•Recommended to refrain from smoking the days leading up to your appointment as this can increase bruising

•Apply arnica ointment to the area the days leading up to your appointment, this can help limit bruising.

•Avoid taking aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Ibuprofen, Advil®, Motrin®, Nuprin®, Aleve®, Celebrex®, Fish oil, Ginko Biloba, St. John’s Wort and high doses of vitamin E for 7-10 days prior to procedure, as these may cause increase risk of bleeding and bruising at the treated site(s). Regular multi-vitamin and Tylenol® is permitted (If not contraindicated).

•Avoid alcoholic beverages for 24 hours prior to procedure as this can increase the risk for bleeding and bruising at the treated site(s).

•Avoid waxing, bleaching, tweezing, or the use of hair removal creams in the area(s) to be treated.

•Sunburn skin is difficult to treat so avoid exposure to the sun.

•Always inform us of all medications, including supplements you may be taking as well as your medical history.

•Don’t Exfoliate: Since a chemical peel is an in-depth form of exfoliation, it’s important that you don’t exfoliate for at least a week or more before your appointment. Even though you might not actively exfoliate with a scrub or exfoliant, watch out for ingredients in your every-day skin products that may have an exfoliating effect. If you use these products before your appointment, you could unknowingly cause some damage to your skin.

•Stop Using Anti-Aging or Anti-Acne Medications: Products like these could impact how your skin tolerates the peel.

•Stay Hydrated :Your skin should be well-hydrated on the day of your chemical peel. Stop using any products that could be drying out your skin at least a few days before your appointment. And keep chugging that water.

•Don’t Get a Chemical Peel Close to an Important Event: There is a certain amount of recovery time that will be needed immediately following a chemical peel. If you’ve got something big happening sometime in the next couple of weeks, wait until after to get a peel.

•Use a retinoid cream. You may be recommend to use a retinoid cream, such as tretinoin (Renova, Retin-A) for a few weeks before treatment to help with healing.

•Avoid unprotected sun exposure. Too much sun exposure before the procedure can cause permanent irregular pigmentation in treated areas.

•Avoid certain cosmetic treatments and certain types of hair removal. About a week before the peel, stop using hair removal techniques such as electrolysis or depilatories. Also, avoid hair dying treatments, permanent-wave or hair-straightening treatments, facial masks, or facial scrubs in the week before your peel. Don't shave the areas that will be treated beginning 24 hours before your peel.

•To avoid an interaction, take vitamin C two or more hours after vitamin B-12 injection.

•No other preparation is needed.

•Recommended to refrain from smoking the days leading up to your appointment as this can increase bruising

•Apply arnica ointment to the area the days leading up to your appointment, this can help limit bruising.

•Avoid taking aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Ibuprofen, Advil®, Motrin®, Nuprin®, Aleve®, Celebrex®, Fish oil, Ginko Biloba, St. John’s Wort and high doses of vitamin E for 7-10 days prior to procedure, as these may cause increase risk of bleeding and bruising at the treated site(s). Regular multi-vitamin and Tylenol® is permitted (If not contraindicated).

•Avoid alcoholic beverages for 24 hours prior to procedure as this can increase the risk for bleeding and bruising at the treated site(s).

•Avoid waxing, bleaching, tweezing, or the use of hair removal creams in the area(s) to be treated.

•Sunburn skin is difficult to treat so avoid exposure to the sun.

•Always inform us of all medications, including supplements you may be taking as well as your medical history.

• Avoid sun exposure/burns 24 hours prior to treatment. The procedure will not be performed on sunburnt skin.

• Discontinue use of retinoids 24 hours prior to treatment.

• No auto-immune therapies or products 24 hours prior to your treatment.

• Darker skin types (Fitzpatrick IV-VI), pigment may darken prior to lightening.

• Ensure 2 weeks between last Botox or dermal filler treatment & your microneedling procedure.

• Ensure 1 month before or after laser treatments, such as IPL, VBeam, etc, or any chemical peels, or microdermabrasion treatments.

• Wait 6 months following oral isoretinoin (Accutane) use.

• If you are prone to cold sores, or fever blisters, please notify us at least 5-7 days prior.

• On the day of the procedure: please keep your face clean & do not apply makeup.

• Avoid blood thinners, or any medication that makes you bleed easily (aspirin, Motrin, Advil, Aleve, fish oil).