Consultation

A full medical history is taken and your skin closely inspected and if there are any lesions that need attention and referral to a specialist you will be advised.   We will also advise you on the course the treatment will take and estimate the number of treatments needed. A test patch is done and then treatment stated a few days later. Your full signed consent is always obtained before treatment. 

Hair Removal Treatment

Your treatment programme will be designed for you at your first consultation with our specialist. We will take a full medical history. We ask you about your skin and history of your skin's sun exposure and then work out your skin type. We assess the hair you want removed and formulate your hair removal programme with an estimate number of sessions needed and explain the treatments to you. You will be asked if you have been sunbathing, tanning or using any tanning agents on your skin in the 3 weeks prior to treatment as well as if you have had any other treatments such as chemical peels. We insist that sun exposure is limited and that you do not use sun beds or anything self tanners before treatment. We will explain the consent form that you are required you to sign before any treatment. Our IPL treatments will safely and quickly remove your unwanted hair. Unwanted hair can be inconvenient, irritating or embarrassing and with our help you can wave goodbye to tweezers, waxing and shaving .Those irritating ingrown hairs, shaving rashes can be a thing of the past. For women unwanted facial hair can be a real confidence shaker and hindrance.

Here at GiGi London-MA a great solution is now available to you. Your hair grows in cycles and so in any area there will be hair that is growing and hair that will not be growing during any growth phase. This means that the area you want treated may need anything from 3-10 sessions depending on your skin and hair type. Your treatments will be a minimum if 4 weeks apart thus ensuring we treat all the hair. 

Before Care 

Please be aware that our therapists will not treat you with IPL if you have been sunbathing, using a tanning bed or any tanning products 6 weeks prior to the treatment start date. 

Please wear effective sunscreen regularly for 6 weeks prior to treatment. 

You will be asked to complete a medical questionnaire before any treatment is undertaken.

After Care 

Your skin may feel a little red and hot during and just after treatment. Your therapist will ensure that your skin is cooled before you leave the clinic.  For the first few days after your treatment you should apply aloe vera gel to soothe the affected area. Also, a sun-cream of at least SPF30 should be applied to treated areas exposed every day for at least four weeks, regardless of the weather. You shouldn't expose the treated area to the sun or use sun beds for at least four weeks before and after treatment. 

If in the very unlikely event you should develop any blistering please return to the clinic or a minor injury unit to apply paraffin gauze dressings. Please ensure that the clinic is made aware of this should it happen.