Philips Lumea BRI944 Manual Del Usuario página 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.
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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.
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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.
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Skin infection is very rare but is a possible risk following a (micro)wound, a
skin burn, skin irritation etc.
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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.
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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.
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Scarring: often the secondary effect of a burn, which can take longer than a
month to heal.
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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.
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Pain: this can occur during or after treatment if you use 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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