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USAGE PRECAUTIONS
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COMPATIBILITY CRITERIA
Do not use
on people who are incompatible with depilation by pulsed light, including those who meet one of the following
criteria:
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On pregnant women.
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On very dark skin or black skin.
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On injured, burned, or infected skin.
• On skin that has been sunburnt and when recovery time is less than one month.
• In case of a previous history of allergic reaction to sunlight.
• On skin that has been exposed to high pressure UV for less than ten days.
• To persons who have applied a self-tanning product (cream, dietary supplement) for less than 2 months.
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On skin lesions of unusual aspect, you must first have a medical consultation with your doctor.
• On high-risk areas (blemishes, birthmarks, warts, unhealed wounds...).
• On moles: if they are located on the zone to be treated, they must first be protected, for example by covering them with the
self-adhesive patches provided with your
.
• On tattooed areas: permanent makeup (e.g. lip tattoos) or cosmetic tattoos, whatever their colour. If this is the case, use the
delimitation plate
stop
that came with your
.
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On persons suffering from a skin condition (eczema, inflammation, acne...).
• On persons taking a photosensibilising treatment (medical advice must be sought).
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If there is a previous history of skin disease.
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On diabetics, hemophiliac, epileptics, persons suffering of tardive cutaneous porphyria.
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On persons wearing a pacemaker or cardiac defibrillator.
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On animals.
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For the treatment of white, grey or red hair. More precisely, certain people are born as red phototype I (red hair type). As adults
these people may experience a reduction of this essentially orange colour. Nevertheless, the melanin structure of this hair retains
characteristics that render light technologies ineffective for hair removal.
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COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER TREATMENTS
• Before starting a session, the patient must not apply any cosmetic treatments which are aggressive to the skin. In the case of
non-aggressive cosmetic treatments, however, a time interval of 24 hours should be allowed between these treatments and the
treatment session using
.
• In case of other treatments, including hyaluronic acid and/or botox injections, treatment by pulsed light, laser or radio-frequency
treatment, etc., the patient must consult the professional who has administered the treatment concerned, in order to establish
the time interval to be allowed before starting treatment with
.
• On the day of the session itself, no cosmetic treatment should be applied beforehand. You are responsible for checking the
cleanliness of the skin.
• Fragrance-free micellar water will be used for the removal of any cosmetic residues from the skin.
• After flash treatment, the application of cosmetic products is possible.
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CAUTIONS REGARDING UV
SUNBEDS OR ARTIFICIAL UV IN A BEAUTY PARLOUR
Care must be taken with regard to the inordinate use of artificial UV radiation.
More specifically in the case of high-pressure UV administered by high-powered machines, it is recommended that an interval of
several days should be allowed before or after any such session, before starting treatment with
.
NATURAL UV
In case of exposure to sunlight after a flash treatment session with
, it is imperative to recommend the application of a
very high protection factor sunscreen on the zones which have received flash treatment throughout the duration of the treatment
programme, and for a period of 3 weeks following the end of the treatment programme.
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SELF-TANNING PRODUCTS
Do not use
on people who have applied a self-tanning product on the area to be treated. Wait until the effects of the self-
tanning product have disappeared completely before using
.
IMPORTANT:
The professional must make sure that only those who meet the criteria for use as described in this manual
can benefit from a hair removal session with
.
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