When To Avoid Using Philips Lumea Comfort - Philips Lumea Comfort SC1981/50 User Manual

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- DO NOT USE Philips Lumea Comfort on
tanned skin or after sun exposure! Such
use can cause burns or skin injury.
- Avoid exposure to the sun for 4 weeks
before your treatment with Philips Lumea
Comfort!
Never use Philips Lumea Comfort around
or near the eyes - Philips Lumea Comfort is
not recommended for facial treatment.
Philips Lumea Comfort is not effective on naturally
white, gray, blond and red body hair. If your body hair
is of these colors, the device does not work on you.
Hair removal by lasers or intense pulsed light can
cause increased hair growth in some individuals.
Based upon currently available data, the highest risk
for this response occurs in females of Mediterranean,
Middle-Eastern, and South-Asian descent, when they
use laser or intense pulsed light on their face or neck.

When to avoid using Philips Lumea Comfort

Certain conditions may prevent the use of Philips
Lumea Comfort temporarily. DO NOT USE THE
DEVICE if any of the following currently applies to
you:
- If you are pregnant or nursing (lactating).
- If you were exposed to strong sunlight or an
artificial tanning machine during the past 4 weeks.
- If you have a tattoo or permanent makeup on
the area to be treated.
- If you have dark spots, such as large freckles,
birthmarks, moles or warts in the area to be
treated.
- If you have eczema, psoriasis, lesions, open wounds
or active infections, such as cold sores, in the area
to be treated. Wait for the area to heal before you
use the device.