OUR RECOMENDATION FOR THE BEST PLASMA AFTERCARE:

• KEEP THE AREA CLEAN TO AVOID INFECTION.

• ICE THE TREATED AREA (USE A CLEAN TOWEL TO COVER ICE PACK. 10 MINS ON 10 MINS OFF FOR UP TO 1 HOURS FOR THE FIRST 2 DAYS AS NECESSARY).

• KEEP THE TREATED AREA CLEAN USING A GENTLE (NON-SCENTED) CLEANSER 2-3 TIMES A DAY. USE COOL WATER AND VERY GENTLY CLEANSE FACE WITH A GENTLE CLEANSER.  VERY LIGHTLY PAT DRY. MAKE SURE SKIN IS DRY BEFORE APPLYING AFTERCARE.

[[IMPORTANT]]

BE SURE TO LET SCABS FALL OFF ON THEIR OWN. DO NOT PICK, PULL, OR WIPE OFF! THIS WILL ENSURE BEST HEALED RESULTS AND AVOID SCARRING OR INFECTION.

• APPLY SUNSCREEN EVERYDAY FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS FOLLOWING YOUR TREATMENT AND ADD IT TO YOUR EVERYDAY ROUTINE. UV RAYS CAN CAUSE HYPER-PIGMENTATION.
  
• WEAR A HAT & SUNGLASSES FOR THE FIRST WEEK EVEN IN THE CAR.

• DO *NOT* PICK/PULL/WIPE/SOAK CARBON DOTS. YOU WILL CAUSE SCARRING AND HYPER-PIGMENTATION.
  
• DO NOT WEAR MAKEUP FOR 72 HOURS (MINERAL MAKEUP IS OK AFTER 72 HOURS

• DO NOT EXPOSE TREATED AREA TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR 1 WEEK.
  
•  DO NOT USE A POWERED CLEANSING BRUSH FOR AT LEAST A WEEK.
  
• DO NOT EXFOLIATE FOR A WEEK FOLLOWING THE TREATMENT

• DON'T WASH YOUR FACE FOR 12 HOURS FOLLOWING TREATMENT.

• DON'T USE SWIMMING POOLS, SAUNA, OR TANNING BEDS FOR 3 DAYS.

• DO NOT EXPOSE YOURSELF TO PHYSICAL EXERTION FOR 48 HOURS ( 2 DAYS).
  
• DON'T USE RETINOL, VITAMIN C, UNDER EYE CREAMS, OR ANY SKINCARE PRODUCTS WITH HARSH CHEMICALS THE FIRST WEEK. 
  
• DO NOT USE BOTOX OR FILLERS FOR THE NEXT 3 WEEKS.
  
• DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE WITHOUT WASHING YOUR HANDS FIRST.
  
• DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE YOUR PILLOW CASES/SHEETS.

[[SWELLING]]

SWELLING IS TO BE EXPECTED AFTER THIS TYPE OF TREATMENT. THE AREA WILL BE RECOVERING FROM A CONTROLLED WOUND, THEREFORE THE NATURAL SIDE EFFECT IS SWELLING. PROPER AFTERCARE CAN HELP MINIMIZE THE SWELLING, BUT IT CANNOT BE AVOIDED. YOU CAN'T AVOID OR "CURE" SWELLING AS IT IS A RESPONSE TO TRAUMA. THE SWELLING WILL GO DOWN IN A COUPLE DAYS.

[[DAY OF/DAY 1]]

  SWELLING PAIN & DISCOMFORT IS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL. THE SWELLING WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE WORSE IN THE MORNING, BUT IT WILL SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IT WILL FEEL LIKE A MODERATE/SEVERE SUNBURN.

[[DAY 2]] 

 SWELLING TYPICALLY IS WORSE ON DAY 2. SWELLING WILL BE WORSE IN THE MORNINGS AND SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SWELLING CAN ALSO SPREAD THROUGH THE UNDER EYE AREA. *DO NOT PANIC* AS THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL.THE UPPER AND LOWER ETE ARE ALL CONNECTED THEREFORE THE FLUIDS FROM THE UPPER EYE WILL DRAIN TO THE LOWER EYE AREA. DISCOMFORT AND PAIN ARE STILL PRESENT AND TO BE EXPECTED.

[[DAY 3]]

THE CARBON CLUSTERS WILL START TO DARKEN AND FLAKE OFF. DO NOT PICK THEM OFF! LET THEM FALL OFF ON THEIR OWN TO AVOID SCARRING OR HYPER-PIGMENTATION. THE MODERATE TO SEVERE SUNBURN FEELING SHOULD HAVE SUBSIDED DRASTICALLY. SWELLING STILL MAY BE PRESENT BUT SHOULD BE VERY MINIMAL. ICE AREAS AS NEEDED.

[[DAY 5-7]]

CARBON CLUSTERS "DOTS" SHOULD HAVE ALL IF NOT MOST FLAKED OFF. EVERYONE HEALS DIFFERENT. DO NOT PICK CLUSTERS OFF.

[[WEEK 1]]

YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE THE DOTS/CARBON CLUSTERS WERE. THE REDNESS CAN TAKE A FEW WEEKS TO DISAPPEAR AS OUR SKIN IS GENERATING NEW CELLS AND IT TAKES TIME FOR THE PIGMENTATION TO COME BACK. PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO WEAR HATS/SUNGLASSES/AND SUNSCREEN. 

[[WEEK 2-8]]

YOU WILL SEE RESULTS IMMEDIETLY, BUT THE FIRST SET COME IN ON DAY 5/WEEK 2/WEEK3/WEEK 4/WEEK 5/WEEK 6/WEEK 7/WEEK 8.

FULL RESULTS TAKE 8 WEEKS AND SHOULD LAST ABOUT 9 MONTHS WITH THE PROPER HOME CARE (MAYBE EVEN LONGER IF MAINTAINED WITH MICRONEEDLING AND BASIC SKIN CARE TREATMENTS)