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Preparing for your Laser Hair Reduction treatment at Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Center isn’t too complicated but here is an example of a few important steps you might be asked to follow prior to your laser hair reduction treatment:
6 Weeks Prior To Treatment:
Discontinue other hair reduction treatments like waxing, epilation or plucking. It is okay to continue to shave until the day before your treatment.
4 Weeks Prior To Your First Treatment:
Avoid sun exposure, tanning and self-tanning products, basically stop anything that can darken the color of your skin. You will also need to avoid sun exposure, tanning or self-tanning products 30 days before and after each consecutive treatment session. Remember increasing pigment in your skin can increase your chances for skin injury because the laser seeks pigment (color) and cannot tell the difference between hair and skin.
7 Days Prior To Your Treatment:
•Review the treatment instruction sheet your received at your consultation. Call the office to clarify any concerns or questions you may have.
•Medications: Some medications can interfere with your hair reduction treatments or increase your risks for side effects. While most medications will not have to be discontinued before your treatments, it is very important that you inform the Doctor and laser operator about all of the medications you are taking or have taken in the last 30 days. If you are taking a medication that needs to be stopped prior to your treatment, you will be notified during your consultation along with the date it will need to be paused.
•Stop all topical Vitamin A (retinoids) products such as Retin-A, retinol or tretinol in the areas being treated.
•Stop all AHA’s & BHA’s, or scrubsor other exfoliants in the treatment area.
Please notify us if you being taking medications such as:
- Photo-sensitive medications
- Birth control
- Vitamin A – topical (Retin-A, retinol, retinoic acid, tretinol, tretinoin…)
- Hormone medications
- Acne medications
- Steroids
- Anti-inflammatory drugs
1-2 Days Before Each Treatment:
You will want to shave the areas to be treated 1-2 days prior to your treatment. I will want to see just a little stubble on the day of treatment, not long hairs. Long hairs will create more discomfort and could increase your chances for skin injury.
On The Day Of Treatment:
•Arrive with clean skin, free of lotions or perfumes. Remember to inform your laser operator of any chances in mediations, or skin changes or concerns prior to your treatment.
•If you have had any form of UV exposure in the last 30 days, please call to reschedule your treatment.
Roxanne Grace
Skincare and Laser Specialist
G. D. Castillo, M.D.
COSMETIC PLASTIC SURGERY
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Laser Hair Reduction is an investment, an investment in both time and money. But if living your best life includes slipping into your swimsuit with smooth, stubble-free skin or being able to shirtless with out feeling conscientious about back hair, then Laser hair reduction might be an investment in yourself that is worth making.
What does all this mean? It means that Laser Hair Reduction is not a one & done type treatment. Since only the hairs in a growing stage can be successfully treated, multiple treatments are needed to treat each follicle in its growth stage. The length of growth cycles are different in different areas of the body. For example, a growth cycle for the upper lip, chin, bikini, or underarm areas is usually every 6-8 weeks but the growth cycle for legs is more like 12-14 weeks. So, you should plan on investing several months times into meeting your hair free goals.
Roxanne Grace
Yours Truly,
The difficult decision, however, comes when a patient has a muffin top or loose abdominal fascia, excess skin and an excess accumulation of fatty tissue in the hips, upper buttocks, waist, upper back, and upper and lower abdomen. In these instances, both procedures may be needed to get the desired results. HOWEVER, I do not perform both procedures during the same surgical setting. The reason for this is when extensive liposuction is performed, blood vessels can be temporarily injured. It is necessary to perverse the blood vessels to maintain nourishment and a good blood supply to the abdominal flap (that is, the anterior skin covering the abdomen that is going to be stretched from the umbilicus to the pubic area). In such an instance, the best solution is to carry out liposuction as the first part of a staged procedure and then carry out the abdominoplasty as the second procedure once the patient has recovered from the liposuction procedure.