Electrolysis IBEC & Laser State Board Exam — Professional Certification for Permanent Hair Removal and Laser Technology

ELECTROLYSIS IBEC & LASER STATE BOARD TEST
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What are the states of light in stimulated emission? - CORRECT ANSWER- Ground State

Excited State

Singlet State

Metastable State



Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum at what wavelength? - CORRECT ANSWER- 755
nm



The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a wavelength of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER- 1064 nm




What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? - CORRECT ANSWER- Pulsed wave



A chromophore is also know at what? - CORRECT ANSWER- Target

,The chromophore absorbs what? - CORRECT ANSWER- Energy



Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner must be approved by which group? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ANSI (American National Standard Institute) for Class 3B and Class 4 Lasers




Each laser wavelength is what to its machine? - CORRECT ANSWER- Specific



What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal? - CORRECT ANSWER- Wavelength

Spot Size

Fluence

Pulse Width



Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is also known as? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Selective Photothermolysis




The rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is known as? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Fluence



An increase in fluence equals an increase in what? - CORRECT 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): - CORRECT ANSWER- Pulse width/Pulse duration



If the time of pulse duration is changed from milliseconds to nanoseconds the laser is what? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Q Switched

,A Q switched laser is used for what? - CORRECT ANSWER- Tattoo removal



Which skin types can tolerate an Alex laser? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1-4

Laser stands for what? - CORRECT ANSWER- Light

Amplification by

Stimulated

Emission of

Radiation



What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks or two troughs known as? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Wavelength

The part of the laser that contains the active medium is called? - CORRECT ANSWER- Resinator
cavity

Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Monochromatic



Refraction is also known as what? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Stimulated Emission



The states of equilibrium or middle state of light - CORRECT ANSWER- Metastable State



Who theorized stimulated emission? - CORRECT ANSWER- Albert Einstein

, Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser? - CORRECT ANSWER- All skin types



Which skin type should only have electrolysis and no laser? - CORRECT ANSWER- Type 1



If the pulse width is greater than the thermal relaxation time it results in? - CORRECT ANSWER-
A burn



If the pulse width is less than or equal to the thermal relaxation time it results in? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Perfect hair removal




Larger structures have __________ thermal relaxation times (TRT) - CORRECT ANSWER- Longer



Smaller structures have _______ thermal relaxation times (TRT) - CORRECT ANSWER- Shorter



What kind of pulse widths protect the epidermis, penetrate deeper and cool more slowly? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Long




Longer pulse widths are for what skin type? - CORRECT ANSWER- 4-6



What kind of pulse widths are more aggressive and heat up and cool down quickly? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Short




Shorter pulse widths are for what skin type? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1-3