Medisana IPL 850 Instruction Manual page 42

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Skin test
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The skin test serves to check tolerance and for a better estimation as to
how your skin will react to the treatment. Perform this at least 48 hours
before the first application on the area of skin to be treated. Proceed as
follows:
1. Plug the end of the device plug of the power supply cable into the de-
vice and the power supply plug into a socket. The readiness indica-
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tor flashes green.
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2. Press the ON/OFF button
1, (blinking) and the device fan switches itself on. The device is now
ready for positioning on the skin.
3. Place the light area
stops blinking. (Display still blinking? - > chapter 5.3)
4. Press the ON/OFF button
1 again.
5. Press the trigger button
The skin contact sensors
pulse can be emitted by the device. When the pulse is emitted, you will
see a bright flash and may hear a clicking sound.
6. Now place the device on another area of the skin while it charges for
the next light pulse.
7. Then emit a new light pulse on the other skin area.
8. Repeat this procedure for further areas of skin, for which a treatment
is planned.
9. End the skin tolerance test (switch off the device by pressing and hold-
ing the ON/OFF button
skin areas that have been treated. If they appear normal (no reactions
or only slight redness), the areas of skin tested can be treated. How-
ever if the areas of skin display strong, painful or other unusual reac-
tions, you may not carry out any treatment on the corresponding skin
areas. In this case contact your doctor.
. The intensity display
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onto the skin. The intensity display
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. The intensity display
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to trigger a light pulse at intensity level 1.
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must lie fully on the skin, so that a light
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) and wait at least 48 hours. Check the
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shows level
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"Energy"
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shows level
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