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Sally's Final Flashcards

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Scabies is an animal parasitic disease due to what?

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Itch more

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What is an acute infection of the hair follicle?

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Folliculitis

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What is pilimultigemini?

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Multiple papilla’s in one follicle

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4
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What is herpes simplex?

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Cold sore

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What is a steatoma?

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Sebaceous cyst most common on scalp and neck

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What is dermatology?

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Study of the skin and its diseases and disorders

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What is a scar?

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Healing after a wound

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What are abnormal white patches on skin?

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Vitiligo. Albinism

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9
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What are liver spots?

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Chloasma

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10
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What is a wart?

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Verruca

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11
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A break or cut in the skin

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Fissure

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12
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What is a comedone?

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Blackhead

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13
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What are lentigenes?

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Freckles

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14
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What is a birthmark?

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Nevus

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15
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What is the medical term for ringworm

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Tinea

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16
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What term denotes skin inflammation

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Dermatitis

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17
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Difference between antiseptic and disinfectant

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Antiseptic- chemical agent has the power to retard or kill the growth of bacteria

Disinfectant- kills all microbial life and destroys germs

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18
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Master gland of the body

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Pituitary

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19
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Name endocrine system and where they are on the body

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Pituitary gland
Pineal gland
Thyroid gland and parathyroid 
Pancreas
Ovaries and testes
Adrenal and super adrenals
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20
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Technical term for superfluous hair

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Hypertrichosis

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21
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When should biological monitors be used?

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No less than once per month or according to manufacturers direction and stored in a permanent sterility assurance file

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22
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What will help against cross contamination

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Hospital grade germicidal cleaner and proper hand washing

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23
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What is the protocol for dry heat sterilizer

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340 degrees for 1 hour
320 degrees for 2 hours
Or
Follow manufacturers directions

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24
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What is the matrix?

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Main center from which all growth begins

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25
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Name 5 basic functions of skin

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Sensation
Heat regulation
Absorption
Protection
Elimination or excretion
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26
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What type of alcohol is used in Electrology?

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70 percent is effective in removing makeup and oils from the skin

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27
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How long and how often should hands be washed?

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Washed vigorously for 15-30 seconds before and after each client

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28
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When using and alcohol based antiseptic hand rub, how long should hands be rubbed together?

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15-25 seconds or until the alcohol dries and after 5-10 uses hand washing with soap and water is needed to remove build up of emollients

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29
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Resistance to disease is known as?

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Immunity

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30
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How is the needle sterilized?

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Not sterilized. Needles used in electrolysis are presterilized and disposable

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31
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Electrologists use what sterilizing agents?

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Only dry heat sterilizer or autoclave following mfg directions

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32
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Pathogenic bacteria

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Produce disease. commonly known as disease producing germs or microbes

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33
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What is a neuron?

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Nerve cell and its processes

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34
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What composes the circulatory system?

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Heart, blood, lymph, blood vessels, lymphatics, arteries, and veins

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35
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Layers of skin?

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Epidermis, dermis, subcutis

36
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Name the 3 layers of the hair

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Cuticle-outermost layer
Cortex-middle layer
Medulla-inner layer

37
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Layer of skin containing hair follicles, blood, papillae, glands

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Dermis

38
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Body cells grow and reproduce during?

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Mitosis

39
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Classify glands as to function

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Excretory and secretory

40
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What makes up metabolism?

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Anabolism-the way we intake food

Catabolism-the way we burn up food

41
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What is anhidrosis?

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Disease of sudoriferous gland. Lack of perspiration

42
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Diabetes

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A metabolic disorder in which the body is unable to effectively process digested food. It’s an autoimmune disease.

43
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What is hepatitis?

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An inflammation of the liver

44
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Continued friction of the skin may result in what?

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Keratoma or callus

45
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3 types of hair on the body

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Lanugo, vellus, terminal

46
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Groups of organs that carry out life activity are called

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Systems

47
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What is an insulator?

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A substance which resists the passage of electrical current. Rubber or glass are examples

48
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What is hypertrichosis?

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Excessive hair growth

49
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What are two basic energies (two types of electricity)

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Static and dynamic

50
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What is a rectifier?

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Changes AC to DC

51
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What is a unit of electrical pressure?

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Volt

52
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What is 1/1000th of an ampere?

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Milliampere. Measures the rate of flow of electrical current as used in Electrology

53
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What is psoriasis?

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Skin disease-redness with silver scaley packages. Not contagious

54
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What is milium? Milia

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White head

55
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Areas of body where electrolysis should not be performed

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Palms, soles, inner nose, and inside ears

56
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Hirsutism means what?

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Male hair growth in a female could be called excessive hypertrichosis in those Cases usually accompanies an endocrine imbalance

57
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What is hyperhidrosis?

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Disease of suderiferous gland. Excessive perspiration mostly in the armpit

58
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What is the coloring agent in skin

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Melanin

59
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What muscle raises hair?

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Arrector pili

60
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What is the chemical composition of hair?

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Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen, keratin

61
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What is the papilla

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A small cone elevation at the bottom of the follicle where hair growth begins

62
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A cross section view of wavy hair reveals

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Oval shape

63
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Where does hair growth start

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The papilla

64
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Vaccines are available to prevent what kinds of viral hepatitis

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Hepatitis A and B. No vaccines for C and D

65
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Two things an electrologist should never discuss with a patron

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Religion and politics

66
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All electrologists should be vaccinated for

A

Hepatitis B

67
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A disease of long duration

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Chronic

68
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How does the galvanic method destroy the hair

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Chemical desiccation or chemical decomposition

69
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What method of electrolysis is multiple needle

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Galvanic

70
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How does thermolysis or short wave destroy the hair

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Heat coagulation

71
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The blend working point starts with?

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High frequency current

72
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The blend hair removal process is accomplished by

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Alternating current and direct current

73
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What is the difference between AC and DC currents

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DC direct current flows in one direction

AC alternating current flows in a back and forth motion

74
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An ampere is a unit of electrical…

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Stength/flow

75
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What is electricity

A

Energy in motion

76
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Cyst-larger than a boil

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Carbuncle

77
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What is a synapse

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Junction point between nerves

78
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What is a boil?

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Aka carbuncle. Pus filled bump under the skin, caused by infected on inflamed hair follicles

79
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Electrolysis discovered by who and when?

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Charles Michel in 1875

80
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What is Cushing’s syndrome?

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Adrenal malfunction symptoms include rounded shoulders, enlarged trunk, arms and legs stay the same, purplish dusky skin and hair growth

81
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Trichology describes what?

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Study and diseases of the hair

82
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How many systems are in the body?

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Nine

83
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The size of your filament or needle should be…

A

Equal to the diameter of the hair

84
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Most common tweezer used by electrologists

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OC or H

85
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Most needles are made of

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Stainless steel

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