Sun exposure and laser hair removal—reminder!

May 1, 2009 on 12:17 pm | In laser hair removal | No Comments

Hello and best wishes to all our wonderful clients. I hope you have gotten the chance to enjoy some of the wonderful warm, sunny weather we had recently. It was just a taste, but it felt so great, right?

We want to remind those of you who are still in the midst of laser hair removal treatment about the precautions you will need to take in the sun over the coming months.

A few ground rules:

1. For optimal results, your skin should be as close as possible to its base line or natural color during a series of laser treatments. This means as little tanning as possible.
2. For up to two weeks after treatment, the treated skin is more sensitive to the damaging effects of the sun. This means the skin is more susceptible to sunburn.
3. Skin that has been recently actively tanned is more sensitive to the laser treatment itself. This means greater risk of a burn from the laser than normal.

Keeping these three issues in mind will enable you to continue your laser hair removal treatments throughout the summer months with little or no interruption, and minimal loss of efficacy.

Remember: Use sunscreen of at least 30 SPF on all exposed skin during any extended amount of time outside in the sun. Pay careful attention to use SPF on treated areas, particularly for the first two weeks after laser treatment. This will reduce the risk of sunburn and any long-term, but temporary, skin discoloration.

At Bella Medspa, we understand that it’s nearly impossible to stay out of the sun completely–and who wants to? The simple fact that you are undergoing a series of laser treatments to remove hair tells us that you want to bare more of your skin, and that you love your skin too! Questions? Contact us at 484-341-8239. Thank you!