Immediately following your treatment, the area may appear a bit red and swollen. Three to seven days after treatment you may experience what seems to be re-growth of hair. Actually, most of these hairs are being shed as a result of your treatment, and are not re-growing. Between treatments you should not wax or pluck your hair, but it is permissible to shave.
After skin rejuvenation for sun damage or treatment of pigmented lesions with PRISM IPL. The spots that are being treated will get DARKER within the first several days after treatment. The spots will gradually come to the surface and crumble off like coffee grounds. It is important not to pick at these, but allow them to gently wash off. Moisturizing the skin with SPF lotion and make up are allowed.
Avoiding direct sun exposure for 2 weeks after any PRISM IPL treatment is necessary. Patients should apply a SPF 30+ sunscreen after the procedure.