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Please see the links below for specific services preparation:

• Tattoo Removal

• Painless Laser Hair Removal

• Pigment Correction (brown spots)

• Active Acne & Acne Scaring

• Vascular Lesions (bright red spots, spider veins)

• Hydrafacial

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Contraindications refer to specific situations or conditions where a particular drug, procedure, or treatment should not be used because it may cause harm.

There are two main types:

1. Absolute Contraindications – The treatment should never be used due to severe risk (e.g., giving aspirin to children with viral infections due to Reye's syndrome risk).

2. Relative Contraindications – The treatment may be used with caution if the benefits outweigh the risks (e.g., X-rays during pregnancy if absolutely necessary).

Contraindications for laser treatment include:

• Use of medications, herbs, food supplements, and vitamins known to induce photosensitivity to light exposure- common ones are anti-depressants and antibiotics

• Recent sun exposure or tanning bed exposure in the last week, unless sunburned or very tan, then one must wait until coloring fades

• Pacemaker or internal defibrillator

• Superficial metal or other implants in the treatment area

• Current or history of skin cancer, current condition of any type of cancer, or pre-malignant moles

• Pregnancy or Nursing

• Uncontrolled diabetes

• Any active skin condition in the area to be treated

• History of skin disorders, keloids, abnormal wound healing and dry or fragile skin

• History of bleeding coagulopathies, or use of anticoagulants

• Seizure disorders

• Open wounds

• Present cold sores due to the herpes virus. This includes oral and genitalia. Caution shall be used with the disease, as treatment may flare an outbreak.

• Current use of Accutane (must be off Accutane for at least 1 year prior to treatment)

• Current chemotherapy or radiation treatments (must be 1 year post treatment)

• Recent Botox, fillers, PRP, PDO Threads (must wait 2-4 weeks)

• Rx Topicals (must be off for at least 7 days)

• Current use of essential oils (must be off at least 3 days)

Please note- due to relative contraindications, laser treatments with some of the above conditions may be approved if a physician's note is obtained and/or a waiver is signed.

Please click on the links below for specific service comfort: Tattoo Removal

Painless Laser Hair Removal

Pigmented Lesions (brown spots)

Active Acne & Acne Scaring

Vascular Lesions (bright red spots, spider veins)

Hydrafacial

Please see the below pages for specific service costs:

Tattoo Removal

Painless Laser Hair Removal

Pigmented Lesions (brown spots)

Active Acne & Acne Scaring

Vascular Lesions (bright red spots, spider veins)

Hydrafacial