Philips Lumea Prestige BRI959 User Manual page 25

- Skin discoloration: this occurs very rarely. Skin discoloration
manifests itself as either a darker patch (hyperpigmentation) or a
lighter patch (hypopigmentation) than the surrounding area.
This is the result of using a light intensity that is too high for your
skin tone. If the discoloration does not disappear within 2 weeks,
we advise you to consult a doctor. Do not treat discolored areas
until the discoloration has disappeared and your skin has regained
its normal skin tone.
- Skin infection is very rare but is a possible risk following a (micro)
wound, a skin burn, skin irritation etc.
- Epidermal heating (a sharply defined brownish area which often
occurs with darker skin tones and is not accompanied with skin
dryness): This reaction occurs very rarely. In case this reaction does
not disappear within 1 week, we advise you to consult a doctor.
Wait with the next treatment until the skin has healed completely
and make sure you use a lower light intensity.
- Blistering (looks like small bubbles on the surface of the skin):
this occurs very rarely.
In case this reaction does not disappear within
1 month or when the skin gets infected, we advise you to consult
a doctor. Wait with the next treatment until the skin has healed
completely and make sure you use a lower light intensity.
- Scarring: often the secondary effect of a burn, which can take
longer than a month to heal.
- Folliculitis (swelling around hair follicles combined with pustule
formation): this reaction occurs very rarely and is the result of
bacteria penetrating the damaged skin. In case this reaction occurs,
we advise you to consult a doctor as folliculitis may need antibiotic
ointment.
- Excessive pain: this can occur during or after treatment if you have
used the device on skin that is not hair-free, if you use the device
at a light intensity that is too high for your skin tone, if you flash
the same area more than once and if you use the device on open
wounds, inflammations, infections, tattoos, burns, etc.
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