Philips Lumea SC1994 Manual page 23

Rare side effects
Dry skin and itching may occur due to shaving or a combination of shaving
and light treatment. You can cool the area with an ice pack or a wet face
cloth. If dryness persists, you can apply a non-scented moisturizer on the
treated area.
- Burns, excessive redness (e.g. around hair follicles) and swelling: these
reactions occur rarely. They are the result of using a light intensity that is
too high for your skin tone. If these reactions do not disappear within 3
days, 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.
- 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.
- 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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