Pre-treatment

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• Avoid sun exposure (apply sunscreen daily and do not tan at all – including self-tanner) for 4 to 6 weeks before and after treatments. 
   

• Do not use any retinol products (or products containing tretinoin) or exfoliants on the area to be treated for one week. 
   

• Avoid Accutane (or isotretinoin products) for 6 months prior. 
   

• Let your practitioner know if you have a history of hyperpigmentation. 
   

• If you have a history of fever blisters, notify your practitioner. We may need to write you a prescription for a prophylactic antiviral therapy to start on there days before your treatment to prevent a flare up of cold sores. 
   

• You must notify the practitioner if you have had any cosmetic tattooing on or near the area to be treated. 
   

• Photosensitizing medications including doxycycline and minocycline should be discontinued one week prior to the treatment. 
   

• Anticipate a social “down-time” of 2-5 days before any redness, swelling and skin sloughing has subsided. 
   

• Come to your appointment with clean skin, free of makeup and moisturizers. 
   

• It is imperative that you avoid sun exposure and tanning beds for at least 4 weeks prior to your treatment. 
   

• Avoid applying self-tanner for 2 weeks prior to treatment.

 

 

Post Treatment

 

 

•   Apply cool pack [not frozen] to treated site immediately after treatment. Apply cool pack 10 minutes on, 10 minutes off for the first 24 hours and as needed to minimize swelling.
   

• Avoid hot baths and showers, massage, harsh cleansers, and strenuous exercise for 48 hours following treatment.
   

• If scabs appear after blistering, they should be kept soft with a lubricating cream [Aquaphor or Vaseline]. Blistered or ulcerated skin may be treated with an antibiotic ointment such as Bacitracin or burn treatment cream. If crusting occurs, avoid picking at it. Picking can cause scarring. 
   

• Moisturize with Aloe Vera gel or any light fragrance-free moisturizer like Cetaphil, after the first 48 hours.
   

• Avoid using skin irritants, Retina-A, Benzyl Peroxide, Glycolic Acid, and astringents on the treated areas for one week before and one week after treatment. Chemical peels are not recommended throughout treatment series.
   

• Use high factor sunscreen, SPF 30 or higher. A good sun block will contain zinc oxide or titanium dioxide and will protect against both UVA and UVB rays. Tanning after treatment may cause hyper-pigmentation.
   

• Fillers or other injectables should not be done within 2 weeks before/after treatment.
   

• Do not wax, tweeze or use a depilatory to the treated areas for 1 week after your treatment.
   

•  Treated lentigines usually darken after treatment and crusting begins to form within a few days. This crusting usually resolves in 1 to 3 weeks and should be allowed to naturally flake off.
   

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If you have any other side effect you feel is important, or if you feel distressed or worried in any way about your results.