General pre + post care

• Avoid retinol 5 days before appointment 

• Avoid active ingredients such as AHA's and BHA's 5 days before appointment

• Avoid direct sun exposure 1-2 weeks before treatment

• Avoid botox injections 1 week and filler 2 weeks pre and post appointment

• Avoid any waxing, tweezing, plucking or picking of the treatment area for 7 days before treatment.

Downtime: 0-7 days depending the level of exfoliation. Please communicate with your technician before treatment.

• Moisturize and protect your fresh skin as much as possible.

• Avoid makeup for 24 hours.

• Skin may have some dryness or flaking after 3-5 days, DO NOT pick, pull or rub skin.

• Do not use any active ingredients (AHA's, BHA's, Retinol, etc) for 5-7 days after, depending on skin sensitivity.

• AVOID DIRECT SUN EXPOSURE for 1-2 weeks!

• SPF 30+ MUST BE WORN EVERYDAY!!!

• Avoid botox injections 1 week and filler 2 weeks post treatment.

• Avoid any waxing, tweezing, plucking or picking the treatment area for 7 days after treatment.

These apply to most treatments:

• The use of Accutane in the last 6 months

• Recent use of prescriptive retinols + skin lighteners IE Retin-a, Tretinoin, Hydroquinone, etc.

• Excessively tanned or burned skin

• Allergies (please inform your Aesthetician of any allergies)

• Pacemaker or defibrillator (for treatments using electrical current)

• Certain medical conditions which slow down natural healing, such as uncontrolled diabetes and cancer.

• Compromised immune system.

Downtime: 24 hours

• Avoid touching face, keep pets away from face!

• Fresh pillowcase.

• Avoid washing face for 24hrs.

• Use only hyaluronic acid for the first 24 hrs.

• After 24 hours, you may wear color science makeup; after 72hrs you can wear regular makeup.

• Redness subsides 24-72 hours after treatment.

• Avoid sun exposure for at least 24-48hrs.

• After 24hrs, start wearing SPF 30+!

• Avoid active ingredients for at least 5 days.