What to do before your Intense Pulse Treatment appointment
Preparing properly for your Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatment helps ensure optimal results and reduces the risk of complications. Follow these essential steps before your appointment: 1. Avoid Sun Exposure and Tanning Beds It is imperative that you avoid significant sun exposure and tanning beds
By Angelica Alcaraz, BSN, RN
Preparing properly for your Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatment helps ensure optimal results and reduces the risk of complications. Follow these essential steps before your appointment:
1\. Avoid Sun Exposure and Tanning Beds
It is imperative that you avoid significant sun exposure and tanning beds for at least 4 weeks prior to your treatment.
2\. Avoid Self-Tanner
Do not apply any self-tanning products to the treatment area for at least 2 weeks before your appointment.
3\. Talk to Us About Your Medications — Do Not Stop Anything on Your Own
Tell us what you take, including aspirin, ibuprofen and any prescribed blood thinner. **Do not stop a prescribed antiplatelet or anticoagulant medication before your appointment unless your prescribing clinician tells you to.** Stopping a medication that was prescribed to you carries its own risk, and that decision belongs to the clinician who prescribed it — not to a pre-treatment checklist. Bring us the list and we will plan your treatment around it.
4\. Avoid Alcohol
Refrain from drinking alcohol for at least 2 days prior to your IPL session to reduce sensitivity and bruising risk.
5\. Inform Your Provider About Accutane
If you’ve taken Accutane in the last year, inform your doctor, as this may affect your eligibility or treatment timing. Following these steps ensures your skin is in its best condition for safe and effective IPL results. If you have questions or concerns, feel free to contact Revive Beauty Bar before your appointment!
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