LASER SAFETY REVIEW EXAM SOLVED #4
What is a laser? - correct answer A laser is a device that transforms energy, usually
electrical, into optical energy
What laser stands for - correct answer light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation
Laser treatments that doctors do - correct answer hair reduction, scars, wrinkles, broken
capillaries (telangiectasia), acne, hyperpigmentation/melasma, skin tightening, tattoo
removal, couperose skin, stretch marks, laser liposuction (Smart lips), spider veins, skin
resurfacing, skin rejuvenation
Laser treatments that estheticians are allowed to do - correct answer hair reduction
Are laser safe and do they cause cancer? - correct answer Lasers are FDA approved
devices that are NOT associated with risks of ionizing radiation (ex: x-rays, etc;)
Lasers are FDA approved for - correct answer hair reduction, not hair removal.
Definition of laser by FDA - correct answer long term, stable reduction of the total
amount of hairs growing in the treatment area
Only permanent method of hair removal recognized by the FDA is - correct answer
electrolysis
Originator of the process or idea of laser in 1917 - correct answer Albert einstein
The process or idea of laser originated from who in 1917 and wrote "To the Quantum
Theory of Radiation" - correct answer Albert Einstein
Charles Townes and Arthur Shawlow - correct answer wrote a paper on optical
emissions in 1958
Theodore Mainmon - correct answer created the first laser in the 694 nanometer (nm)
spectrum of light using a ruby crystal (red light) in may of 1960
Leon Goldman - correct answer brought lasers to medicine in the 1970s
When did lasers begin to be used in esthetics - correct answer In the late 80s to early
90s
Class of lasers used in esthetics - correct answer Almost all lasers used in esthetics and
medicine are considered class 4
Class 4 laser is capable of - correct answer Loss of vision, and area fire hazards
What is a laser? - correct answer A laser is a device that transforms energy, usually
electrical, into optical energy
What laser stands for - correct answer light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation
Laser treatments that doctors do - correct answer hair reduction, scars, wrinkles, broken
capillaries (telangiectasia), acne, hyperpigmentation/melasma, skin tightening, tattoo
removal, couperose skin, stretch marks, laser liposuction (Smart lips), spider veins, skin
resurfacing, skin rejuvenation
Laser treatments that estheticians are allowed to do - correct answer hair reduction
Are laser safe and do they cause cancer? - correct answer Lasers are FDA approved
devices that are NOT associated with risks of ionizing radiation (ex: x-rays, etc;)
Lasers are FDA approved for - correct answer hair reduction, not hair removal.
Definition of laser by FDA - correct answer long term, stable reduction of the total
amount of hairs growing in the treatment area
Only permanent method of hair removal recognized by the FDA is - correct answer
electrolysis
Originator of the process or idea of laser in 1917 - correct answer Albert einstein
The process or idea of laser originated from who in 1917 and wrote "To the Quantum
Theory of Radiation" - correct answer Albert Einstein
Charles Townes and Arthur Shawlow - correct answer wrote a paper on optical
emissions in 1958
Theodore Mainmon - correct answer created the first laser in the 694 nanometer (nm)
spectrum of light using a ruby crystal (red light) in may of 1960
Leon Goldman - correct answer brought lasers to medicine in the 1970s
When did lasers begin to be used in esthetics - correct answer In the late 80s to early
90s
Class of lasers used in esthetics - correct answer Almost all lasers used in esthetics and
medicine are considered class 4
Class 4 laser is capable of - correct answer Loss of vision, and area fire hazards
