Small: Upper lip, glabella, fingers

Medium: Underarms, bikini line, lower face

Large: Total bikini, thighs, lower legs

X-Large: Full back, brazilian, full legs

You can expect a 20% reduction in hair after each treatment! An average of 6 treatments will be needed per area. Results and number of treatments will vary patient to patient.

While results are meant to be permanent, factors such as hormonal changes could stimulate hair regrowth.

• No waxing or plucking the hair

• Stay out of the sun

• Be wary of certain medications

• Avoid chemical exfoliants

• Shave 24-48 hours before your treatment

• Arrive to your appointment wearing comfortable clothing and with clean skin

Until sensitivity has completely subsided, you should avoid make-up, scented lotions/soaps/deodorants, exfoliants (Retin-A, glycolic/salicylic and alpha-hydroxy acids), acne creams or gels, loofah sponges, and aggressive scrubbing, hot or cold water, shaving, swimming pools and spas, and activity that causes excessive sweating.

After your treatment, you may experience the following:

·       Feeling of warmth

·       Redness at the area of treatment

·       Minor swelling

·       Hair “regrowth”

Your provider will cover the expected reactions and how to manage each.

• Pregnant or lactating women

• Cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator or electronic device/metallic implant 

• Use of immunosuppressive medication (affecting the autoimmune system) 

• Deterioration of the immune system (such as AIDS or HIV) 

• Active or recent malignant pathology (cancer), use of anti-cancer drugs or precancerous lesions or suspicious moles 

• Uncontrolled endocrine disorders (diabetes, thyroid, hormonal or polycystic ovaries) 

• Hepatitis or liver disease

• Epilepsy

• Coagulopathy, excessive bleeding (hemorrhages), hematomas 

• Use of anticoagulant medication 

• History of deep vein thrombosis in the treatment area 

• High or low blood pressure (taking medication) 

• History of photosensitivity or use of medication that increases the photosensitivity of the skin between 6 months and 1 year prior to treatment, or herbs (St. John’s Wort.) 2 weeks prior to treatment 

• Use of Accutane (isotretinoin, Roaccutane) in the last 6 months 

• Vitiligo or a tendency towards hypopigmentation 

• Tendency towards keloid formation or deterioration of the healing process 

• History or evidence of any chronic or reoccurring skin disease or disorder (e.g. psoriasis).

Commonly experienced is discomfort or pain, skin redness and swelling, folliculitis. More uncommon are burns, hematoma, external irritation, contact dermatitis or irritant dermatitis. Blistering or crusting, pigmentation, herpes outbreak, paradoxical hypertrichosis. Very rarely, urticaria vasculitis, erythema reticularis, bigemini pili, purpura.