What should you do after treatment?
No special care is needed after treatment although your practitioner may suggest some of the following:- Light application of soothing/moisturising lotions, creams or gels to the treatment area, such as aloe-vera;
- cool, moisturising mists applied as you feel necessary;
- cool water rinses or ice packs applied to the treatment area.
Who should not undergo this procedure?
As long as you are generally healthy and don’t have any skin diseases or infections in the area treated, there are few medical reasons why patients should not undergo this treatment. People with sensory disturbance to the skin may not be considered good candidates as this could make the reporting of discomfort during the procedure unreliable, leading to potential harm. Although there is no evidence that this treatment is harmful for pregnant women, you would generally be advised to wait until after you have given birth before embarking upon a course of treatment. More importantly, people with electrical devices e.g., pacemakers, or metal implants e.g., artificial metal hip joints, heart valves or dental plates, cannot be treated because RF current flowing through the body may interfere with these devices or heat up metal implants, which could be dangerous.(published with permission in writing from:http://www.consultingroom.com)
