Pre-Treatment Prep
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In order to epilate hair successfully you must have enough growth that it can be tweezed after epilation.
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Avoid abrassive skin facials or chemical peels one week prior and post-treatment.
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Avoid caffeine before treatment as this can cause your nerve endings to be hyper-sensitive enhancing the feeling/reaction to treatment.
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To decrease sensitivity you may take your regular pain reliever prior to treatment.
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Remove deodorant from axilla (armpit) and cleanse skin before treatment.
Post-Treatment Prep
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Avoid direct sunlight, pools, hot tubs, and increased sweating (work out) on the same day of treatment and up to 24 hours after and until redness and inflammation has disappeared.
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Avoid abrasive skin facials/ and chemical peels one week pre/post treatment.
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Avoid regular facials/exfoliation 48 hours before and after treatment.
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Maintain cleanliness by keeping your hands away from the area that has been treated and continue at home with your regular cleansing schedule morning and night.
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Avoid make-up or anything that may clog pores for 24 hours after treatment.
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Wear sunscreen to protect area after 24 hours if you will be in direct sunlight.
What to Expect
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Relatively short healing time
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Slight swelling/inflammation around follicle.
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Occasionally a small scab may form around follicle. It is VERY IMPORTANT TO REFRAIN FROM picking, scratching, or rubbing the scab. Picking may result in skin pitting; this may not heal properly and leave a scar-like pit in skin.
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Infrequent and rare cases, bruising can occur in extra-sensitive areas.
