Laser hair removal before and after care is vital if you don't want to be susceptible to certain side effects that could be long lasting. If you are thinking of having your hair removed through laser, then you need to follow certain guidelines before and after to ensure the best results possible. Successful treatments are you and the technician's goals in your laser hair removal.
Prior to your treatments, it is important to follow the instructions of the technician. You also can do a little research on your own to find out the type of laser they use. This might help you in knowing things you might not want to do to your skin before the laser treatment, in case the technician forgets to mention anything. In most cases, you should avoid tanning in a tanning bed or out in the sunlight. The ultraviolet rays applied to your skin can cause blistering and infections. In addition, the area of skin you are planning to have hair removed should not have any lotions applied to it or perfumes. You shouldn't have anything on the skin but a clean dry surface for the technician to work on. If you take medications like tetracycline or anything that is photosynthesizing you should not have the hair removal done and may need to reschedule. If you are taking anything, ask the pharmacist if it is photosynthesizing. Either stop the medication or reschedule the treatment.
After a hair removal treatment, it is extremely important you take care of yourself and your skin. Having the result you want is what is important. Stay out of the sun and forget about tanning until the treatments are finished. You will have redness in the treated area, which will go away in a couple of hours. Make sure the sunlight doesn't hit this area until the redness is gone. Also, until the redness is gone, do not hot tub or have contact with any hot water. That means your shower should be lukewarm. No swimming and subjecting the area to chlorine. You also might experience itching in the treated area and it is important not to pick or rub the area.
Laser hair removal before and after guidelines provided by your technician should be followed if you are wanting successful results. If you are not going to follow the guidelines and open yourself up to certain side effects, then don't get the hair removal.
