EPIDERMAL LEVELLING
PRE AND POST TREATMENT
PRE-TREATMENT
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AVOID ACCUTANE IN THE 6 MONTHS LEADING UP TO TREATMENT
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AVOID RETINOL, TOPICAL ANTIBIOTICS, OR ACIDS 3-5 DAYS BEFORE SERVICE
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AVOID IPL/LASER AT LEAST 2 WEEKS BEFORE
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NO WAXING, HAIR REMOVAL CREAMS OR ELECTROLYSIS FOR 5 DAYS PRIOR
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AVOID ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE 24 HOURS BEFORE
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AVOID EXCESSIVE SUN EXPOSURE BEFORE SERVICE
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AVOID MAKEUP DAY OF SERVICE
UP TO 48 HOURS AFTER
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AVOID EXCESS HEAT (HOT SHOWERS, HEATED POOLS, SAUNAS) AND ALL EXERCISE.
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AVOID CHLORINE.
AT LEAST 3 DAYS AFTER
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AVOID ALL SUN EXPOSURE
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WEAR SUN PROTECTION, SUCH AS A HAT AND SPF30 MINIMUM TO PROTECT AGAINST INCIDENTAL SUN EXPOSURE WHILE DRIVING, WALKING, ETC.
UP TO 2 WEEKS AFTER
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AVOID WAXING AND/OR USE OF CHEMICAL HAIR REMOVAL.
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AVOID CHEMICAL PEELS.
UP TO 4 WEEKS AFTER
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AVOID DERMAL FILLERS IN THE AREA
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CONTINUE TO AVOID SUN EXPOSURE, AS WELL AS TANNING BEDS AND SELF TANNING PRODUCTS. ACTIVE TANNING (NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL) MAY RESULT IN HYPOPIGMENTATION OR HYPERPIGMENTATION THAT MAY NOT CLEAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OR MAY BECOME PERMANENT.