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Post-Treatment Care

Facials

For optimal results following facials, consider the following steps:

• Apply serums and moisturisers to prevent dryness.
• Use a clean pillow case.
• Refrain from touching your face.
• Avoid heat treatments, including steam rooms, saunas, and swimming, for 24 hours.
• Steer clear of exercise for 24 hours to minimise sweat entering pores.
• Avoid exfoliating and masks for at least 5 days post-facial.
• Apply a minimum of SPF30 daily.
• Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water while limiting caffeine and alcohol intake.

Potential Contra Actions:

• Possible redness and irritation.
• Possible headache – ensure adequate water intake.
• Possible swelling from lymphatic drainage
• Potential breakouts, often attributed to bacteria coming into contact with your skin.

Advanced Facial Aftercare:

• Change your pillow case to a fresh one
• Apply serums and moisturisers to prevent dryness.
• Refrain from applying makeup for 24 hours.
• Avoid touching your face.
• Stay out of direct sun exposure for 3 days.
• Steer clear of extreme heat for 3 days and avoid exercise for 24 hours.
• Avoid scrubs or other exfoliators for 1 week.
• Refrain from chlorine exposure for a minimum of 7 days.
• Ensure daily use of a minimum SPF30.
  
  

Potential Contra Actions:

• Possible redness and irritation.
• Possible headache – ensure adequate water intake.
• Possible swelling from lymphatic drainage
• Potential breakouts, often attributed to bacteria coming into contact with your skin.

Microneedling

Microneedling Aftercare Advise:

• Change your pillow case to a fresh one
• Apply serums and moisturisers to prevent dryness.
• Refrain from applying makeup for 24 hours.
• Avoid touching your face.
• Stay out of direct sun exposure for 3 days.
• Steer clear of extreme heat for 3 days and avoid exercise for 24 hours.
• Avoid scrubs or other exfoliators for 1 week.
• Refrain from chlorine exposure for a minimum of 7 days.
• Ensure daily use of a minimum SPF30.

Potential Contra Actions:

• Temporary redness or erythema of the treated area is common and typically subsides within a few days.
• Mild swelling may occur, especially in sensitive areas, but it is usually short-lived.
• Bruising Some individuals may experience bruising
• Dryness and Peeling -The skin might feel dry or start peeling as part of the natural healing process.
• Sensitivity: The treated skin may be more sensitive than usual, especially to sunlight and certain skincare products.
• Irritation: Itching, tingling, or a sensation of tightness can occur, but these are generally temporary.
• Pigment Changes: In rare cases, microneedling may lead to hyperpigmentation 
• Infection Although rare, there is a minimal risk of infection. 

It's important to note that side effects can vary depending on the individual's skin type, the depth of the microneedling. Following post-treatment care instructions provided your skincare professional is crucial to minimise the likelihood of adverse reactions.

Post-Treatment Advice AlumierMD Peels: 

We recommend a skin peel every 3 weeks for acne-prone and pigmented skin, every 4 weeks is suggested for other concerns.

Prior to undergoing any peel treatment, it's essential to precondition the skin. This involves following a dedicated home-care plan to ensure the peel's efficacy and safety.

Pre-Treatment Advice 7 days before:

• Refrain from using products containing AHA, BHA, Retinoids, exfoliates, and enzymes.
• Avoid hair removal treatments, including waxing in the treatment area.
• Steer clear of botox or filler for 2 weeks
• Minimise exposure to sunlight, including sunbeds.

AlumierMD Peel Aftercare Advice:

• Use your post procedure kit provided by your practitioner 
• Use a clean pillow case
• Avoid wetting the treated area for a minimum of 8 hours.
• Resist picking, rubbing, scrubbing, or pulling at any flaking on the skin.
• Refrain from using makeup, self-tanning products, and exposing the treated area to sun, ice, or excessive heat for 12 hours.
• Avoid hot tubs, steam rooms, saunas, excessively hot showers/baths, swimming, and aerobic exercise for 2 days.
• Stay away from AHA and BHA products for 3-5 days.
• Avoid electrolysis, waxing, threading, or any other form of hair removal for 7 days.
• Refrain from tanning booths, facial scrubs, mechanical forms of exfoliation, laser hair removal, photo facials, chemical peels, or microdermabrasion for 14 days.

Potential Contra Actions:

Reactions from the treatment are usually temporary and resolve within hours. These can include; redness, flushing, peeling, dryness, irritation, tightness, itching, tenderness, accentuated lines & wrinkles due to dryness, stinging, and swelling,

Although skin reactions can vary, they usually resolve within 3-7 days as the skin returns to normal. There is a slight risk of side effects, such as very red skin, blistering, swelling, peeling, scabbing, and crusting. In rare cases, infection and ulceration may occur, although this is unlikely due to the sterility of the procedure and its minimally invasive nature. Hyperpigmentation is a small risk, but it's not common if the correct skincare is used prior and post procedure.

It's crucial to follow the detailed aftercare advice and use your post procedure kit to minimise the risk of these reactions