ELECTROLYSIS IBEC+LASER STATE BOARD FINAL PAPER
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Legs - ✔✔In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one for electrolysis
because of slow healing
✔✔Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin - ✔✔Which of the following can cause increased
hair growth
✔✔Sudoriferous gland - ✔✔Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous unit
✔✔An excess of androgen - ✔✔For women, terminal hair on the face alone suggests
✔✔Papillary and reticular - ✔✔Tattoo sublayers of the dermis are
✔✔Before and after treatment - ✔✔At which of the following times is handwashing
indicated
✔✔Epidermis and pilosebaceous unit - ✔✔The hair and follicle are part of the
✔✔Close personal contact with patients or clients - ✔✔Personal service workers
(PSWs) are defined by the Center for disease control (CDC) as persons who's
occupations involve
✔✔Electrical pressure (Voltage) - ✔✔The flow of electrons along a wire cannot occur
unless there is
✔✔Concentration of circulating free androgen - ✔✔Male and female sexual hair
patterns differ primarily because of differences in
✔✔1 pituitary hypersecretion, 2 adrenal tumors and 3 ovarian tumors - ✔✔Causes of
hirsutism include which of the following
✔✔Negative to positive - ✔✔According to the atomic theory of electron movement
electrons move from
✔✔Chemical decomposition - ✔✔The galvanic modality effects permanent hair removal
by
✔✔Over treatment of the skin and shallow insertion - ✔✔Causes of blanching include
which of the following
✔✔Hepatitis C and B - ✔✔Which form of hepatitis is spread through blood or by body
fluids, such as sexual contact or sharing needles
,✔✔Once a month - ✔✔How often do you need to empty your liquid soap container
✔✔Spore formation - ✔✔How does fungus reproduce, through what structure
✔✔Enter living cell, then replication - ✔✔How does a virus multiply
✔✔Kept clean, well lighted, and well ventilated - ✔✔According to section 3 under the
standards for environmental control and housekeeping, each treatment room must be
✔✔hypoglycemia - ✔✔What condition is categorized by blood glucose level dropping
too low
✔✔Diabetes - ✔✔What condition is categorized by frequent urination, excessive thirst,
unexplained weight loss, extreme hunger, vision changes, tingling or numbness in the
hands or feet, dry skin, slow healing, and fatigue
✔✔Hyperglycemia - ✔✔What condition is categorized by blood glucose level rising too
high
✔✔Acanthosis nigricans - ✔✔What is a skin condition that is categorized by dark raised
areas that develop in the skin folds in areas like the neck, armpits, and growing more
common in diabetes
✔✔Tombstone - ✔✔What is the remnant of a small anagen hair which was left
unepilated in a treated follicle called
✔✔Straight - ✔✔What type of hair is associates with or emanates from round follicles
✔✔Macrophages - ✔✔What are special cells that engulf damaged tissues and recycle
the chemicals to make new healthy tissue
✔✔Wavy - ✔✔What type of hair is associated with or emanates from oval follicles
✔✔Prickle cells - ✔✔What are living cells that make up most of the life cells of the
epidermis in the spinosum layer
✔✔Very curly - ✔✔What type of hair is associated with or emanates from flat follicles
✔✔Swelling, edema - ✔✔What is described as capillaries leaking plasma into an injured
area
✔✔Ecchymosis, bruising - ✔✔What is seen as a black and blue mark under the skin
after inserting into a follicle and commonly seen in eyebrows
,✔✔Erythema - ✔✔What is another name for redness
✔✔Breast and abdomen - ✔✔Where electrolysis should be avoided during the last
trimester (3months) of pregnancy
✔✔Keloid - ✔✔a sharply elevated irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar due
to the formation of excessive amounts of collagen formation in the corium during
connective tissue repair (common of people of color)
✔✔Curly - ✔✔What type of hair typically responds very well to blend method (much
better than galvanic and thermolysis)
✔✔Cataphoresis - ✔✔What can be an excellent tool for helping the skin get back to
normal after an electrolysis treatment by neutralizing the sodium hydroxide produced in
the follicle
✔✔Irritates the nerves in the skin, promotes redness, and softens tissue - ✔✔What is
the effect of the negative pole on the skin
✔✔Alternating current, high frequency, short wave and radio frequency - ✔✔What are
other names for thermolysis
✔✔Watt - ✔✔What is the unit of power
✔✔Point effect - ✔✔What is the name for a localized maximum heat only at the point of
the needle tip that only takes place in thermolysis
✔✔Bulbous, round, cylindrical - ✔✔What type of needle is used for work authentic
electrolysis
✔✔Tapered, insulated - ✔✔What type of needle is used for thermolysis, best for point
effect
✔✔Back jack chair - ✔✔What is a chair type item, which allows the client to set up or
recline during treatment
✔✔True - ✔✔Electrologists provide accurate, current, and relevant information for which
enables the client to make decisions regarding treatment
✔✔True - ✔✔Client records and other personal information are considered privileged
and confidential
, ✔✔Participation in appropriate continuing education activities (20hrs/ every 2 years) -
✔✔According to section IV Under the standards on professional ethics, what is required
for all electrologists
✔✔Osteoporosis - ✔✔Which of the following contains a side effect that is not a result of
diabetes
✔✔PCOS - ✔✔If a client presents with the following symptoms what may they be
suffering from, irregular or infrequent menstrual period, new facial or body hair, severe
acne, thinning hair on head, obesity
✔✔Spironolactone (Aldactone) - ✔✔What is used as an androgen suppressive, but
cannot kill or thin hair that is already present
✔✔Lodestone - ✔✔What is a natural magnet
✔✔Never - ✔✔Once a vellus hair is changed to terminal hair, how long will it be until it
turns back
✔✔Stress - ✔✔In case the client presents with a herpes outbreak, what can you
suggest may have triggered the outbreak
✔✔False - ✔✔If a client presents with a cold sore on the mouth, electrologist can
perform electrolysis on the area of outbreak only if wearing gloves
✔✔Use vinyl or nitrile gloves - ✔✔If a client informs that they are allergic to latex what
should you do
✔✔Dimpling - ✔✔What is the formation of slight depression on the epidermis that
results when the electrolysis needle insertion is incorrect, the pressure on the needle is
excessive or may be when the needle is too long
✔✔To consider all clients as potential infectious, to adhere to infection control
precautions for minimizing the risk of exposure to blood or body fluids for all clients, to
reduce the risk of transmission of infection from client, practitioner and client to
practitioner - ✔✔What is the purpose of the standards that have been developed for
electrologists and electrology instructors
✔✔Biological indicator (BI) - ✔✔What type of indicated needs to be placed in the
sterilization device every month
✔✔Non-critical - ✔✔is the insulated plastic covered cord used to complete the circuit
between the epilator in the indifferent electrode considered critical or non-critical
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Legs - ✔✔In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one for electrolysis
because of slow healing
✔✔Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin - ✔✔Which of the following can cause increased
hair growth
✔✔Sudoriferous gland - ✔✔Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous unit
✔✔An excess of androgen - ✔✔For women, terminal hair on the face alone suggests
✔✔Papillary and reticular - ✔✔Tattoo sublayers of the dermis are
✔✔Before and after treatment - ✔✔At which of the following times is handwashing
indicated
✔✔Epidermis and pilosebaceous unit - ✔✔The hair and follicle are part of the
✔✔Close personal contact with patients or clients - ✔✔Personal service workers
(PSWs) are defined by the Center for disease control (CDC) as persons who's
occupations involve
✔✔Electrical pressure (Voltage) - ✔✔The flow of electrons along a wire cannot occur
unless there is
✔✔Concentration of circulating free androgen - ✔✔Male and female sexual hair
patterns differ primarily because of differences in
✔✔1 pituitary hypersecretion, 2 adrenal tumors and 3 ovarian tumors - ✔✔Causes of
hirsutism include which of the following
✔✔Negative to positive - ✔✔According to the atomic theory of electron movement
electrons move from
✔✔Chemical decomposition - ✔✔The galvanic modality effects permanent hair removal
by
✔✔Over treatment of the skin and shallow insertion - ✔✔Causes of blanching include
which of the following
✔✔Hepatitis C and B - ✔✔Which form of hepatitis is spread through blood or by body
fluids, such as sexual contact or sharing needles
,✔✔Once a month - ✔✔How often do you need to empty your liquid soap container
✔✔Spore formation - ✔✔How does fungus reproduce, through what structure
✔✔Enter living cell, then replication - ✔✔How does a virus multiply
✔✔Kept clean, well lighted, and well ventilated - ✔✔According to section 3 under the
standards for environmental control and housekeeping, each treatment room must be
✔✔hypoglycemia - ✔✔What condition is categorized by blood glucose level dropping
too low
✔✔Diabetes - ✔✔What condition is categorized by frequent urination, excessive thirst,
unexplained weight loss, extreme hunger, vision changes, tingling or numbness in the
hands or feet, dry skin, slow healing, and fatigue
✔✔Hyperglycemia - ✔✔What condition is categorized by blood glucose level rising too
high
✔✔Acanthosis nigricans - ✔✔What is a skin condition that is categorized by dark raised
areas that develop in the skin folds in areas like the neck, armpits, and growing more
common in diabetes
✔✔Tombstone - ✔✔What is the remnant of a small anagen hair which was left
unepilated in a treated follicle called
✔✔Straight - ✔✔What type of hair is associates with or emanates from round follicles
✔✔Macrophages - ✔✔What are special cells that engulf damaged tissues and recycle
the chemicals to make new healthy tissue
✔✔Wavy - ✔✔What type of hair is associated with or emanates from oval follicles
✔✔Prickle cells - ✔✔What are living cells that make up most of the life cells of the
epidermis in the spinosum layer
✔✔Very curly - ✔✔What type of hair is associated with or emanates from flat follicles
✔✔Swelling, edema - ✔✔What is described as capillaries leaking plasma into an injured
area
✔✔Ecchymosis, bruising - ✔✔What is seen as a black and blue mark under the skin
after inserting into a follicle and commonly seen in eyebrows
,✔✔Erythema - ✔✔What is another name for redness
✔✔Breast and abdomen - ✔✔Where electrolysis should be avoided during the last
trimester (3months) of pregnancy
✔✔Keloid - ✔✔a sharply elevated irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar due
to the formation of excessive amounts of collagen formation in the corium during
connective tissue repair (common of people of color)
✔✔Curly - ✔✔What type of hair typically responds very well to blend method (much
better than galvanic and thermolysis)
✔✔Cataphoresis - ✔✔What can be an excellent tool for helping the skin get back to
normal after an electrolysis treatment by neutralizing the sodium hydroxide produced in
the follicle
✔✔Irritates the nerves in the skin, promotes redness, and softens tissue - ✔✔What is
the effect of the negative pole on the skin
✔✔Alternating current, high frequency, short wave and radio frequency - ✔✔What are
other names for thermolysis
✔✔Watt - ✔✔What is the unit of power
✔✔Point effect - ✔✔What is the name for a localized maximum heat only at the point of
the needle tip that only takes place in thermolysis
✔✔Bulbous, round, cylindrical - ✔✔What type of needle is used for work authentic
electrolysis
✔✔Tapered, insulated - ✔✔What type of needle is used for thermolysis, best for point
effect
✔✔Back jack chair - ✔✔What is a chair type item, which allows the client to set up or
recline during treatment
✔✔True - ✔✔Electrologists provide accurate, current, and relevant information for which
enables the client to make decisions regarding treatment
✔✔True - ✔✔Client records and other personal information are considered privileged
and confidential
, ✔✔Participation in appropriate continuing education activities (20hrs/ every 2 years) -
✔✔According to section IV Under the standards on professional ethics, what is required
for all electrologists
✔✔Osteoporosis - ✔✔Which of the following contains a side effect that is not a result of
diabetes
✔✔PCOS - ✔✔If a client presents with the following symptoms what may they be
suffering from, irregular or infrequent menstrual period, new facial or body hair, severe
acne, thinning hair on head, obesity
✔✔Spironolactone (Aldactone) - ✔✔What is used as an androgen suppressive, but
cannot kill or thin hair that is already present
✔✔Lodestone - ✔✔What is a natural magnet
✔✔Never - ✔✔Once a vellus hair is changed to terminal hair, how long will it be until it
turns back
✔✔Stress - ✔✔In case the client presents with a herpes outbreak, what can you
suggest may have triggered the outbreak
✔✔False - ✔✔If a client presents with a cold sore on the mouth, electrologist can
perform electrolysis on the area of outbreak only if wearing gloves
✔✔Use vinyl or nitrile gloves - ✔✔If a client informs that they are allergic to latex what
should you do
✔✔Dimpling - ✔✔What is the formation of slight depression on the epidermis that
results when the electrolysis needle insertion is incorrect, the pressure on the needle is
excessive or may be when the needle is too long
✔✔To consider all clients as potential infectious, to adhere to infection control
precautions for minimizing the risk of exposure to blood or body fluids for all clients, to
reduce the risk of transmission of infection from client, practitioner and client to
practitioner - ✔✔What is the purpose of the standards that have been developed for
electrologists and electrology instructors
✔✔Biological indicator (BI) - ✔✔What type of indicated needs to be placed in the
sterilization device every month
✔✔Non-critical - ✔✔is the insulated plastic covered cord used to complete the circuit
between the epilator in the indifferent electrode considered critical or non-critical
