Venus VIVA User Manual Effective Date: 28.07.13 P/N: DCVIROW3 Rev.01
Areas of dental crowns, caps, braces, or other metal dental implants may be
more sensitive to treatment and the clinician may use dental rolls, gauze or a
tongue depressor to isolate the area and make the treatment more
comfortable.
Applicator cleaning: before each treatment clean the entire applicator surface
with a medical disinfectant that does not contain alcohol. Ensure that it is dry
before beginning the treatment.
Connect the tip to the distal port of the applicator and ensure that the tip is
secured in place (see page 4-4).
Check the integrity of the tip's electrode-pins; ensure that none are missing. Do
not use if any pins are missing.
Each tip has to be per patient, prior to each treatment the tip has to be cleaned
according instructions on page 7-2
Test Treatment
When beginning a new treatment, perform a small test spot in a non-conspicuous area
of the treatment site, prior to the first complete session. Test spots are performed to
establish the following requirements:
1.
Confirm the patient's suitability for treatment: for skin types I – III wait 24-48 hours
before assessing the skin response, and for skin types IV-VI wait 5-7 days.
2.
Establish and confirm treatment parameters: if the desired end-point of erythema
and edema – in a tip-shaped pattern – has not been achieved within 10-15 minutes,
increase the RF indicator level. If the response is excessive, decrease the
parameters.
Test spot results will indicate if the patient can tolerate the treatment without developing
adverse effects. According to patient tolerance to the test spot, you may determine
treatment parameters and whether anesthesia is needed. In addition, it is advisable to
perform a test spot whenever changing parameters.
Asian patients
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after spot testing enforce a "waiting period" for one
skin type level higher than apparent skin type.
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