Advice On Preparing Your Skin For Photorejuvanation Treatment
If you're planning on visiting a Hermosa Beach skin clinic for a photorejuvenation treatment
, they will likely talk to you before you come about some things that you can do to prepare yourself for the treatment. Some of these procedures are going to be recommended to make sure that you get the best possible results from the treatment. Others are absolutely critical as they will prevent side effects and poor results from occurring as a result of certain types of interactions.
The first step in preparing for a photorejuvanation treatment is a simple one, but one which is very important. It is absolutely critical that before you come in for a laser treatment that you do not have a tan. You should spend no time in the sun without proper protection for the entire time leading up to your treatment so that you are as free from any tan as possible. If you have even the smallest tan on your skin, it can cause the treatment to work incorrectly. It can end up causing striping on the skin, which might not fade for months.
Another important part of preparation is making sure that you don't have anything critical to do right after you receiver your treatments. Most people will get these treatments and experience no significant side effects. Some people though, will suffer from a certain amount of swelling or tenderness after the treatment. Leaving yourself a buffer of a few days ensures that you can recover if you do suffer any adverse or uncomfortable effects as a result of the treatment.
There are different types of photorejuvenation treatments available from skin clinics. It is important that you discuss the exact preparation for the type of treatment that you are going to receive with your care giver before you undergo any procedure. This is because the recommended procedures can directly contradict each other for different types of photorejuvenation treatments.
For example, some types of treatments will result in the doctors recommending that you discontinue the use of most other skin care treatments and protocols in the week or two leading up to your first treatment. There are other types of photorejuvenation where your doctors may in fact recommend the exact opposite. They may even suggest undergoing a procedure like a light glycolic peel before the laser treatment. A process like a chemical peel would be done a week before or after the photorejuvenation treatment.