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after-care instructions

Please be sure to follow your post-treatment instructions for best results.

Botox®/Xeomin® post-treatment instructions:
  • Do not rub or massage the treated area.

  • Avoid smoking of any kind. Smoking can slow down healing and increase bleeding and bruising.

  • For at least 4 hours after injections, remain upright.

  • Do not exercise after your treatment on the same day. You may resume exercise the day after your treatment.

Sclerotherapy post-treatment instructions:
  • Avoid standing for long periods of time.

  • Compression stockings or socks are optional and up to patient preference. If you choose to wear them, you may do so for up to 2 weeks after treatment.

  • Avoid strenuous activity, high impact aerobics, or weight lifting for 3-4 days after treatment.

  • Avoid hot baths and hot tubs for 2 weeks.

  • Bruising and discoloration are common after sclerotherapy and resolve over several weeks. If it is taking too long for your liking, you may book a comfortable, no-downtime Aerolase® laser treatment to clean up any bruising or discoloration.

  • Avoid sun exposure to the treatment areas to avoid hyperpigmentation in treated areas. Wear UPF protective clothing or SPF 30+ sunblock for at least 4 weeks after the treatment.

Chemical peel post-treatment instructions:
  • Avoid excessive sun exposure.

  • Use a minimum SPF 30 sunscreen (even indoors or on cloudy days).

  • Avoid aggressive exfoliation and waxing for a minimum of 2 weeks before and after treatment.

  • Avoid products containing glycolic acids or retinols that are not part of the recommended take-home regimen in the treated areas for a minimum of 2 weeks before and after treatment.

  • It is critical that you keep your skin well hydrated following a peel, so that it may heal in a moist and protected environment.

  • Do NOT pick the flaking skin, as this may cause unwanted and possibly permanent scarring.

Thermolysis post-treatment instructions:
  • Do not touch or rub treated areas.

  • Do not pick any scabs – let them fall off naturally.

  • Keep treated areas clean and use hydrating and soothing skin care products.

  • Avoid prolonged sun exposure to the treated area for one week.

  • Use sunblock/sunscreen (SPF 50+) on the treated area.

  • Avoid smoking of any kind – smoking can slow down healing.

Microneedling post-treatment instructions:
  • Do NOT exercise or sweat within 24 hours of a microneedling treatment. Sweating can irritate the open microchannels and that can sting.

  • Sleep on a just-washed and dried pillowcase the night of your treatment. 

  • For the 24 hours after your microneedling treatment, do NOT use any skin care products other than the remaining Glide Gel, Biocellulose Mask, and Rescue Calming Complex that we have given you.

  • On the day of your treatment, use the remaining Glide Gel as needed. You may use it the next day as well. You can also use the Biocellulose Mask the same day of your treatment if your skin feels particularly dry or tight (leave the mask on as long as you'd like, usually an hour).

  • The day after your treatment, you can use the Biocellulose Mask if you haven't used it already, and the Rescue Calming Complex. Do not use anything else.

  • Use 70%+ rubbing alcohol to disinfect anything you might put on your face in the first 24 hours. This includes reading glasses, sunglasses, and CPAP masks.

  • Avoid excessive sun exposure.

  • After 24 hours have passed, you can use a gentle SPF 30+ sunscreen as long as it doesn't irritate your skin. 

  • Avoid any exfoliation and waxing for a minimum of 2 weeks after treatment.

  • Avoid products containing glycolic acids or retinols that are not part of the recommended take-home regimen in the treated areas for a minimum of 2 weeks after treatment.

  • 48 hours after microneedling, please begin to keep your skin well hydrated with your regular moisturizer.

Aerolase NeoElite laser post-treatment instructions:
  • Use your regular skin care products as normal.

  • Use sunblock/sunscreen (SPF 30+) to protect the work the laser is doing for your skin.

Botox Xeomin
Sclerotherapy
Chemical Peel
Thermolysis
Microneedling
Aerolase

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Do not hesitate to call or text us if you have any questions or concerns:
775-710-2026

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