14
“Steady”
red light
End of life/
blocked
Device is permanent-
ly blocked, the lamp has
reached its maximum flash
limit or internal malfunc-
tion has been occurred or
the treatment area window
is not properly attached to
the device.
7. User Instructions
IPL 8500 is an optimal solution for all body areas such as
your underarms, bikini line, arms, back, shoulders, chest,
legs and allowed facial areas such as above upper lip,
cheek, jaw, chin and neck.
Preliminary Test
The preliminary test is intended to determine your skin’s re-
action to the IPL 8500 treatment and help you set the opti-
mal energy level for each treatment area.
Do a preliminary test on each area you intend to treat 48
hours prior to the first full treatment.
Note:
Do not treat full areas with energy levels that you
have not tested before!
Do not treat the tested area for at least 48 hours after the
preliminary test is done.
1. Set up the device as indicated in the “Step 1: Device set
up” section and prepare your skin (as described in “Step
2: Prepare your skin”).
2. Select the lowest energy level and deliver a pulse on the
selected preliminary test skin area.
3. If you feel comfortable with the energy level, increase it to
level 2 and perform an additional pulse on the next spot.
4. Only if you feel comfortable, you may reach the maximum
energy level (6th).
5. Stop the test once you do not feel comfortable, as in-
creasing the energy level increases the risk of adverse
effects.
6. If you see adverse effects such as severe redness or blis-
tering - stop the test immediately.
7. Wait 48 hours and examine the tested area.
• If the skin in the test area seems normal (no response
or mild redness observed), you can proceed with a
full treatment in the highest comfortable energy level
that you tested.
• If you see extreme redness, swelling, or blistering even
in the low-energy level settings, do not proceed to the
full treatment in that area.
