ELECTROLYSIS IBEC & LASER STATE
BOARD ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks
or two troughs known as? Answer: Wavelength
◉ Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as?
Answer: Monochromatic
◉ Refraction is also known as what? Answer: Transmission
◉ The process where by a newly created photon of light (generated
through amplification) acquires energy equal to the photons that
created it is known as? Answer: Stimulated Emission
◉ The states of equilibrium or middle state of light Answer:
Metastable State
◉ Who theorized stimulated emission? Answer: Albert Einstein
,◉ The part of the laser that contains the active medium is called?
Answer: Resinator cavity
◉ What are the states of light in stimulated emission? Answer:
Ground State
Excited State
Singlet State
Metastable State
◉ Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum at what
wavelength? Answer: 755 nm
◉ The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a
wavelength of what? Answer: 1064 nm
◉ What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? Answer: Pulsed
wave
◉ A chromophore is also know at what? Answer: Target
◉ The chromophore absorbs what? Answer: Energy
, ◉ Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner must be approved
by which group? Answer: ANSI (American National Standard
Institute) for Class 3B and Class 4 Lasers
◉ Each laser wavelength is what to its machine? Answer: Specific
◉ What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal? Answer:
Wavelength
Spot Size
Fluence
Pulse Width
◉ Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is
also known as? Answer: Selective Photothermolysis
◉ The rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is known
as? Answer: Fluence
◉ An increase in fluence equals an increase in what? Answer: Heat.
Resulting in more damage
◉ The length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target
that is measured in milliseconds (ms): Answer: Pulse width/Pulse
duration
, ◉ If the time of pulse duration is changed from milliseconds to
nanoseconds the laser is what? Answer: Q Switched
◉ A Q switched laser is used for what? Answer: Tattoo removal
◉ Which skin types can tolerate an Alex laser? Answer: 1-4
◉ Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser? Answer: All skin
types
◉ Which skin type should only have electrolysis and no laser?
Answer: Type 1
◉ If the pulse width is greater than the thermal relaxation time it
results in? Answer: A burn
◉ If the pulse width is less than or equal to the thermal relaxation
time it results in? Answer: Perfect hair removal
◉ Larger structures have __________ thermal relaxation times (TRT)
Answer: Longer
◉ Smaller structures have _______ thermal relaxation times (TRT)
Answer: Shorter
BOARD ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks
or two troughs known as? Answer: Wavelength
◉ Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as?
Answer: Monochromatic
◉ Refraction is also known as what? Answer: Transmission
◉ The process where by a newly created photon of light (generated
through amplification) acquires energy equal to the photons that
created it is known as? Answer: Stimulated Emission
◉ The states of equilibrium or middle state of light Answer:
Metastable State
◉ Who theorized stimulated emission? Answer: Albert Einstein
,◉ The part of the laser that contains the active medium is called?
Answer: Resinator cavity
◉ What are the states of light in stimulated emission? Answer:
Ground State
Excited State
Singlet State
Metastable State
◉ Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum at what
wavelength? Answer: 755 nm
◉ The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a
wavelength of what? Answer: 1064 nm
◉ What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? Answer: Pulsed
wave
◉ A chromophore is also know at what? Answer: Target
◉ The chromophore absorbs what? Answer: Energy
, ◉ Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner must be approved
by which group? Answer: ANSI (American National Standard
Institute) for Class 3B and Class 4 Lasers
◉ Each laser wavelength is what to its machine? Answer: Specific
◉ What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal? Answer:
Wavelength
Spot Size
Fluence
Pulse Width
◉ Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is
also known as? Answer: Selective Photothermolysis
◉ The rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is known
as? Answer: Fluence
◉ An increase in fluence equals an increase in what? Answer: Heat.
Resulting in more damage
◉ The length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target
that is measured in milliseconds (ms): Answer: Pulse width/Pulse
duration
, ◉ If the time of pulse duration is changed from milliseconds to
nanoseconds the laser is what? Answer: Q Switched
◉ A Q switched laser is used for what? Answer: Tattoo removal
◉ Which skin types can tolerate an Alex laser? Answer: 1-4
◉ Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser? Answer: All skin
types
◉ Which skin type should only have electrolysis and no laser?
Answer: Type 1
◉ If the pulse width is greater than the thermal relaxation time it
results in? Answer: A burn
◉ If the pulse width is less than or equal to the thermal relaxation
time it results in? Answer: Perfect hair removal
◉ Larger structures have __________ thermal relaxation times (TRT)
Answer: Longer
◉ Smaller structures have _______ thermal relaxation times (TRT)
Answer: Shorter
