IBEC STATE BOARD FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. The negative pole produces - ANSWER ✓ Sodium Hydroxide
2. Hirsutism resulting from taking certain medications - ANSWER ✓ Iatric
hirsutism
3. What is the reason for the indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle
in the use of galvanic electrolysis - ANSWER ✓ To minimize the effect of
chemical compound deposited (Chlorine & hydrochloric acid)
4. What is determined by the surface area of each electrode - ANSWER ✓
Current density/concentration of current
5. What disease is characterized by irregular menstrual cycle - ANSWER ✓
PCOS/Stein Leventhal syndrome
6. Hirsutism with no identifiable cause is - ANSWER ✓ Idiopathic hirsutism
7. The shape of the heated area surrounding the high frequency Needle is the
shape of - ANSWER ✓ Teardrop
8. What institution was taken "infection control standards for practice of
electrology" - ANSWER ✓ The American electrology association (AEA)
9. The main zones of the epidermis are - ANSWER ✓ Horny zone and
germinal zone
,10.If a client presents with a diagnosis that is not familiar for you what is the
best decision that you would make - ANSWER ✓ Not to treat the client until
you investigate
11.If an electrologist use only size 2 needles, what may happen - ANSWER ✓
The treatment will be less comfortable for the client, there will be no biggie
risk of over treatment and both electrologist and client will be at a
disadvantage
12.Bacteria and other micro organism can enter the body through - ANSWER
✓ Broken skin
13.Hepatitis B is a - ANSWER ✓ Chronic disease
14.Before treatment the skin so it should be - ANSWER ✓ Clean using soap
and water and then white with an anti-septic
15.Wearing gloves - ANSWER ✓ Protect the client from potential exposure to
the microbial of the electrologists
16.In a shallow insertion where does the point effect occur - ANSWER ✓ Tip
of the needle and in the upper part of the follicle near the surface of the skin
17.When you wash your hands which of the following must be the first step -
ANSWER ✓ Get your hands wet with running water
18.Hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for - ANSWER ✓ All electrologist, all
healthcare workers, and all infant and unvaccinated adolescents
19.In the thermolysis modality, for he is greater - ANSWER ✓ At the needles
to do to the point affected the high-frequency current and in the moist area
and in the lower portions of the follicle
20.The electrologist must have written consent from The client in order to -
ANSWER ✓ Take before and after treatment photos, display the clients
before and after photos in the consultation of new clients, and proceed with
treatment
,21.Acanthosis nigrican is a hyper pigmentation of the skin (brown to black)
usually found in body folds , such as neck, the axillae, groin and is
associated with - ANSWER ✓ Diabetes, obesity and endocrinopathies
22.Mitotic cells begin growth in the hair's - ANSWER ✓ Matrix
23.Health history assessment is necessary documents to have for every client in
our practice and it is important that the electrologist sit with the client to
complete the document. Critical to this process is - ANSWER ✓ Your
clients signature on this document
24.Which one is the one by less contributes to aluminate pathogens micro
organisms which causes tuberculosis and other contagious diseases -
ANSWER ✓ Cleaning with an anti-septic
25.The electrologists must wash his or her hands with warm water not with hot
water because - ANSWER ✓ Hot water may increase the risk of dermatitis
26.Draping areas that are not being treated - ANSWER ✓ Give the client a
protective sense, this means the client feels more secure. Bang teens the
clients dignity during the treatment, and avoids skin to skin contact between
client and electrologist which protects both against infectious diseases
27.The principle that says energy must be absorbed by an object in order to
produce an effect is called - ANSWER ✓ Grothus-draper law
28.Non-coherent intense pulsed light systems - ANSWER ✓ Use cut-off filters
to selectively damage the target structures
29.An advantage of using Nd-YAG lasers includes - ANSWER ✓ Decreased
absorption by epidermal melanin
30.When an electron is in the farthest possible orbit from the nucleus it is said
to be - ANSWER ✓ Excited
31.The "retinal hazard region" is laser light - ANSWER ✓ In the visible and
near infrared spectrum between 400-1400nm
, 32.What best described laser hair removal lasers - ANSWER ✓ Non-ionizing
radiation
33.Select the wavelength the alexandrite crystal gives off when excited with a
flashlamp - ANSWER ✓ 755nm
34.Select the wavelength of a frequency doubled Nd-YAG laser - ANSWER ✓
532 nm (frequency doubled=wavelength halved)
35.What is used to cool the inside of most pulsed lasers during operation -
ANSWER ✓ Water
36.What is the chromophore when using the Nd-YAG laser for hair removal -
ANSWER ✓ Oxyhemoglobin and melanin
37.The acronym for laser is - ANSWER ✓ Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation
38.Select the response with the correct laser safety precautions - ANSWER ✓
Door warning signs
Hooded foot pedal
Safety eye wear
Emergency stop switch
No mirrors in treatment room
39.Energy at 270nm is considered to be - ANSWER ✓ Ultraviolet radiation
40.Which is most similar to laser hair removal - ANSWER ✓ High frequency
41.A male patient - Fitz type 3 - is given a test spot on the area of his body with
the darkest skin. An alexandrite laser was used with an 18mm spot size, 16
joules, and cryogen at 20/30. Within 5 minutes the patient complains of a
sunburn-like sensation and the area exhibits extremely faint red circular
edematous lesions. Select the most appropriate action - ANSWER ✓ Adjust
cryogen to 30/30
42.A female patient - Fitz type 2 - has had 5 full body treatments. She states
that her legs are not responding. The examination reveals she still has fairly
GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. The negative pole produces - ANSWER ✓ Sodium Hydroxide
2. Hirsutism resulting from taking certain medications - ANSWER ✓ Iatric
hirsutism
3. What is the reason for the indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle
in the use of galvanic electrolysis - ANSWER ✓ To minimize the effect of
chemical compound deposited (Chlorine & hydrochloric acid)
4. What is determined by the surface area of each electrode - ANSWER ✓
Current density/concentration of current
5. What disease is characterized by irregular menstrual cycle - ANSWER ✓
PCOS/Stein Leventhal syndrome
6. Hirsutism with no identifiable cause is - ANSWER ✓ Idiopathic hirsutism
7. The shape of the heated area surrounding the high frequency Needle is the
shape of - ANSWER ✓ Teardrop
8. What institution was taken "infection control standards for practice of
electrology" - ANSWER ✓ The American electrology association (AEA)
9. The main zones of the epidermis are - ANSWER ✓ Horny zone and
germinal zone
,10.If a client presents with a diagnosis that is not familiar for you what is the
best decision that you would make - ANSWER ✓ Not to treat the client until
you investigate
11.If an electrologist use only size 2 needles, what may happen - ANSWER ✓
The treatment will be less comfortable for the client, there will be no biggie
risk of over treatment and both electrologist and client will be at a
disadvantage
12.Bacteria and other micro organism can enter the body through - ANSWER
✓ Broken skin
13.Hepatitis B is a - ANSWER ✓ Chronic disease
14.Before treatment the skin so it should be - ANSWER ✓ Clean using soap
and water and then white with an anti-septic
15.Wearing gloves - ANSWER ✓ Protect the client from potential exposure to
the microbial of the electrologists
16.In a shallow insertion where does the point effect occur - ANSWER ✓ Tip
of the needle and in the upper part of the follicle near the surface of the skin
17.When you wash your hands which of the following must be the first step -
ANSWER ✓ Get your hands wet with running water
18.Hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for - ANSWER ✓ All electrologist, all
healthcare workers, and all infant and unvaccinated adolescents
19.In the thermolysis modality, for he is greater - ANSWER ✓ At the needles
to do to the point affected the high-frequency current and in the moist area
and in the lower portions of the follicle
20.The electrologist must have written consent from The client in order to -
ANSWER ✓ Take before and after treatment photos, display the clients
before and after photos in the consultation of new clients, and proceed with
treatment
,21.Acanthosis nigrican is a hyper pigmentation of the skin (brown to black)
usually found in body folds , such as neck, the axillae, groin and is
associated with - ANSWER ✓ Diabetes, obesity and endocrinopathies
22.Mitotic cells begin growth in the hair's - ANSWER ✓ Matrix
23.Health history assessment is necessary documents to have for every client in
our practice and it is important that the electrologist sit with the client to
complete the document. Critical to this process is - ANSWER ✓ Your
clients signature on this document
24.Which one is the one by less contributes to aluminate pathogens micro
organisms which causes tuberculosis and other contagious diseases -
ANSWER ✓ Cleaning with an anti-septic
25.The electrologists must wash his or her hands with warm water not with hot
water because - ANSWER ✓ Hot water may increase the risk of dermatitis
26.Draping areas that are not being treated - ANSWER ✓ Give the client a
protective sense, this means the client feels more secure. Bang teens the
clients dignity during the treatment, and avoids skin to skin contact between
client and electrologist which protects both against infectious diseases
27.The principle that says energy must be absorbed by an object in order to
produce an effect is called - ANSWER ✓ Grothus-draper law
28.Non-coherent intense pulsed light systems - ANSWER ✓ Use cut-off filters
to selectively damage the target structures
29.An advantage of using Nd-YAG lasers includes - ANSWER ✓ Decreased
absorption by epidermal melanin
30.When an electron is in the farthest possible orbit from the nucleus it is said
to be - ANSWER ✓ Excited
31.The "retinal hazard region" is laser light - ANSWER ✓ In the visible and
near infrared spectrum between 400-1400nm
, 32.What best described laser hair removal lasers - ANSWER ✓ Non-ionizing
radiation
33.Select the wavelength the alexandrite crystal gives off when excited with a
flashlamp - ANSWER ✓ 755nm
34.Select the wavelength of a frequency doubled Nd-YAG laser - ANSWER ✓
532 nm (frequency doubled=wavelength halved)
35.What is used to cool the inside of most pulsed lasers during operation -
ANSWER ✓ Water
36.What is the chromophore when using the Nd-YAG laser for hair removal -
ANSWER ✓ Oxyhemoglobin and melanin
37.The acronym for laser is - ANSWER ✓ Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation
38.Select the response with the correct laser safety precautions - ANSWER ✓
Door warning signs
Hooded foot pedal
Safety eye wear
Emergency stop switch
No mirrors in treatment room
39.Energy at 270nm is considered to be - ANSWER ✓ Ultraviolet radiation
40.Which is most similar to laser hair removal - ANSWER ✓ High frequency
41.A male patient - Fitz type 3 - is given a test spot on the area of his body with
the darkest skin. An alexandrite laser was used with an 18mm spot size, 16
joules, and cryogen at 20/30. Within 5 minutes the patient complains of a
sunburn-like sensation and the area exhibits extremely faint red circular
edematous lesions. Select the most appropriate action - ANSWER ✓ Adjust
cryogen to 30/30
42.A female patient - Fitz type 2 - has had 5 full body treatments. She states
that her legs are not responding. The examination reveals she still has fairly
