Philips Lumea Sistema de eliminación de vello IPL - Manual (Page 17)

Using the appliance on the shoulders, chest, back and legs
If you use the appliance to treat your shoulders, chest, back and legs you
may have to recharge the appliance during the treatment. This is normal.
How long you can use the appliance depends on the size of the treatment
area and the intensity setting used.
Tip: If you want to treat your back and your shoulders, you require the help of
your partner or a friend to guarantee complete coverage and best results.
Tip: The back and chest are often tanned. Take special care to select the
appropriate intensity for treating the tanned skin to prevent skin reactions.
How to achieve optimal results
- It is normal that hairs are still visible after the first few treatments (see
chapter ‘Introduction’, section ‘Working principle’ for more information).
- To remove all hairs successfully and prevent the hair follicle from
becoming active again, the treatments have to be repeated once every
two weeks for the first two to three months. Your skin should be
smooth and hair-free by then. Please read section ‘Maintenance phase’
to find out how you can keep these results.
Maintenance phase
- To ensure that your skin stays smooth and hair-free, we advise you
to repeat the treatment every four to six weeks. The time between
treatments may vary based on your individual hair regrowth and also
across different body areas. If too many hairs grow back between
treatments, simply shorten the treatment interval again, but do not
treat any area more often than once every two weeks. When you use
the appliance more frequently than recommended, you do not increase
the effectiveness but you do increase the risk of skin reactions.
Possible side effects and skin reactions
Common skin reactions:
- Your skin may show slight redness and/or may prickles, tingle or feel
warm. This reaction is absolutely harmless and disappears quickly.
- A skin reaction similar to sunburn may occur on the treated area for a
short while. If this does not disappear within 3 days, we advise you to
consult a doctor.
- Dry skin and itching may occur because of the combination of shaving
and light treatment. This is harmless and disappears within a few days.
You can cool the area with an ice pack or a wet cloth. If dryness
persists, you can apply a non-scented moisturiser on the treated area
24 hours after the treatment.
Rare side effects:
- Burns, excessive redness and swelling: these reactions occur very rarely.
They are the result of using a light intensity that is too high for your
skin colour. If these reactions do not disappear within 3 days, we advise
you to consult a doctor. Wait with the next treatment until the skin has
healed completely and make sure you use a lower light intensity.
- Skin discolouration: this occurs very rarely. Skin discolouration manifests
itself as either a darker or lighter patch than the surrounding area. This is
the result of using a light intensity that is too high for your skin colour. If
the discolouration does not disappear within 2 weeks, we advise you to
consult a doctor. Do not treat discoloured areas until the discolouration
has disappeared and your skin has regained its normal skin colour.
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