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Treatment Contraindications

Treatment Contraindications

Contraindications to the procedure

Any existing medical condition that may put the patient at risk if the procedure is performed is a contraindication. There are four types of contraindications. These are viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections. Another contraindication is certain medications that the patient may be taking, such as blood thinners or topical steroids, which can thin the skin. This, for example, would be a contraindication to waxing as the skin in this area would be thinner and more prone to bruising or wounds. There will be two categories of contraindications that you should be familiar with: preventive or restrictive contraindications. Each case should be assessed individually and dealt with according to its seriousness.

CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR LASER TREATMENTS

  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding
  • Epilation with wax or tweezers in the treated area (2 weeks)
  • Tan, self-tanning cream, light-sensitizing creams, skin brightening agents, whitening agents, (1 month)
  • Light sensitizing drugs (aspirin, and other analgesics), antidepressants, antiemetic, antifungal, antibacterial, (1 month)
  • Light-sensitizing herbs (internally and in the form of creams / ointments): calendula, St. John's wort, angelica, sage (1 month)
  • Taking antibiotics (1 month)
  • Use of creams and ointments with vitamins A, C, fruit acids, retinoids in the treatment area (1 month)
  • Laser therapy, chemical (acids) and mechanical peels on the area to be treated (1 month)
  • Use of oral retinoid therapy / acne treatment, e.g. Roaccutane / (6 months)
  • Use of cortisone and steroids / creams, ointments or tablets, injections / (6 months)
  • Use of steroid and non-steroidal anti-rheumatic drugs (6 months)
  • Neoplastic diseases (including past, 3 years) / Viral infections: HIV, hepatitis
  • Epilepsy / Haemophilia / Albinism
  • Hormonal, endocrine, autoimmune (active, non-normalized) diseases (e.g. polycystic ovary syndrome, diabetes, systemic lupus, scleroderma, thyroid diseases)
  • Blood clotting disorders and taking drugs that affect blood clotting or thinning (aspirin, herbs: nettle) / Phlebitis, varicose veins
  • Cardiovascular problems, hypertension / high blood pressure, pacemaker
  • Neuralgia, radiculopathy (neuralgia and sensory disturbances) / Mental disorders
  • Inflammation, fever, low-grade fever, enlarged or infected tonsils, flu, viral infections
  • Active skin diseases (e.g. psoriasis, lichen, eczema(at the treatment site)
  • Undiagnosed pigmentation disorders / moles, flat pigmentation changes, large pigmentation spots /
  • Irregular shape, pigmented birthmarks, warts or growths
  • Tendency to develop keloids, hypertrophic scars
  • Broken epidermis, open wounds, abrasions, skin damage (at the treatment site)
  • Skin burned, very dry, very sensitive, irritated / Active rosacea, angioma
  • Previous surgery or dentistry (1 month)
  • Cosmetic injections, fillers or implants (e.g., Botox®, hyaluronic acid, golden threads)
  • Alcohol consumption (24 hours) / Excessive expectations of the effects of the treatment

 *Treatments with the use of laser or IPL light are serial treatments
performed every 4 - 8 weeks. Between treatments, you can perform other cosmetic treatments, such as regeneration, nourishing and moisturizing. Aesthetic medicine and cosmetology are not exact sciences and sometimes the intended treatment effect is not achieved, despite the highest diligence and completion of all procedures. In order to obtain a satisfactory effect, a series of treatments is necessary, their number is determined individually depending on the problem and skin reaction.

CHEMICAL PEELS CONTRAINDICATIONS

  • Viral, bacterial and fungal infections / Viral infections: HIV, hepatitis
  • Acne with active inflammation (pustular, pyoderma)
  • Cancer / Inflammation, fever, low-grade fever, enlarged or infected tonsils, flu, viral infections
  • Precautions, erosions (damage to the continuity of the epidermis)
  • Skin tumors and birthmarks
  • Cavernous hemangiomas
  • Sun expose / Alcohol consumption (24 hours)
  • Skin allergies
  • Active cold sores / Taking antibiotics (1 month)
  • The tendency to develop hypertrophic scars
  • Condition after surgery at the site of surgery (up to 2 months)
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding
  • Multiple melanocytic moles, multiple telangiectasias
  • Autoimmune diseases (e.g. MS, psoriasis, vitiligo)
  • Damaged, irritated skin
  • Severe forms of acne requiring drug treatment
  • Oral therapy with retinoids, derivatives of vitamin. A (at least 6 months break)
  • CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR INJECTABLE TREATMENTS SUCH AS DERMAL FILLERS, BOTOX, SKIN BOOSERS, MESOTHERAPY,PDO/PLLA THREADS
  • Pregnancy / Breast-feeding / Inflammation, fever, low-grade fever, enlarged or infected tonsils, flu, viral infections / Viral infections: HIV, hepatitis
  • Severe somatic symptom disorders.
  • Acute conditions of chronic diseases.
  • Local inflammation / Infectious diseases
  • Dermatological diseases in the injection area.
  • Problems with the functioning of the immune system.
  • Tendency to have allergic reactions / Taking antibiotics (1 month)
  • Individual intolerance to the components of the drug / Alcohol consumption (24 hours)
  • The likelihood of scar formation.
  • Previous introduction of another unknown products into the injection area.
  • Laser treatments done less than a month before the procedure

Common risks include:

Bruising / Redness /Swelling / Pain / Tenderness / Itching / Rash

Less common risks include:

Raised bumps in or under the skin (nodules or granulomas) that may need to be treated with injections, oral antibiotics, or surgically removed / Infection / Open or draining wounds / A sore at the injection site / Allergic reaction / Necrosis (tissue death)

The following rare risks have also been reported to the FDA:

Severe allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock) that requires immediate emergency medical assistance / Migration (movement of filler material from the site of injection) / Leakage or rupture of the filler material at the injection site or through the skin (which may result from tissue reaction or infection) / The formation of permanent hard nodules /Injury to the blood supply due to unintended injection into a blood vessel, resulting in necrosis (tissue death), vision abnormalities including blindness, or stroke /Death