Laser Hair Removal Questions and
Answers 100% Accurate
Daily Maintenance Duties - ANSWER-Vacuum Vents, Wipe Calport, Wipe Down
Handpiece, Dust Box, Check Slider Window, Check Distilled Water Level, Perform User
Verification
What is in section 6 of the manual? - ANSWER-Fault Codes
What does L.A.S.E.R. stand for? - ANSWER-Light amplification by stimulated emission
of radiation
What is an atom made of? - ANSWER-Electrons, nuetrons, and protons
What is a photon? - ANSWER-Packet of light energy
What is spontaneous emission? - ANSWER-Resting stage by emitting a photon
What is stimulated emission? - ANSWER-Excited stage by emitting two photons
A laser beam is generated by... - ANSWER-Amplification
Laser is light is... - ANSWER-Non-ionizing
What is ionizing radiation? - ANSWER-Gamma rays, x-rays, nuclear radiation that
cause cell mutation
What is the electromagnetic radiation wave of an Alexandrite laser? - ANSWER-755nm
, What is the electromagnetic radiation wave of a Nd:Yag laser? - ANSWER-1064nm
What is monochromatic? - ANSWER-All one color
What is coherent? - ANSWER-All light waves are in the same phase and parallel
What is collimated? - ANSWER-All light waves are parallel
What is polychromatic? - ANSWER-Many colors white
What is incoherent? - ANSWER-Not the same direction
What is not collimated? - ANSWER-Not intense
What is the pulse duration? - ANSWER-Duration of each laser pulse
What is the pulse duration of a 755nm laser? - ANSWER-3ms
What is the pulse duration of a 1064nm laser? - ANSWER-Varies from 3ms to 20ms
What do long pulses target? - ANSWER-Thick hair
What does the Nd:Yag laser target? - ANSWER-The hemoglobin and melanin in the
hair follicle
What does the Alexandrite laser target? - ANSWER-Melanin like crazy
What makes the IPL different than a laser? - ANSWER-Doesn't get as much absorption
as laser and is polychromatic, incoherent, and non collimated
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