On your mark, get set, GO! Imagine training your skin was like training your body for a 20km race. The better you prepare beforehand, the better your body will perform and when it’s all over and done with, your recovery process is crucial in ensuring healing takes place to reduce any risk of injury or damage. We like to think that those same principals apply when treating your skin and we are here to tell you why.
Why is it important to prepare my skin prior to treatment?
How well do you think you would perform in a race if you didn’t prepare for it? You would most likely injure yourself and the same could be said for your skin. We require your skin to function healthily before being treated to ensure that we do not give it more than what it can handle at the time and not create irreversible damage, making this the most important step of your treatment plan. Using incorrect ingredients on our skins, would be like eating tons of takeaways before a race, they both wouldn’t be in peak shape to perform at their best.
We ultimately want to ‘feed’ our skins with ingredients that will repair and stabilize mechanisms within the skin in order to respond normally once it has been treated. We understand that it may cause frustration in having to prepare, but all good things really do come to those who wait as it wouldn’t be ideal to ‘run’ into complications that could set you back a step or two. Skins that are better prepared for treatment, usually finish in first place. Our skin and laser therapists can guide you in consultation to make sure your skin is ready for treatment.
What homecare Ingredients will help my skin to heal better after treatment?
The recovery period is just as important as the preparation period, as your skin has undergone some difficult challenges, it is fatigued, inflamed and needs help getting back to where it was when it first started. Let’s take a look at some of the aftercare ingredients that we find helpful to have as part of your recovery process.
Hypochlorous Acid: This miracle molecule found in the Thoclor GF 1 & GF 2 is a potent wound healing agent that disinfects and reduces inflammation in the skin to assist with speeding up the skins healing process.
Barrier Cream: Creates a temporary barrier over the skin and assists with the healing process by calming and soothing the skin, leading to a reduction of inflammation and sensitivity such as the Dermaquest Post Treatment Balm & IS Clinical Sheald.
SPF: The use of a broad-spectrum SPF & protective clothing used post treatment protects the skin its vulnerable state from UV exposure that may cause inflammation and sensitivity, leading to the development of hyperpigmentation.
