ELECTROLYSIS IBEC AND LASER STATE BOARD TEST EXAM
Electrolysis IBEC+Laser STATE BOARD
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+)
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1. Laser stands for what? Light
Amplification by
Stimulated
Emission of
Radiation
2. What is the distance measured in nanometers Wavelength
between two peaks or two troughs known as?
3. Light of only one color & one specific wave- Monochromatic
length is known as?
4. Refraction is also known as what? Transmission
5. The process where by a newly created photon Stimulated Emission
of light (generated through amplification) ac-
quires energy equal to the photons that created
it is known as?
6. The states of equilibrium or middle state of Metastable State
light
7. Who theorized stimulated emission? Albert Einstein
8. The part of the laser that contains the active Resinator cavity
medium is called?
9. What are the states of light in stimulated emis- Ground State
sion? Excited State
Singlet State
Metastable State
10. Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum 755 nm
at what wavelength?
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11. The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spec- 1064 nm
trum with a wavelength of what?
12. What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? Pulsed wave
13. A chromophore is also know at what? Target
14. The chromophore absorbs what? Energy
15. Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner ANSI (American National Standard
must be approved by which group? Institute) for Class 3B and Class 4
Lasers
16. Each laser wavelength is what to its machine? Specific
17. What are the parameters when doing laser hair Wavelength
removal? Spot Size
Fluence
Pulse Width
18. Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of spe- Selective Photothermolysis
cific targets, this is also known as?
19. The rate/amount of energy delivered within a Fluence
given area is known as?
20. An increase in fluence equals an increase in Heat. Resulting in more damage
what?
21. The length of time the light/energy is in contact Pulse width/Pulse duration
with the target that is measured in milliseconds
(ms):
22. Q Switched
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If the time of pulse duration is changed from
milliseconds to nanoseconds the laser is what?
23. A Q switched laser is used for what? Tattoo removal
24. Which skin types can tolerate an Alex laser? 1-4
25. Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser? All skin types
26. Which skin type should only have electrolysis Type 1
and no laser?
27. If the pulse width is greater than the thermal A burn
relaxation time it results in?
28. If the pulse width is less than or equal to the Perfect hair removal
thermal relaxation time it results in?
29. Larger structures have __________ thermal relax- Longer
ation times (TRT)
30. Smaller structures have _______ thermal relax- Shorter
ation times (TRT)
31. What kind of pulse widths protect the epider- Long
mis, penetrate deeper and cool more slowly?
32. Longer pulse widths are for what skin type? 4-6
33. What kind of pulse widths are more aggressive Short
and heat up and cool down quickly?
34. Shorter pulse widths are for what skin type? 1-3
35. 15%
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What percentage of follicles are damaged with
each laser treatment?
36. What is a long-term stable reduction of the Laser Hair Removal (LHR)
growing hairs after a treatment regime?
37. What does the FDA call laser hair removal? Permanent hair reduction
38. What is the highest setting the skin can tolerate Fluence Threshold
without damage called?
39. What is the highest setting the patient can tol- Patient Threshold
erate without the treatment becoming impos-
sible called?
40. The amount of hair per one square centimeter Hair density
is known as?
41. The higher the hair density, the _______ the flu- Lower
ence?
42. What percentage of overlapping do you want 30%
when doing LHR?
43. Darker/tanned skin requires what kind of flu- Lower
ence?
44. What should you never use to clean a patient's Alcohol
skin prior to LHR?
45. Pulse duration is measured in what unit? milliseconds (ms)
46. Spot size is measured in what unit? millimeters (mm)
47. Repetition rate is measured in what unit? hertz (Hz)
Electrolysis IBEC+Laser STATE BOARD
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hb7s7u
1. Laser stands for what? Light
Amplification by
Stimulated
Emission of
Radiation
2. What is the distance measured in nanometers Wavelength
between two peaks or two troughs known as?
3. Light of only one color & one specific wave- Monochromatic
length is known as?
4. Refraction is also known as what? Transmission
5. The process where by a newly created photon Stimulated Emission
of light (generated through amplification) ac-
quires energy equal to the photons that created
it is known as?
6. The states of equilibrium or middle state of Metastable State
light
7. Who theorized stimulated emission? Albert Einstein
8. The part of the laser that contains the active Resinator cavity
medium is called?
9. What are the states of light in stimulated emis- Ground State
sion? Excited State
Singlet State
Metastable State
10. Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum 755 nm
at what wavelength?
, Electrolysis IBEC+Laser STATE BOARD
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11. The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spec- 1064 nm
trum with a wavelength of what?
12. What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? Pulsed wave
13. A chromophore is also know at what? Target
14. The chromophore absorbs what? Energy
15. Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner ANSI (American National Standard
must be approved by which group? Institute) for Class 3B and Class 4
Lasers
16. Each laser wavelength is what to its machine? Specific
17. What are the parameters when doing laser hair Wavelength
removal? Spot Size
Fluence
Pulse Width
18. Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of spe- Selective Photothermolysis
cific targets, this is also known as?
19. The rate/amount of energy delivered within a Fluence
given area is known as?
20. An increase in fluence equals an increase in Heat. Resulting in more damage
what?
21. The length of time the light/energy is in contact Pulse width/Pulse duration
with the target that is measured in milliseconds
(ms):
22. Q Switched
, Electrolysis IBEC+Laser STATE BOARD
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hb7s7u
If the time of pulse duration is changed from
milliseconds to nanoseconds the laser is what?
23. A Q switched laser is used for what? Tattoo removal
24. Which skin types can tolerate an Alex laser? 1-4
25. Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser? All skin types
26. Which skin type should only have electrolysis Type 1
and no laser?
27. If the pulse width is greater than the thermal A burn
relaxation time it results in?
28. If the pulse width is less than or equal to the Perfect hair removal
thermal relaxation time it results in?
29. Larger structures have __________ thermal relax- Longer
ation times (TRT)
30. Smaller structures have _______ thermal relax- Shorter
ation times (TRT)
31. What kind of pulse widths protect the epider- Long
mis, penetrate deeper and cool more slowly?
32. Longer pulse widths are for what skin type? 4-6
33. What kind of pulse widths are more aggressive Short
and heat up and cool down quickly?
34. Shorter pulse widths are for what skin type? 1-3
35. 15%
, Electrolysis IBEC+Laser STATE BOARD
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What percentage of follicles are damaged with
each laser treatment?
36. What is a long-term stable reduction of the Laser Hair Removal (LHR)
growing hairs after a treatment regime?
37. What does the FDA call laser hair removal? Permanent hair reduction
38. What is the highest setting the skin can tolerate Fluence Threshold
without damage called?
39. What is the highest setting the patient can tol- Patient Threshold
erate without the treatment becoming impos-
sible called?
40. The amount of hair per one square centimeter Hair density
is known as?
41. The higher the hair density, the _______ the flu- Lower
ence?
42. What percentage of overlapping do you want 30%
when doing LHR?
43. Darker/tanned skin requires what kind of flu- Lower
ence?
44. What should you never use to clean a patient's Alcohol
skin prior to LHR?
45. Pulse duration is measured in what unit? milliseconds (ms)
46. Spot size is measured in what unit? millimeters (mm)
47. Repetition rate is measured in what unit? hertz (Hz)
