growing
from a follicle which can extend to the hypodermis, - Have 3 layers: cuticle, cortex, and
medulla
✔✔3 structures of Terminal hairs: 1) Cuticle: - ✔✔Confines and protects the cortex and
gives hair its elasticity
✔✔3 structures of Terminal hairs: 2)Cortex: - ✔✔Melanin is in this layer
✔✔3 structures of Terminal hairs: 3) Medulla: - ✔✔Has keratinized cells
