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When not to use/When to avoid using i-Light.
•Donotuseifyouarepregnantorbreastfeeding.
•Donotuseifyouwereexposedtosunorarticialtanningwithinthepast4weeks.
•Donotuseondryorfragileskincausedbytheuseofchemicalpeels,glycolicpeels,AlphaHydroxyAcids(AHAs).
•Donotashmorethanonceonthesameareaasthismaycauseburns.
•Donotuseonthesameareaofyourskinmorethanonceaweek.
•Donotuseforatleast14daysfollowingmicrodermabrasiontreatment.
•Donotuseifyouarealreadyundertakingpermanenthairremovaltreatments.
•Donotuseifyouhaveaskindiseasesuchasactiveskincancer,ifyouhaveahistoryofskincanceror
anyotherlocalizedcancerintheareastobetreated,orifyouhavepre-cancerouslesionsormultiple
atypical moles in the areas to be treated.
•Donotuseifyouhaveepilepsywithashlightsensitivity.
•Donotuseifyouhaveahistoryofcollagendisorder,includingahistoryofkeloidscarformationorahistoryof
poor wound healing.
•Donotuseifyouhaveahistoryofvasculardisorder,suchasthepresenceofvaricoseveinsorvascularectasiain
the areas to be treated.
•Donotuseifyourskinissensitivetolightandcausesarashoranallergicreaction.Ifyouaretaking
photosensitizingagentsormedications,checkthepackageinsertofthemedicine.Neverusetheunitif
it can cause photo-allergic reactions or phototoxic reactions, or if you should avoid sun while taking a medication.
•Donotuseifyouhavediabetes,lupuserythematodes,porphyriaorcongestiveheartdisease.
•Donotuseonareasofyourskinwhicharecurrentlybeingtreatedwithorhaverecentlybeentreated
withAlphaHydroxyAcids(AHAs),BetaHydroxyAcids(BHAs),topicalisotretinoinandazelaicacid.
•DonotuseifyouhavetakenoralisotretinoinAccutaneorRoaccutaneinthelastsixmonths.This
treatment can make skin more susceptible to tears, wounds and irritations.
•Donotuseifyouhaveanybleedingdisorderortakeanticoagulationmedications,includingheavyuse
of aspirin, in a manner which does not allow for a minimum 1-week washout period prior to each treatment.
•Donotuseifyouhaveinfections,eczema,burns,inamedfollicles,openlacerations,abrasions,
surgeries, herpes simplex, wounds or lesions and haematomas in the areas to be treated.
•Donotuseifyouhaveahistoryofimmunosuppressivedisease(includingHIVinfectionorAIDS)orifyoutake
immunosuppressive medications.
•Donotusewhenyouareonpainkillers,whichreducethesensitivitytoheat.
•Donotuseifyouuselong-lastingdeodorants.Thiscanresultinskinreactions.
•Donotuseoverornearanythingarticialsuchassiliconimplants,Implanoncontraceptiveimplants,
pacemakers,subcutaneousinjectionports(insulindispenser)orpiercings.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING – TO REDUCE THE RISK OF BURNS, ELECTROCUTION, FIRE, OR INJURY TO PERSONS:
Aswithmostelectricalappliances,electricalpartsareelectricallyliveevenwhentheswitchiso.