Pre-Treatment Instructions

1. Avoid tanning the area to be treated. Deeply tanned skin should be treated 4-6 weeks after active sun exposure. Discontinue self-tanning creams 2 weeks prior to treatment.
   
   
2. Avoid taking anticoagulants for 10 days before treatment, if medical condition allows.
   
   
3. Moisturize and shave the skin of the area to be treated a day before treatment.
   
   
4. Discontinue any irritant topical agents for 2-3 days prior to treatment.
   
   
5. Arrive to treatment with clean skin. There should be no lotion, make-up, perfume, powder, or bath/shower oil present on the skin in the area to be treated.

Post-Treatment Instructions

1. Avoid sun and apply sunscreen to treated area for a few days following treatment. Darker skin types should comply with sun avoidance and sun protection, especially if there is a tendency to hyperpigment.
   
   
2. Do not irritate treated area chemically or mechanically for a couple of days after treatment.
   
   
3. Avoid direct and indirect heat to treated areas for a couple of days after treatment, especially if patient has tendency to hyperpigment.
   
   
4. Some shedding of extrusion of treated hairs will occur around 2-4 weeks following treatment.
   
   
5. Treated area can be shaved or clipped, but not tweezed, plucked, or waxed.
   
   
6. Shave treatment area one day prior to next treatment. After third treatment, it is recommended to leave growth unshaved for assessment before fourth treatment.
   
   
7. Wait at least 2 weeks before collagen injections or other fillers or injectibles in treatment area.