Pre-Treatment Instructions:

1. Avoid deep tanning (tanning bed, tanning creams) four weeks before and one week after the treatment. If you must go in the sun use a sunscreen SPF 25 or higher.

2. You may take up to three Ibuprofen 30 minutes before your treatment.

3. 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.

4. It is recommended that you stop bleaching 2-3 days before your procedure.

5. It is best that you refrain from tweezing or waxing immediately, shaving or trimming is better.

Post-Treatment Instructions:

1. Immediately after treatment, there should be redness and bumps at the treatment site, which may last up to two hours or longer. It is normal for the treated area to feel like a sunburn for a few hours. You may use a cold compress if needed.

2. 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 acids will work.

3. 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.

4. Do not use any other hair removal methods or products on the treated area during the course of your laser treatments (tweezing, waxing and depilatories), as it will prevent you from achieving your best results.

5. 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 with a washcloth or loofa sponge.