Name: Elite Medical Skin and Laser Center
Price range: $$$

Pre and Post Treatment Care

Meticulous wound care is crucial after skin resurfacing; below are the Elite Medical Skin & Laser Center recommendations for follow-up.

Post-Treatment Care:

After your Laser Tattoo treatment, please observe the following:

Mild to Moderate discomfort, with red or sunburned skin for the first 12-48 hours.
Pixel texture and skin flaking will occur for the first 3-5 days post treatment.
Full recovery in 5-7 days.
On day 4 if skin is no longer irritated, you may start wearing light makeup… apply mineral makeup only.
On day 5 you may gently exfoliate.
Downtime is decreased with subsequent treatments.

Post-Treatment Care Tattoos

Apply a layer of Aquaphor, Petrolatum, or Bacitracin.
Gently cleansing the area with soap and water; continue until redness and swelling subside.
Keep the area moist with antibiotic ointment at all times.
Apply Laser Enzyme gel for soothing.
Avoid direct exposure to the sun on the treatment area; use UVA/UVB sun blockers. Please remember sun exposure can cause delayed hyper/hypopigmentation & possible blistering. After 2 weeks a sun block of at least 30 SPF is recommended.
Keep the area moist with hydrating ointment 24-72 hours post treatment.
No shaving over the treated area for 2 weeks.

Follow-Up

Patients should return no sooner than 8 weeks after the last treatment for tattoos
If there has been partial clearance of the tattoo, treatment should be continued, and the patient should return after a minimum of 8 weeks for examination and for additional treatment
Intervals between treatments can be increased in successive treatments.
Treatment is complete when satisfactory results are obtained.
Patients should avoid sun exposure after and in between treatments.

Contraindications: