Consultation and Test Patch at a Laser Hair Removal Clinic

Consultation and Test Patch at a Laser Hair Removal Clinic

Before you receive any form of laser hair removal treatment it is very important to have a proper consultation with the laser clinic practitioner. The consultation may be more or less formal but it should cover the following points and usually involves the completion of some paperwork.

These are in no definite order:-

The practitioner should discuss your full medical history which will include any medications you take, these could possibly affect the outcome of the treatment or impose some risk.

The area to be treated should be examined.

A candid discussion of why you want the treatment.

A full discussion of the likely outcome of the treatment and your personal expectations.

An explanation of the laser hair removal treatment and the various options open to you which may not include laser hair removal treatment.

An explanation of the laser hair removal treatment course and sessions.

A frank discussion of the test patch session and its relevance to your treatment.

A discussion of skin types and their effect on the treatment.

Any form of pre-treatment care for you to follow.

Any post-treatment procedures for you to follow.

A discussion on your approval and consent to the treatment, an informed consent is required to continue with the treatment.

Always try to research the clinic and practitioner efore you agree or give your consent to a course of treatment. Try to obtain an unbiased opinion. Your safety is far more important than the financial implications.

You have chosen a clinic and given your consent for the chosen and agreed procedure. The laser clinic practitioner should then carry out what is called a patch test. A patch test is an essential part of the safe treatment, a small area of skin is chosen to be exposed to the laser. This test is probably done around 5 days before the full treatment, the timing depends on the clinic.some prefer a longer gap to catch any slowly developing problems. The aim of the patch test is to ascertain the optimum setting of laser energy to produce the best results. You will have the added benefits of seeing what the procedure will entail and feeling its effects on a small area. The practitioner will be looking for any adverse effects of the process. Far better for a problem to be discovered early and on such a small scale. Adverse effects and problems can be negated and planned for when starting the full treatment. A small patch test increases the effectiveness of your treatment whilst minimising any risk. The clinic can also use the patch results to estimate the effectiveness and duration of your laser hair removal treatment.

Before the patch test you should ensure that you know how much hair is needed on the patch site and if there is anything that you should or shouldn't do before the patch test. You may want to find out if the practitioner carrying out your patch test is the same person who will be carrying out your treatment course. Some clinics offer free patch testing, some charge and refund the cost against the price of the full laser hair removal treatment.

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