2 WEEKS PRIOR TO TREATMENT:

• AVOID IMMUNIZATIONS OF ALL KINDS PRIOR TO TREATMENT TO PREVENT ADVERSE EVENTS POST-PROCEDURE
• AVOID ANY DENTAL VISITS INCLUDING ROUTINE DENTAL CLEANINGS

1 WEEK PRIOR TO TREATMENT:

• AVOID TAKING BLOOD-THINNING MEDICATIONS FOR 7 DAYS BEFORE THE PROCEDURE AS THEY MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF BRUISING AND BLEEDING. SUCH DRUGS INCLUDE ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN, MOTRIN, ADVIL, ALEVE, NUPRIN, CELEBREX, INCLUDING HIGH DOSES OF VITAMIN E AND FISH OIL.
• AVOID ALCOHOLIC DRINKS 24 HOURS BEFORE TREATMENT TO PREVENT CHANCES OF BLEEDING AND BRUISING.
• AVOID TOPICAL PRODUCTS LIKE RETINOLS, RETINOID, GLYCOLIC ACID, RENIN-A (TRETINOIN), OR OTHER ANTI-AGING PRODUCTS.

DAY OF TREATMENT:

• ARRIVE WITH A CLEAN FACE (NO MAKEUP). YOU MAY APPLY MAKEUP AFTER YOUR TREATMENT AS ADVISED BY YOUR REGISTERED NURSE INJECTOR.
• IF YOU SUFFER FROM COLD SORES/FEVER BLISTER,  TAKE VALTREX DAY OF TREATMENT TO PREVENT AN OUTBREAK

POST-TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS

• AVOID TOUCHING, RUBBING OR MASSAGING THE TREATED AREA FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER THE TREATMENT.
• AVOID ALCOHOL AND BLOOD-THINNING MEDICATIONS FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER THE TREATMENT TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF BRUISING.
• AVOID STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER THE TREATMENT TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SWELLING AND BRUISING AND INFECTION.
• AVOID MAKEUP FOR 24 HOURS POST PROCEDURE.
• YOU MAY BEGIN ICING 8 HOURS POST-PROCEDURE.
• IF A BRUISE SHOULD OCCUR FOLLOWING THE TREATMENT, TAKE ARNICARE ARNICA PELLETS DAILY TO HASTEN THE RECOVERY OF THE BRUISE.

• SCHEDULE YOUR 7-10 DAY FOLLOW UP VISIT WITH A FRONT DESK ASSOCIATE TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE PLEASED WITH YOUR RESULTS.
• CALL OUR FACILITY IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS AT ANY TIME RELATED TO THE TREATMENT

1 WEEK PRIOR TO TREATMENT:

• AVOID TAKING BLOOD-THINNING MEDICATIONS FOR 7 DAYS BEFORE THE PROCEDURE AS THEY MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF BRUISING AND BLEEDING. SUCH DRUGS INCLUDE ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN, MOTRIN, ADVIL, ALEVE, NUPRIN, CELEBREX, INCLUDING HIGH DOSES OF VITAMIN E AND FISH OIL.

• AVOID ALCOHOLIC DRINKS 24 HOURS BEFORE TREATMENT TO PREVENT CHANCES OF BLEEDING AND BRUISING.

• AVOID TOPICAL PRODUCTS LIKE RETINOLS, RETINOID, GLYCOLIC ACID, RENIN-A (TRETINOIN), OR OTHER ANTI-AGING PRODUCTS.

DAY OF TREATMENT:

• ARRIVE WITH A CLEAN FACE (NO MAKEUP). YOU MAY APPLY MAKEUP AFTER YOUR TREATMENT AS ADVISED BY YOUR REGISTERED NURSE INJECTOR.

• IF YOU SUFFER FROM COLD SORES/FEVER BLISTER, TAKE VALTREX DAY OF TREATMENT TO PREVENT AN OUTBREAK.

POST-TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS

• AVOID RUBBING OR MASSAGING THE TREATED AREA FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER THE TREATMENT AS THIS CAN CAUSE THE BOTOX/DYSPORT TO MIGRATE TO OTHER AREAS AND AFFECT THE TREATMENT’S RESULTS.

• AVOID ALCOHOL AND BLOOD-THINNING MEDICATIONS (SUCH AS ASPIRIN) FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER THE TREATMENT TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF BRUISING.

• AVOID STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER THE TREATMENT TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SWELLING AND BRUISING.

• AVOID LYING DOWN FOR THE FIRST TWO HOURS AFTER THE TREATMENT AS THIS CAN CAUSE THE BOTOX/DYSPORT TO MIGRATE TO OTHER AREAS AND AFFECT THE TREATMENT’S RESULTS.

• IF A BRUISE SHOULD OCCUR FOLLOWING THE TREATMENT, TAKE ARNICARE ARNICA PELLETS DAILY TO HASTEN THE RECOVERY OF THE BRUISE.

• SCHEDULE YOUR 7-10 DAY FOLLOW UP VISIT WITH A FRONT DESK ASSOCIATE TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE PLEASED WITH YOUR RESULTS.

• CALL OUR FACILITY IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS AT ANY TIME RELATED TO THE TREATMENT

PRE-PROCEDURE:

• AVOID ALCOHOL AND NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDS) SUCH AS ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN, OR NAPROXEN FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE.

• AVOID HAVING ANY OTHER COSMETIC PROCEDURES DONE IN THE AREA TO BE TREATED.

• STOP TAKING ANY BLOOD-THINNING MEDICATIONS, SUCH AS WARFARIN, BEFORE THE PROCEDURE.

• CLEAN THE AREA TO BE TREATED THOROUGHLY AND REMOVE ANY MAKEUP OR OTHER TOPICAL PRODUCTS.

POST-PROCEDURE:

• APPLY AN ICE PACK TO THE TREATED AREA TO REDUCE SWELLING AND DISCOMFORT.

• AVOID VIGOROUS EXERCISE, EXPOSURE TO SUN AND HEAT, AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER THE PROCEDURE.

• AVOID USING ANY TOPICAL PRODUCTS, SUCH AS CREAMS OR LOTIONS, IN THE TREATED AREA FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS.

• IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE REACTIONS THAT SEEM ABNORMAL, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US AT 713-621-2600.

1 WEEK PRIOR TO TREATMENT:

AVOID THE FOLLOWING:

• ELECTROLYSIS
• WAXING
• DEPILATORY CREAMS
• LASER HAIR REMOVAL

3 DAYS BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT, PLEASE DISCONTINUE THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS:

• ANY PRODUCTS CONTAINING RETINOL, ALPHA-HYDROXY ACID (AHA) OR BETA-HYDROXY ACID (BHA), OR BENZOYL PEROXIDE.
• ANY EXFOLIATING PRODUCTS THAT MAY BE DRYING OR IRRITATING

DAY OF TREATMENT:

• ARRIVE WITH A CLEAN FACE (NO MAKEUP). YOU MAY APPLY MAKEUP AFTER YOUR TREATMENT AS ADVISED BY YOUR REGISTERED NURSE INJECTOR.
• IF YOU SUFFER FROM COLD SORES/FEVER BLISTER, TAKE VALTREX DAY OF TREATMENT TO PREVENT AN OUTBREAK.

POST-TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS

TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR SPECIFIC CHEMICAL PEEL TREATMENT, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE POST-TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR SPECIFIC PEEL

• THE TOWELETTES INCLUDED IN YOUR POST-PEEL KIT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STIMULATION OF THE SKIN AND EXPEDITE THE PEELING PROCESS.
• THE FIRST TOWELETTE SHOULD BE USED 4 HOURS AFTER YOUR PEEL HAS BEEN APPLIED. SUBSEQUENT TOWELETTES WILL BE APPLIED AT INTERVALS DESIGNATED IN YOUR AFTERCARE BOOKLET. ALL TOWELETTES SHOULD BE SPACED A MINIMUM OF 4 HOURS APART AND ALL TOWELETTES SHOULD BE USED WITHIN THE FIRST 48 HOURS.
• DISCONTINUE ANY UNUSED TOWELETTES IF YOU NOTE ANY PEELING WITHIN THE FIRST 48 HOURS.
• AVOID SUN EXPOSURE DURING THE FIRST WEEK AFTER YOUR PEEL AND THROUGHOUT THE PEELING PROCESS.
• YOU CAN RESUME YOUR NORMAL SKINCARE REGIMEN AFTER ALL YOUR PEELING HAS SUBSIDED.

PRE-TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

2 WEEKS PRIOR TO TREATMENT: 

• AVOID TAKING ANY ANTIBIOTICS 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR APPOINTMENT AS THESE MEDICATIONS CAN CAUSE PHOTO-SENSITIVITY.

 1 WEEKS PRIOR TO TREATMENT: 

• AVOID SELF-TANNERS AND EXCESSIVE SUN EXPOSURE

24 HOURS PRIOR TO TREATMENT: 

• EXFOLIATE AND SHAVE ENTIRE AREA THAT IS TO BE TREATED- THIS ENSURES ALL ENERGY FROM THE LASER IS FOCUSED ON THE HAIR FOLLICLE AND PREVENTS BURNSTO THE SKIN.

POST-TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS

• AVOID STRENUOUS EXERCISE, SWIMMING IN POOLS, AND EXCESSIVE HEAT FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER THE TREATMENT.
• YOU MAY APPLY ICE TO THE AREA IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY DISCOMFORT. OTC HYDROCORTISONE CREAM IS RECOMMENDED FOR ITCHING.
• SLIGHT INFLAMMATION OF HAIR FOLLICLES IS COMMON AFTER TREATMENT, THIS IS TEMPORARY AND WILL TYPICALLY DISAPPEAR IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

• YOU MAY BEGIN EXFOLIATING AND SHAVING THE AREA 48 HOURS AFTER TREATMENT.