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Who doesn’t want everlasting youth? With all the latest dermatology advancements, there is no reason for anyone to look their age anymore. Lasers, peels, facials and more are in nearly every woman (and man’s!) beauty arsenal! But, is it possible to have too much of a good thing?

Well, the fact is those Marvel comics were right – with great power comes great responsibility. Ultimately treatments like Ulthera, Clearlift, NY Facial, Power Facial, Pixel Perfect and more work to remodel and renew the skin and they have to stop at some point. They function in 3 ways: by exfoliating dead skin, forcing skin to renew itself and through collagen production. In fact, that is the simplest way to explain how all rejuvenation techniques work. This trifold method ensures that more layers of the skin are addressed so that you can forcefully remove years of damage and age in 1-6 sessions, depending on the treatment you choose and how your skin responds. Now, while all of these therapies are wonderful, they need to be used appropriately! Read on to learn your skin’s warning signs, to know when to take a step back!

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Sensitive Skin

When you have gone overboard with your skin treatments, your body will tell you. Now, while there is typically a healing process of 1-4 weeks for certain treatments, after that time period, if your skin is still feeling red or sensitive, it may be a good idea to take a break. Sometimes after a few sessions, you need a little extra time to let it renew. It could simply be that new skin cells haven’t formed yet, or perhaps the exfoliation was a bit too strong. Either way, all you need is lots of moisturisation with Vaseline or heavy creams with omega 3 fatty acids or ceramides and sunblock. Within another 4-6 weeks, your skin will rebalance itself and better than ever before once all the cumulative effects of your treatments are visible!

You Have a Rash

I can’t tell you how many times I have had to send patients home because they came in for a laser session with a rash on their skin!! The fact is, sometimes, certain things don’t agree with our skin, be it a face wash, makeup or certain antiaging serums. Or, perhaps you had an allergic reaction to something you ate or something in the air. Whatever it may be, when you have a rash, its best to let it heal before commencing any skin treatment. That is a must because your skin needs to be at its normal, healthy, non-inflamed phase to undergo any procedure which might upset the balance and moreover, that’s the only way treatment results can be optimised.

You Made It

Once your skin has gotten to where you wanted it to get, at the beginning, there is no logical reason to wanting a few more sessions. At that junction, your best bet is to speak with your dermatologist and plan a detailed schedule for all future follow up and maintenance sessions you might require, or you feel you require. For my clients, I always make a skin care and maintenance session plan for them once they are nearing the end of their treatments, we can keep their skin looking phenomenal without wasting their time or energy!