Pre And Post-Care Treatment Instructions for Optimal Results
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING PATIENTS:
✔ Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
✔ Those with active disease states, a hemorrhagic disorder or are on anticoagulant treatments.
✔ Someone experiencing an active or local skin disease that may alter wound healing or someone who has an autoimmune disease.
✔ Patients with diabetes, epilepsy or bell’s palsy.
✔ Currently taking accutane or have taken it in the last 6 months.
✔ Patients with sunburned skin.
PRE-TREATMENT PREP
✔ Do not have any vaccines for a minimum of 2 weeks before or after your treatment.
2 weeks prior to treatment:
✔ Avoid direct sun and all forms of tanning (including self tanner or spray tans) on the treatment area before and after your CoolPeel treatment.
✔ If you are a high-risk patient for PIH (darker skin types, histor of hyperpigmentation) then you are REQUIRED to pre-treat your skin for 4 weeks prior to each treatment.
• Obagi Clear
• #3; Arieed
• Renew Skin Brightening Cream; Alastin Illuminate SPF 30+
1 week prior to treatment:
✔ Discontinue Retin-A, Glycolics, Alpha or Beta Hydroxy Acids, and exfoliants for one week prior to each treatment.
24 hours prior to treatment and arriving for treatment:
✔ For patients prone to cold sores, an anti-viral medication must be taken 24 hours prior to treatment.
✔ Should an active or extreme breakout of acne occur before a treatment, the area would need to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the treatment provider.
✔ Please arrive on time for your appointment to numb for 1.5 hours prior to treatment.
AFTERCARE SKINCARE REGIMEN
1. Cleanse: Use a gentle, soap-free cleanser such as Arieed MD reFresh Cleanser.
2. Moisturize: Apply Alastin Nectar twice a day. Apply Arieed MD reDew Intensive Hyaluronic Moisturizer in morning and evening, or as often as needed to relieve dryness and restore skin comfort.
3. Protect: Use broad-spectrum SPF such as Elta MD clear SPF 46 throughout day and avoid direct sunlight for at least one week.
POST-TREATMENT CARE
What to expect:
✔ Your skin may feel dry, peel, or fl ake. You may notice a ‘sandpaper’ texture in a few days after the treatment. This is the treated tissue working its way out of your body as new, fresh skin is generated. Do not rub, pick, or peel the skin off as it heals. This may result in scarring and infection.
✔ If topical PRFM was added on at the end of your treatment, please leave it on until the next morning. Do not apply any other products except for Alastin Nector on top of the PRFM.
✔ Acetaminophen/Tylenol may be taken if needed to relieve any discomfort, however, NSAIDS and anti-infl ammatories, including Motrin, Advil, Ibuprofen, Aleve, Fish Oil, CoQ10, and Turmeric, should be avoided for 1-week post treatment to ensure optimal healing/results.
What to avoid:
✔ Avoid any direct sun exposure for 7 days. After 72 hours, a broadspectrum sunscreen of SPF 50 should be used
whenever there is sun exposure. This precaution should
be continued throughout the treatment duration.
✔ Discontinue the following products until your skin
has completely healed: Tretinoin, retinoids, AHAs. BHAs,
bleaching creams and exfoliating cleansing devices
such as Clarisonic.
✔ No exercise for 48 hours post treatment. For 1 week,
avoid exposing the treated skin to hot water.
✔ Do not apply makeup to the treated area and keep it as
clean as possible until any “sandpapery” skin, scabs, or
peeling have resolved.
✔ Do not apply ice or any type of cooling to the area
post treatment.
WE RECOMMEND: 3 peels for best results
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call our office at [acf field=”phone” post_id=”options”].