Treatment Attention
Contraindications
Treatment of photoaging skin is similar to it of scarred skin. Patrick skin
type classification;
Symptoms as following are not allowed to accept treatment:
Malignant lesions or pigment;
Light sensitive skin; Pregnancy;
Using non-condensing drugs;
Physical scars;
Bacterial infections;
Immune system deficiencies;
Scleroderma;
Diabetes;
Other diseases are also need to take into consideration..
Pre-treatment preparation
To complete or update the patient's medical history;
Excluding patients with contraindications above
White
Always burns,
never tans.
Minimum SPF
Skin type I
SPF 30+
Everyday
Beige
Usually burns
tans with difficulty
Minimum SPF
Skin type II
SPF 30+
Everyday
Light Brown
Sometimes burns
slow tanning
Minimum SPF
Skin type III
SPF 30+
Everyday
Medium Brown
Rarely buns fast
tanning
Minimum SPF
Skin type IV
SPF 15+
Everyday
You tend to have very pale,porcelain or ivory toned skin,like the
help actress Emma Stone.You always bum in the sun,and your
skin could have a naturally reddish undertone.Your eyes are
most likely blue, gray or green and you mightrock a head of
gorgeous blonde or red hair.
With Type II skin, you have a fair or cream-colored complexion,
often coupled with subtle beige understones like actress Lucy
liu.Your eye and hair colour could fall anywhere along the range
of light to dark, and you might have a handful of cute freckles as
well. Although you tend to burn in the sun, you are able to tan
occasionally.
Like top actress Sandra Bullock,people with Type III skin are
often described as having a golden, honey-hued skin tone.
Women and men with light olive coloring also fit into this skin
type. At the beginning of summer, you may find that you burn
easily, but you can gradually buid a sun-kissed glow by the
end of the season.
Just like Slumdog Milionaire star Freida Pinto, your skin is a
gorgeous caramel tone, and tans quickly share her dark hair and
probably have dark eyes that range from hazel to ebony as well
Get to know why patients seek for treatment and their expectations
about the treatments, telling patients that what treatment results could
achieve, what treatment outcomes would occur, what Side effects and
discomfort can be generated;
Patients should be informed of safety issues as following;
Attention
When treating orbital area, please use the eyelid plate to protect the
Dark Brown
Rarely buns
fast & easy tanning
Minimum SPF
Skin type V
SPF 15+
Outside
Black
Almost never burns
fast &dark tanning
Minimum SPF
Skin type VI
SPF 15+
Outside
If you have Type V skin, your skin tone matches that of award-
winning singer songwriter Beyonce, and might range from
radiant bronze to a rich brown. like Beyonce, both your eyes and
hair are dark.You experience sunbums very rarely, and generally
tan quickly and easily.
Like supermodel Naomi Campbell, who has graced over 400 magazine
covers, your skin tone falls in the range of deep mahogany to
espresso. You almost never have sunburns,and tan
quickly and deeply during the sunmmer. With TypeVI skin you
,
have both dark hair and dark eyes.
eye.Physicians and assistants should wear protective glasses.
Do not wear reflective accessories, such as: watches, necklaces,
bracelets.
Treatment room should have warning signs and prohibited from
entering.
Treatment parameters
Choosing the right treatment parameters for successful treatment is
necessary;
Generally, treatment parameters should be set from the lower setting,
the energy should be gradually increased to avoid side effects;
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Issues After treatment
After treatment, the cold compress to the treatment area
is recommended, but not ice cold compress.
Within two weeks after treatment, the skin is best not to be exposed
under sunlight.
Skin redness or erythema may emerge after treatment, but these
symptoms will disappear within six months after treatment.
Blisters or skin ulcers after treatment, use antibiotics or burn
ointment for treating area.
After two weeks of treatment, it is recommended to use two to four
weeks of hydroquinone (2-5%) and hydrocortisone cream (1%).
For the patient's in skin type III or IV, the pigment may emerge in two to
four weeks after treatment. But it will disappear within three months.
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