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Can I Go out in the Sun with High Spf Suncreen After Having a Photofacial?
Can I Go out in the Sun with High Spf Suncreen After Having a Photofacial?
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middleme
in CO
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Photofacial and SPF
It is best to avoid sun exposure for a few days after a photofacial treatment. However, if you do go outside be sure to apply a good sunscreen on prior to sun exposure.
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Photofacial
Yes, but there is risk. Just the heat from sun exposure can stimulate pigment formation. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
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Sun exposure after photofacial treatment
You should try to wait a few days before exposing your face to the sun after an IPL photofacial treatment. If you do go outside make sure you have on a good, broad based UVA/UVB sunscreen (and a hat if possible) so that your skin is protected from the sun’s damaging rays. The better protected your skin is from the sun, the longer the photofacial results will last.
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SPF and photofacial
MANY high SPF sunscreens do not adquately protect against UVA rays which are responsibvle for the majority of photodamage. I would not recommend going in the sun without a sunscreen containing Zinc Oxide 7 % or greater as well as a hat after photofacial. Otherwise you may see your pigment return and be unhappy with the results. This should become a lifetime practice.
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In my office, the answer is yes.
However, what I do and what I recommend is not relavent here. Please call the doctor who performed your photofaical and ask them what they want you to do. This is the opinion that matters.
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