ELECTROLYSIS IBEC+LASER STATE BOARD EXAMS STUDY
GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔When tissue has been injured, fluid escapes the blood vessels to surround the
damaged tissue. This is referred to as? - ✔✔Edema
✔✔The common type of laser used for hair removal is? - ✔✔Pulsed
✔✔Total destruction of tissue using laser energy is known as? - ✔✔photoablation
✔✔Laser is ineffective on hair that has? - ✔✔Little to no pigment
✔✔The energy level of a laser, measured in joules is known as? - ✔✔Energy fluence
✔✔Lightwaves that travel in perfect unison, parallel and in the same direction are
known as? - ✔✔Coherent light
✔✔Optical density labeling on laser safety eyewear refers to? - ✔✔the degree to which
a refractive medium retards transmitted rays of light
✔✔An allergic phototoxic reaction can occur up to how many hours post-treatment? -
✔✔24
✔✔Which part of the body is most vulnerable to laser light? - ✔✔Eyes (cornea, retina,
and lens)
✔✔What is used to cool the inside of most pulsed lasers during operation? - ✔✔Distilled
water
✔✔What is the chromophore when using the Nd:YAG laser for hair removal? -
✔✔Melanin in the hair shaft and bulb
✔✔What is the FDA class that presents both a direct and reflected hazard? - ✔✔Class
IV
✔✔What is considered a natural chromophore for hair removal lasers? - ✔✔melanin in
the hair shaft and bulb
✔✔Hair removal lasers are effective on which types of hair follicles? - ✔✔Curved
Distorted
Straight
, ✔✔What is most likely the cause of red, itchy bumps in the treatment area 10-14 days
after a patient's laser hair removal treatment? - ✔✔Detached hair becoming trapped
under the skin
✔✔Laser hair removal is least effective on follicles in what stage of development? -
✔✔Telogen
✔✔The voluntary nationally recognized group establishing standards for equipment use
is known as? - ✔✔American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
✔✔types of epidermal cooling - ✔✔Bulk - gel (topical)
contact - a window cooled by circulating liquid
cryogen spray - applied pre-laser pulse
air - zimmer cooler
✔✔LHR on patients with a Fitzpatrick of V & VI requires? - ✔✔Longer wavelengths
(diode 810nm or Nd:YAG 1064nm)
✔✔Who is considered to be the "father of lasers" in medicine? - ✔✔Leon Goldman
✔✔Components of the laser include - ✔✔A flashlamp/high intensity non-coherent light
source, Lasing medium, Fiber optics and lenses
✔✔What are the properties of light when it reacts with tissue? - ✔✔Scatter
Transmission
Absorption
Reflection
✔✔What is the waiting period before laser treatment after a patient stops taking
Accutane? - ✔✔180 days (6months)
✔✔Longer laser lengths, penetrate the tissue - ✔✔Deeper
✔✔An increase in color in cells post treatment is referred to as? -
✔✔Hyperpigmentation
✔✔The duration on the pulse from a laser is known as? - ✔✔Pulse width
✔✔What is most critical for protecting the skin during laser hair removal? - ✔✔Cooling
the skin
✔✔What is considered the chromophore when a laser is used to treat red spider veins?
- ✔✔Oxyhemoglobin (blood)
GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔When tissue has been injured, fluid escapes the blood vessels to surround the
damaged tissue. This is referred to as? - ✔✔Edema
✔✔The common type of laser used for hair removal is? - ✔✔Pulsed
✔✔Total destruction of tissue using laser energy is known as? - ✔✔photoablation
✔✔Laser is ineffective on hair that has? - ✔✔Little to no pigment
✔✔The energy level of a laser, measured in joules is known as? - ✔✔Energy fluence
✔✔Lightwaves that travel in perfect unison, parallel and in the same direction are
known as? - ✔✔Coherent light
✔✔Optical density labeling on laser safety eyewear refers to? - ✔✔the degree to which
a refractive medium retards transmitted rays of light
✔✔An allergic phototoxic reaction can occur up to how many hours post-treatment? -
✔✔24
✔✔Which part of the body is most vulnerable to laser light? - ✔✔Eyes (cornea, retina,
and lens)
✔✔What is used to cool the inside of most pulsed lasers during operation? - ✔✔Distilled
water
✔✔What is the chromophore when using the Nd:YAG laser for hair removal? -
✔✔Melanin in the hair shaft and bulb
✔✔What is the FDA class that presents both a direct and reflected hazard? - ✔✔Class
IV
✔✔What is considered a natural chromophore for hair removal lasers? - ✔✔melanin in
the hair shaft and bulb
✔✔Hair removal lasers are effective on which types of hair follicles? - ✔✔Curved
Distorted
Straight
, ✔✔What is most likely the cause of red, itchy bumps in the treatment area 10-14 days
after a patient's laser hair removal treatment? - ✔✔Detached hair becoming trapped
under the skin
✔✔Laser hair removal is least effective on follicles in what stage of development? -
✔✔Telogen
✔✔The voluntary nationally recognized group establishing standards for equipment use
is known as? - ✔✔American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
✔✔types of epidermal cooling - ✔✔Bulk - gel (topical)
contact - a window cooled by circulating liquid
cryogen spray - applied pre-laser pulse
air - zimmer cooler
✔✔LHR on patients with a Fitzpatrick of V & VI requires? - ✔✔Longer wavelengths
(diode 810nm or Nd:YAG 1064nm)
✔✔Who is considered to be the "father of lasers" in medicine? - ✔✔Leon Goldman
✔✔Components of the laser include - ✔✔A flashlamp/high intensity non-coherent light
source, Lasing medium, Fiber optics and lenses
✔✔What are the properties of light when it reacts with tissue? - ✔✔Scatter
Transmission
Absorption
Reflection
✔✔What is the waiting period before laser treatment after a patient stops taking
Accutane? - ✔✔180 days (6months)
✔✔Longer laser lengths, penetrate the tissue - ✔✔Deeper
✔✔An increase in color in cells post treatment is referred to as? -
✔✔Hyperpigmentation
✔✔The duration on the pulse from a laser is known as? - ✔✔Pulse width
✔✔What is most critical for protecting the skin during laser hair removal? - ✔✔Cooling
the skin
✔✔What is considered the chromophore when a laser is used to treat red spider veins?
- ✔✔Oxyhemoglobin (blood)
