ELECTROLYSIS IBEC+LASER STATE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is anaphoresis? - (answer)process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the skin- used in
galvanic current
Can electrologists use anaphoresis? - (answer)No, electrologists are not allowed to use anaphoresis
What is the skin type that need test spots? - (answer)Fitzpatrick 3+4
What should be the biggest concern for a client with darker skin? - (answer)Erythema, Edema,
Blanching, Keloid
What is Cushing Syndrome? - (answer)hypercortisolism; caused by either excess steroid use,ectopic
A.C.T.H.
What should you do if epilator stops working? - (answer)turn epilator off and unplug it.
What causes hair changes in woman - (answer)Ovaries and Adrenal imbalances
Type 1 Diabetes is insulin _____ - (answer)dependent
Type 2 Diabetes is insulin_____ - (answer)resistant
What is psuedofolliculitis? - (answer)cutaneous, inflammatory disorder of the hair follicle
Where do living cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft - (answer)Hair bulb
Who gets gestational diabetes? - (answer)pregnant women
Smaller needles are _____ - (answer)hotter
,ELECTROLYSIS IBEC+LASER STATE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Heat pattern is _____ shaped - (answer)pear/tear drop
Where in the skin does mitosis occur? - (answer)Basal Layer/stratum basale
Temperature for washing hands? - (answer)Warm Water
What is a biological indicator and what does it do - (answer)the most accepted means of monitoring
sterilization; The biological indicator only tells you if the target temperature was reached
Water becomes a chromophore at? - (answer)900nm
Names for thermolysis - (answer)Alternating current, high frequency, short wave and radio frequency,
flash, diathermy
Names for Electrolysis - (answer)Galvanic, Multiple Needle,Direct current
Can you use DC and AC at the same time? - (answer)Yes, if you are using the Blend
What are the different types of epidermal cooling? - (answer)Air Cooling; Cryogen; Contact Cooling; Gel
cooling
What is contact cooling? - (answer)a device that is a combination of a cooling pad associated with a
vacuum or mechanical massager intended for the disruption of adipocyte cells
What is air cooling? - (answer)reducing the temperature of the skin (with cool air)numbs it, and numb
skin has fewer active pain receptors.
What modality is good for coarse hair? - (answer)Electrolysis
, ELECTROLYSIS IBEC+LASER STATE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is made in the positive pole? - (answer)Hydrochloric Acid; HCl; Chlorine gas
What is made in the negative pole - (answer)Sodium Hydroxide; NaOH;Hydrogen gas
In the Blend lye becomes more ______ - (answer)caustic
What is an oscillator? - (answer)a device used to turn a very, very low frequency current into High
Frequency
What is the top layer of skin called? - (answer)stratum corneum
The needle size is dependent on? - (answer)The diameter of the hair follicle
What is an antiseptic? - (answer)A solution or agent for eliminating bacteria on the skin
At what percentage of alcohol is considered an antiseptic? - (answer)30%
At what percentage of alcohol is considered a disinfectant? - (answer)70%
What are the steps to clean forceps? - (answer)Clean forceps with soap and water, put in barbaside for
10 mins, and put in autoclave/dry cleave for amount of time for packaged or unpackaged instrument.
How long should a unpackaged instrument be in an autoclave and at what temperature? - (answer)15
mins at 250 F (plus lag time)
How long should a packaged instrument be in an autoclave and at what temperature? - (answer)30 mins
at 250 F (plus lag time)
What is anaphoresis? - (answer)process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the skin- used in
galvanic current
Can electrologists use anaphoresis? - (answer)No, electrologists are not allowed to use anaphoresis
What is the skin type that need test spots? - (answer)Fitzpatrick 3+4
What should be the biggest concern for a client with darker skin? - (answer)Erythema, Edema,
Blanching, Keloid
What is Cushing Syndrome? - (answer)hypercortisolism; caused by either excess steroid use,ectopic
A.C.T.H.
What should you do if epilator stops working? - (answer)turn epilator off and unplug it.
What causes hair changes in woman - (answer)Ovaries and Adrenal imbalances
Type 1 Diabetes is insulin _____ - (answer)dependent
Type 2 Diabetes is insulin_____ - (answer)resistant
What is psuedofolliculitis? - (answer)cutaneous, inflammatory disorder of the hair follicle
Where do living cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft - (answer)Hair bulb
Who gets gestational diabetes? - (answer)pregnant women
Smaller needles are _____ - (answer)hotter
,ELECTROLYSIS IBEC+LASER STATE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Heat pattern is _____ shaped - (answer)pear/tear drop
Where in the skin does mitosis occur? - (answer)Basal Layer/stratum basale
Temperature for washing hands? - (answer)Warm Water
What is a biological indicator and what does it do - (answer)the most accepted means of monitoring
sterilization; The biological indicator only tells you if the target temperature was reached
Water becomes a chromophore at? - (answer)900nm
Names for thermolysis - (answer)Alternating current, high frequency, short wave and radio frequency,
flash, diathermy
Names for Electrolysis - (answer)Galvanic, Multiple Needle,Direct current
Can you use DC and AC at the same time? - (answer)Yes, if you are using the Blend
What are the different types of epidermal cooling? - (answer)Air Cooling; Cryogen; Contact Cooling; Gel
cooling
What is contact cooling? - (answer)a device that is a combination of a cooling pad associated with a
vacuum or mechanical massager intended for the disruption of adipocyte cells
What is air cooling? - (answer)reducing the temperature of the skin (with cool air)numbs it, and numb
skin has fewer active pain receptors.
What modality is good for coarse hair? - (answer)Electrolysis
, ELECTROLYSIS IBEC+LASER STATE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is made in the positive pole? - (answer)Hydrochloric Acid; HCl; Chlorine gas
What is made in the negative pole - (answer)Sodium Hydroxide; NaOH;Hydrogen gas
In the Blend lye becomes more ______ - (answer)caustic
What is an oscillator? - (answer)a device used to turn a very, very low frequency current into High
Frequency
What is the top layer of skin called? - (answer)stratum corneum
The needle size is dependent on? - (answer)The diameter of the hair follicle
What is an antiseptic? - (answer)A solution or agent for eliminating bacteria on the skin
At what percentage of alcohol is considered an antiseptic? - (answer)30%
At what percentage of alcohol is considered a disinfectant? - (answer)70%
What are the steps to clean forceps? - (answer)Clean forceps with soap and water, put in barbaside for
10 mins, and put in autoclave/dry cleave for amount of time for packaged or unpackaged instrument.
How long should a unpackaged instrument be in an autoclave and at what temperature? - (answer)15
mins at 250 F (plus lag time)
How long should a packaged instrument be in an autoclave and at what temperature? - (answer)30 mins
at 250 F (plus lag time)
