Sun Protection is Essential Before and After Laser Treatment

You probably already know that you need to protect your skin well against harmful sun radiation. While this is always important, it becomes absolutely crucial when you choose permanent hair removal through laser treatment to remove unwanted hair growth.

After a laser treatment, your skin is extra sensitive, making it even more vulnerable to sun damage. We therefore advise you to avoid direct sunlight after treatment and to apply sunscreen with the highest possible protection factor, even in the shade.

The UVA and UVB radiation in sunlight don't just give you that nice tan; they unfortunately also have much more negative effects on your skin. Prolonged exposure to the sun increases the risk of various skin problems and conditions, such as wrinkles, pigmentation spots, rosacea, sun allergy, and skin cancer.

To prevent these consequences, you should apply sunscreen thoroughly. However, with laser hair removal treatment, you need to be even more consistent with your sun protection. We consider good sun protection – both before and after laser treatment – a prerequisite for performing the treatment safely and effectively. Your skin needs to recover from the laser treatment and can burn more easily with direct exposure to UV radiation. Pigmentation spots can also develop more quickly – something you naturally want to prevent.

To ensure your skin isn't exposed too much to the sun's influence before or after laser treatment, we recommend the following measures:

• • Make sure you start applying sunscreen and keep your skin out of the sun 8 weeks before your first laser treatment.
• • Avoid exposure to UV light (both from the sun and tanning beds) and excessive heat during and for at least 4 to 12 weeks after treatment. Your laser therapist can tell you more about this.
• • During this period, use sunscreen with a minimum protection factor of SPF
• * Reapply sunscreen to the treated body part every 2 to 3 hours.