Contraindications - Silk'n SensEpil Instructions For Use Manual

4. Contraindications

Important Safety Information – Read Before Use!
Silk'n SensEpil™ is not designed for everyone. Please read and consider the information in the following
section before use. For further information and personalized advice you may also visit www.silkn.com or your
local Silk'n™ domain.
Warning
Do not use Silk'n SensEpil™
on naturally dark skin
complexion.
See color skin chart on the
package.
Do not use Silk'n SensEpil™
on tanned skin or after recent
sun exposure (including
artificial tanning machines).
Do not expose treated areas
to the sun.
Never use Silk'n SensEpil™
around or near the eyes.
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Possible results
Treating dark skin with Silk'n
SensEpil™ can result in adverse
effects such as redness and skin
Not Safe!
discomfort
Treating with Silk'n SensEpil™
before or after any sun exposure
can result in adverse effects such as
redness and skin discomfort. Tanned
skin particularly following sun expo-
sure, contains large quantities of the
pigment Melanin. all skin types and
complexions, including those which
don't seem to tan quickly.
The presence of large quantities of
Melanin exposes the skin to higher
risk when using any method of light
based hair removal.
Extra caution should be used to
avoid contact with the eyes.
Safety Tip
A unique SKIN COLOR SENSOR
is embedded in Silk'n SensEpil™ to
measure the treated skin complexion
at the beginning of each session and
occasionally during the session. The
SKIN COLOR SENSOR ensures that
pulses will only be emitted on suit-
able skin tones.
Avoid exposure to the sun
for 4 weeks before your Silk'n
SensEpil™ treatment! Sun
exposure includes unprotected
exposure to direct sunlight of
over 15 minutes constantly, or
unprotected exposure to diffused
sunlight of over 1 hour constantly.
To protect recently treated skin
when exposed to sunlight, be sure
to thoroughly apply sunscreen SPF
30 or higher, for 2 weeks after
each hair removal session.
Silk'n SensEpil™ has a built-in safety
feature for eye protection. It has been
designed so that a light pulse can not
be emitted when the TREATMENT
SURFACE is facing open air. The
safety switch enables treatment only
when the TREATMENT SURFACE is
in contact with the tissue.