The treatments are all non-invasive; they are safe with only a few side-effects. Patients may experience a slight burning and itching sensation during the treatments, but this is only temporary. The patient does not experience unpleasant sensations permanently. Before the treatment we clean the area to be treated with water and let it dry. During the treatment the patient wears protective glasses.

The duration of the treatment depends on the treated area and the application. Treatments last from 10 minutes to a maximum of 2 hours. The number of treatments needed depends on the patient’s hormone levels, so age, sex and skin colour are all important factors here: younger patients, patients with a darker skin tone, and men usually need more treatments.
From the first treatment until the end of the treatments, the patient has to use sunscreen when going outdoors because a smaller inflammation occurs on the treated areas and inflamed skin is more prone to tanning than undamaged skin.

During the treatment (that is, starting with the month before the first treatment until the time of the last treatment) the treated areas should not be waxed, plucked, or the hairs pulled out with any other method, because thermal energy is transferred to the appropriate place by the hairs. Patients have to come to the treatment with a minimum of 2-3 mm hair length, so do not shave your body right before the treatments! Treatments can be carried out every 4-6 weeks because of the hair growth cycle.

Cannot be treated:

• anyone who takes medicine or herbs that make them sensitive to light;
• anyone who has epilepsy, Lupus or Porphyria;
• pregnant women or women who plan pregnancy;
• a woman who has given birth within the past month or is currently breastfeeding;
• anyone suffering from a tumour disease;
• a person who has been tanning themselves in sunlight, used a sun bed, or used self-tanning products within 3 weeks before starting the treatment;
• a person who has taken isotretinoin within the 6 months before the treatment;
• a person who takes anti-coagulants;
• a person who is prone to the formation of keloids;
• anyone who has vitiligo spots on the area to be treated;
• anyone who has active herpes on the area to be treated;
• anyone who has eczema on the area to be treated;