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What does the treatment
procedure involve?
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Wearing safety eyewear to
protect the practitioner and patient's eyes from the laser
light during the procedure.
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Cynosure:
A continous flow of cool air is delivered to the treatment
area during the laser treatment.
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The procedure can take as
little as ten minutes or as long as ninety minutes depending
on hair density and the size if the treatment area.
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Use of the FDA approved Cynosure Laser.
Laser
Hair Removal Pre / Post Treatment Care
Pre-treatment
Instructions:
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Avoid
deep tanning (tanning beds, tanning creams) 2 weeks before and
after the treatment. If
you must go in the sun, use a sunscreen SPF 25 or higher.
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It
is not necessary to shave prior to coming in for a treatment,
except for men with thick beards; in most cases we will trim the
hairs before the treatment.
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It
is recommended that you stop bleaching 7-10 days before your
procedure.
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It
is best that you refrain from tweezing or waxing immediately.
You should wait 10-14
days after last tweezing or waxing prior to your first
appointment. Shaving or clipping
of the hair with a small scissors is fine.
Post-treatment
Instructions:
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Immediately
after treatment there should be redness and bumps at the
treatment site, which may last two or more hours. It is normal
for the treated area to feel like a sunburn for several hours. The
redness may continue anywhere between four to forty-eight hours.
You may use a cold compress if you desire.
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Makeup
may be used after the treatment, just make sure that you have
moisturizer on under your makeup. In fact, moisturizer will help
the dead hair exfoliate from the follicle, so use moisturizer
frequently and freely on the treated area.
Any moisturizer without alpha-hydroxy will work (alpha-hydroxy
can cause local skin irritation if used immediately after a
laser treatment).
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Avoid sun exposure to reduce the chance of dark or light
spots. Use sunscreen SPF 25 or greater at all times throughout the
course of treatment.
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Do
not use any hair removal methods or products on the treated area
during the course of treatment, as it will prevent you from
achieving your best results. Shaving or clipping the hair is fine but absolutely
no
tweezing, waxing or depilatories. Avoid picking or
scratching the treated skin.
- Anywhere from 5-30 days after the treatment, shedding of the hair may
occur and this may appear as new hair growth. This is not new hair growth,
but dead hair pushing its way out of the
follicle. You can
help the hairs exfoliate by taking a hot shower and rubbing the
area with a washcloth or loofa sponge.
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After
the underarms are treated, use a powder instead of a deodorant
for the first 24 hours to reduce the skin irritation.
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For best results your first 4 treatments are to be done at 4 to 8 week
intervals.
Ears / Neck = 4 weeks
Shoulders
/ Arms / Chest / Back / Abdomen / Bikini = 4-6 weeks
Legs = 8 weeks
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Be
sure to call ahead for an appointment. This will best affect the
new hair growth that has not yet appeared above the top skin
layer. You may not have much hair at the treated area, but the
complete area requires a repeat treatment for best results.
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If
you have any questions, problems or concerns, please call:
Debbie
Kenney, RN, CLS 303-466-6622.
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