Post Treatment Care Tips

 

 
The treated area may become slightly red and puffy within several minutes of your treatment. This response is very normal and the skin should return to its regular apperance within a few hours. The following tips help decrease redness, maximize your current treatment results and prepare you for upcoming treatments:
 

 

asian_smooth_wash_web.jpgMoisturize and exfoliate the treated area(s).

For 2-3 weeks after your treatment, it may look like hair is growing in the treated area(s), it is not. The targeted hair shafts are releasing from the follicles, giving the apperance of growing hair. Mosturizing helps your body release the dead hair. Try Glycolix Elite Fortified Facial Cream and the Clarisonic Skin Cleansing Brush, sold at all Smooth Solutions locations, for treamtent areas on your face. Glytone Exfoliating Body Wash and Elta MD Lotion are great for extending your hair free periods and leaving your skin silky smooth on all other body sites.  

 
 

smooth_man_morning_web.jpgContinuing with your daily sunscreen regimen is vital.

Sun protection should be used every day as part of a healthy lifestyle, especially when having laser hair removal treatments. Sun protection with zinc oxide is recommended. Zinc oxide is one of the best sun protection ingredients available. We recommend Elta MD UV Shield a dermatologically tested skin care product for the best daily protection from the sun.

 

 

asian_male_shave_web.jpgShave between treatments as needed, but stop shaving treatment areas at least 2 days before your next appointment.

Shaving is the safest method for maintenance hair removal between treatments because it only removes the hair above the skin and does not effect the laser's target. If you can not go without shaving, be sure to leave a small patch of hair in each treatment area so we can evaluate your hair texture and choose the best laser settings for you. See our Shaving Myths  page for more information about the do's and don'ts of maintenance hair removal between treatments. 

 

 
**Please Note: As with any procedure, if you experience any cause for concern following your procedure, call your center.  Each center has a detailed voice recording to give you the proper contact information for your center’s manager after hours.