Acne - Answers-Is a common skin condition that affects the face and body with dense
population of sebaceous follicles
Acne vulgaris - Answers-The most common type of acne
Alexandrite - Answers-755nm
Basal layer - Answers-The part of the dermis that produces melanocytes.
Cellulitis - Answers-Is a bacterial infection of the skin caused by staphylococcus and
streptococcus bacteria. Treat with oral antibiotics
Coherent energy - Answers-Laser photons travel through space both temporally and
spatially.
Travel in Time and space in perfect unison in one direction. In phase or in step
Collimated - Answers-Photon are parallel to each other in a diameter of the beam to
produce a focused spot by using a lens
Construction of a laser - Answers-1. Flash lamp, pump source
2. Crystal, laser medium
3. Optical resonators , highly reflective mirror and a partially reflective mirror
Decontamination / Sterilization - Answers-Disinfectant must be hospital grade. Kill HIV,
Hep A,B,C Know the time the disinfectant must be on the surface to kill the germ.
Blood borne pathogens standards - Answers-Standard provides requirements for
employers to follow in order to ensure employee safety in regards to occupational
exposure to blood borne pathogens
Boils - Answers-Also called a furuncle. It is a deep folliculitis infection of the hair follicle
Boils - Answers-Are most commonly caused by the bacterium staphylococcus aureus
Bulb - Answers-The lower part of the hair that produces melanin pigment
Bulge - Answers-Contains cells that are responsible for regulating the hair growth cycle
CA-MRSA - Answers-Community acquired spread by skin to skin contact , towels,
razors
CDC - Answers-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is one of 13 components
of the Department of Health and Human Services. ( DHHS )
, DHHS - Answers-Department of Health and Human Services. Is the principal agency in
the United States for protecting the Health and Safety of all Americans and for providing
essential human services
Diode - Answers-800nm , 810nm
Don't laser over active acne. - Answers-Don't laser the active acne area
Don't treat people with MRSA at all - Answers-
DSHS - Answers-Laser radiation program covers technicians for laser hair removal
DSHS. - Answers-Department of State Health Services
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM of RADIATION - Answers-Visible and invisible light
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis - Answers-The layers of the skin
Eumelanin - Answers-Is black /brown hair
FDA approved IPL for cosmetic use in the mid 1990s - Answers-The mid 1990s the FDA
approved intense pulse light for various cosmetic defects including pigmented and
vascular lesions as well as hair
Fluence - Answers-The energy of the pulsed laser beam it is expressed in joules per
cm2
Folliculitis - Answers-Is an infection or inflammation of the hair follicle anywhere on the
body. The infection can be staph bacteria or fungus
Gamma rays - Answers-Have the shortest most powerful wavelength and the most
energetic form of light
Gamma rays can kill living cells - Answers-Used in medicine to kill cancerous cells
H2o water chromophores - Answers-For resurfacing water is targeted since the body
and tissue is made up of mainly water.
HA-MRSA - Answers-Hospital acquired spread by skin to skin contact , towels , razors
Hemoglobin chromophores - Answers-Hemoglobin , vascular targeted for spider veins
HSV. Herpes Simplex Virus - Answers-Affects 85% of the population. HSV 1 and
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