How to achieve optimal results
- Itisnormalthathairsarestillvisibleaftertherstfewtreatments
(seechapter‘Introduction’,section‘Workingprinciple’formore
information).
- Toremoveallhairssuccessfullyandpreventthehairfolliclefrom
becomingactiveagain,thetreatmentshavetoberepeatedonceevery
twoweeksforthersttwomonths.Yourskinshouldbesmoothby
then.Pleasereadsection‘Maintenancephase’tondouthowyou
cankeeptheseresults.
Maintenance phase
- Toensurethatyourskinstayssmooth,weadviseyoutorepeatthe
treatmentevery4to8weeks.Thetimebetweentreatmentsmayvary
basedonyourindividualhairregrowthandalsoacrossdifferentbody
areas.Iftoomanyhairsgrowbackbetweentreatments,simplyshorten
thetreatmentintervalagain,butdonottreatanyareamoreoftenthan
onceeverytwoweeks.Whenyouusetheappliancemorefrequently
thanrecommended,youdonotincreasetheeffectivenessbutyoudo
increasetheriskofskinreactions.
Possible side effects and skin reactions
Common skin reactions:
- Yourskinmayshowslightrednessand/ormayprickle,tingleorfeel
warm.Thisreactionisabsolutelyharmlessanddisappearsquickly.
- Askinreactionsimilartosunburnmayoccuronthetreatedareafora
shortwhile.Ifthisdoesnotdisappearwithin3days,weadviseyouto
consultadoctor.
- Dryskinanditchingmayoccurbecauseofthecombinationofshaving
andlighttreatment.Thisisharmlessanddisappearswithinafewdays.
Youcancooltheareawithanicepackorawetfacecloth.Ifdryness
persists,youcanapplyanon-scentedmoisturiseronthetreatedarea
24hoursafterthetreatment.
Rare side effects:
- Burns,excessiverednessandswelling:thesereactionsoccurveryrarely.
Theyaretheresultofusingalightintensitythatistoohighforyour
skincolour.Ifthesereactionsdonotdisappearwithin3days,weadvise
youtoconsultadoctor.Waitwiththenexttreatmentuntiltheskinhas
healedcompletelyandmakesureyouusealowerlightintensity.
- Skindiscolouration:thisoccursveryrarely.Skindiscolourationmanifests
itselfaseitheradarkerpatch(hyperpigmentation)oralighterpatch
(hypopigmentation)thanthesurroundingarea.Thisistheresultofusing
alightintensitythatistoohighforyourskincolour.Ifthediscolouration
doesnotdisappearwithin2weeks,weadviseyoutoconsultadoctor.
Donottreatdiscolouredareasuntilthediscolourationhasdisappeared
andyourskinhasregaineditsnormalskincolour.
- Skininfectionandinammation:Thisoccursveryrarelyandmaybe
causedbyusingtheapplianceonwoundsorcutsthatresultedfrom
shaving,onalreadyexistingwoundsoroningrownhairs.
- Excessivepain:thiscanoccurduringoraftertreatmentifyouhave
usedtheapplianceonunshavedskin,ifyouusetheapplianceatalight
intensitythatistoohighforyourskincolour,ifyouashthesame
areamorethanonceandifyouusetheapplianceonopenwounds,
inammations,infections,tattoos,burns,etc.Seechapter‘Important’,
section‘Contraindications’formoreinformation.
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