DERMALUX LED

In clinic we use the Dermalux Flex MD device, which is the most powerful portable LED device in the world. This device is both medically CE certified as well as FDA approved.

The Dermalux Flex MD has been clinically proven to benefit the skin in the following ways:

• Skin rejuvenation

• Improvement of acne and calming of blemish prone skin

• Improvement in hyperpigmentation

• Improvement in red and flushed skin

• Improvement in sensitive skin and inflammatory skin conditions

• Helping to calm skin post other aesthetic treatments and boosting the results of treatment

Once we have discussed the best treatment combination for your skin concerns, we will cleanse your face, place the protective goggles over your eyes, pop some relaxing music on for you and then leave you to bask in the glow for the next 20-30 minutes.

(As a post-treatment complimentary add-on, your session will last around 15-20 minutes).

Dermalux is a painless treatment. The treatment does not generate heat but it is common to feel a warm glow due to the increase in skin circulation.

There is no associated downtime following the treatment.

We offer a 20 minute complimentary LED session to all of our patients undergoing another skin treatment (provided you have no active contraindications).

However you are also able to book in for a 30 minute LED session as a stand-alone treatment.

We advise that the treatment benefits and results are cumulative, therefore sessions undertaken in close succession as a treatment course are generally recommended for maximal results.

The ideal number of treatments required will be discussed and advised during your initial consultation. Factors influencing the recommended treatment sessions include things such as age, skin type, severity and nature of skin your condition and lifestyle factors.

As these treatments are bookable as individual sessions, this means that you will never be tied into to multiple sessions if you decide to not undertake the full regimen. Meaning that although we can recommend a certain number of sessions, it will be completely up to you how many sessions you want to undertake.

Dermalux make the following recommendations with regards to their optimal treatment protocols:

The Activation Programme: This intense activation recommends 12 treatments 2-3 times a week. This is then followed by a maintenance regime to prolong results

The Boost Programme: This can involve a stand alone 30 minute treatment (e.g for a little boost before a special event) or as a short booster course of 3 sessions aimed to revitalise the skin, calm irritation or give you a rejuvenating glow.

The Combination Programme: This involves integrating the use of LED in combination with your existing clinic treatments to enhance or accelarate your results. Our existing patients benefit from this treatment protocol as a complimentary add-on to their injectable or collagen-induction treatments.

LED treatment must be completely avoided in the following conditions:

• Epilepsy or Seizures triggered by light

• Porphyria

• Autoimmune conditions eg. Systemic Lupus Erythematous

• Photosensitive Eczema

• Hypomelanism

• Active Cancers

• Patients taking photosensitising medication

When you book your appointment it is important to provide an accurate list of all your current medications so that these can be reviewed in advance of your appointment. This is because certain medications can increase your sensitivity to light, making the treatment unsuitable for you.

Depending on the medication, we may ask that you wait 5-7 days after stopping the medication or completing your course before undergoing LED treatment or if the treatment is fully contraindicated we will advise you of this.

Let your practitioner know if you suffer with any of the following conditions as precautions may need to be taken:

• Eye disease e.g. Glaucoma, Cataracts, Age-Related Macular Degeneration and laser eye surgery. You will need to prove written information/advise from your Ophthalmologist advising whether the treamtent is safe, before we can proceed.

• Light induced headaches

• Pregnancy (as this device has not been tested on pregnant women)

• Recent introduction of new skin care products (as these may increase sensitivity or irritation)

• St Johns Wort

• Lifestyle factors: smoking and sun exposure (as this may make your skin more resistant to the benefits of treatment meaning more sessions are required)