Many beauty-conscious girls will hear our exhortations after undergoing photoelectric procedures, emphasizing the importance of post-operative care, especially sun protection and repair.And we will all emphasize that after photoelectric therapy, we should use physical sunscreen as much as possible for three days after surgery, and we should not wear makeup. We should use two repair masks every day, and we should not use facial cleanser to wash our face. We should avoid irritating skin care products, otherwise it is easy to have problems such as sensitivity and blackening!

However, there are always some beauty-conscious girls who don’t take proper care after surgery, resulting in the loss of tens of thousands of yuan. Therefore, it is really important to pay attention to the post-operative care of photoelectric projects. After working hard and being fully armed to survive the initial “danger period”, the next “safe period” care cannot be underestimated.

1. Critical Period Care Approach: Reducing the Risk of Infection.

The skin barrier that has just finished treatment may be intact, or it may be very fragile, for the latter, the skin surface of thousands of bacteria, fungi and viruses, it is very easy to “take advantage of” and cause infection. Not only does it destroy the effects of spending money and suffering, but it can also cause more serious inflammation. Therefore, the critical period after the photoelectric project is particularly important, and proper nursing can effectively reduce the risk of infection.

According to the photoelectric surgery, it can be divided into non-invasive and minimally invasive types, and this “minimally invasive” refers to the small damage on the skin surface. Based on this classification, we estimate the risk of infection and take the best measures to prevent infection.

(1)Noninvasive Project:IPL,RF Lifting, Frozen Fat Melting, Laser Hair Removal

After this kind of non-invasive treatment, if there is no damage, you can use warm water to wash your face, use medical sterile dressings as needed, and generally resume your usual skin care and makeup habits that night and the next day. However, sometimes the energy of laser and photon will be slightly larger, which may lead to blisters, oozing fluid and purpura, in this case, it is necessary to adjust the strategy, in addition to the use of medical sterile dressing, gauze wet compress can be used to reduce oozing fluid, larger blisters have an infection tendency, you can apply red mycin, mupirosin and other antibiotic ointment to treat infection.

(2)Minimally Invasive Project —Water needle, Gold Microneedle, Fractional Laser, Picosecond Laser

For the treatment of minimally invasive items such as water needle, gold microneedle, etc., the skin wounds are small puncture holes, which may appear temporary erythema, edema, and bruising, which can generally resolve by themselves. The wound was closed 4 hours after surgery and kept clean. After that, the face could be washed with water or normal saline. Within 24 hours after surgery, avoid using skin care products that have been opened for a period of time, so as not to infect the acupuncture site with a small amount of bacteria, and pressure pump products are not subject to this restriction.

Picosecond laser, fractional laser is also minimally invasive treatment, this kind of project by actively creating trauma to promote collagen regeneration often wounds evenly spread over the whole face, coupled with the thermal effect of photoelectric stimulation, care is more strict. The skin will have varying degrees of redness and swelling within 24-48 hours after surgery, and a small amount of fluid may also appear. On the day after treatment, gently clean the face with water or normal saline, but avoid hot water and cleaning products with strong cleaning power; Medical sterile dressings can be used; The next day, if the skin surface is dry and does not seep out, forming part of the scab, you can use sunscreen and makeup. Scab should not be picked by hand, and the scab will fall off completely in about 5-8 days.

2.Postoperative skin care—do not worry too much！

How to skin care after surgery has always been a mater of great concern to everyone.With the skin care concept of “zao C wan A”(Use VC for morning skincare and VA for evening skincare.)and occasionally peeling acid are becoming more and more popular.Many people very concern about whether they can continue to use contained acid ,VA,VC and other effective skin care products after completing the photoelectric project.

Generally ,no matter what type of project is completed,it is not recommended to use skin care products with exfoliating effects such as acid and VA immediately after treatment,which are easy to stimulate the skin,or be confused with adverse reactions after the project.Choose some products that can repair the skin’s epidermal barrier, such as moisturizing and repairing skin care products containing hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, glucan, ceramide, and panthenol.

As for those who have the habit of using RF optoelectronic home beauty devices, regardless of the type of project, they need to wait until their skin condition recovers before using the home beauty device to help maintain the effect.

3.Postoperative sun protection—top priority

Various laser,hair removal laser projects targeting pigmentation can stimulate the explosion of skin pigments,while others can loosen and exfoliate keratin.In short,they can stimulate skin cells in a short period of time ,activate overall metabolism,and produce more melanin when the skin is exposed to ultraviolet radiation.Therefore,if sun protection is not in place,the phenomenon of “postoperative blackening ”often occurs.

Tips：

Sun protection,mainly against the invisible ultraviolet rays of the sun.Although in normal times,sun protection is also a very important step,but after photoelectric project to be more careful than usual.

Ultraviolet light can be divided into UVA (400-315nm), UVB (315-280nm) and UVC (280-200nm) according to different wavelengths. UVA is further divided into UVA1 (400-340nm) and UVA2 (340-315nm).

Note: There is also a classification method to distinguish UVA and UVB by 320nm

Although ultraviolet light has “three brothers”, but can really reach the Earth’s surface, and our close contact, most of the UVA and UVB, the remaining UVC “fighting ability” is obviously insufficient, almost all of the UVC in contact with us before being absorbed by the atmosphere of oxygen and ozone.

The longer the wavelength, the deeper it penetrates through our skin. The longest wavelength UVA can easily reach the dermis of our skin, causing cell damage in the dermis.

The UVB wavelength is short, most of it is absorbed by the epidermis, and only a small part can penetrate the epidermis, but the farthest is the upper layer of the dermis, and it cannot reach the deep layer.

Even if some UVC escapes the ozone layer, it can only act on the surface layer of our skin, the stratum corneum, and has a small impact on the skin.

I believe that you have seen so many years of continuous sun sunscreen science,has developed a good awareness of sunscreen.However,partners who struggle with how to prevent sunscreen after surgery often issue soul questions:Can chemical sunscreen be used？What is the right level of sun protection？

Firstly,chemical sunscreen can be used for partial minimally invasive  treatments.Pure chemical sunscreen is not easier to cause the skin foreign body wrapping problem,that is ,physical sunscreen particles remain in the skin,as the skin healing is wrapped in the skin, and damaged skin without calamine lotion is the same reason.

However,the composition of chemical sunscreens is more complex than that of physical sunscreen.The sensitive skin can choose the physical sunscreen with simplified ingredients if the skin is not damaged.Use SPA30 or 30+,PA++or +++sunscreen,according to the standard dosage of 2 mg per square centimeter,the whole face should use about the volume of a dollar coin sunscreen,because if applied too little，the sunscreen can not form an even protective film on the face,and UV rays also can still exert their power and damage the skin.

Sunscreen should also remember to reapply.Not only because the sunscreen’s limited ability to absorbs or reflects the UV rays,but also because skin sweating oil,facial squeezing,touching and rubbing the face will knock off some of the sunscreen.As long as there are cracks in the sunscreen，UV rays can be found to damage the skin. For daily commuters, apply once before commuting. But those who are outside or near the window, 2-3 hours can consider reapplying once.

For all partners, after the operation, you can choose hard sunscreen such as sun hat, sunglasses, sun umbrella, sun mask and other shielding to block ultraviolet rays, but pay attention to avoid wearing a sun mask for a long time, resulting in a humid and stuffy environment.

4.Moisturizing and repairing

Many skin photoelectric projects within a week after surgery,we will recommend two repair masks a day,such as water needle,microneedle,IPL,picosecond ,etc.

After these projects are done, there is indeed a breakdown of the skin barrier (otherwise, how to stimulate the initiation of the post-traumatic repair process and collagen regeneration?). So it is not wrong to moisturize or use moisturizing lotion. And of course, there is no problem with “internal supplementation” with water.

In addition to the medical dressing, another skin barrier repair is the growth factor gel, which has the highest absorption rate in the case of skin lesions, so the first three days after surgery can not only help repair the muscle surface but also penetrate into the muscle base to repair the damage.

After three days, the scab is stable, which can mean that you can wash your face normally with water, but it is generally not recommended to use facial cleanser. Gentle cleansing with water is recommended. If conditions permit, it is better to use cool water or pure water.

However,for the minimally invasive projects,there is usually a“no water period”that varies depending on the project,that is, the time that water is prohibited.Generally from 8 hours to 3 days after surgery.During the water ban period, the minimally invasive area can not be stained with water. If you feel very uncomfortable, you can use a face towel to carefully clean the area without broken skin,remember to be gentle. After washing, use a disposable face towel to gently dry/blot the moisture on the face, and then continue to apply medical dressing and rub growth factor for skin care.

One week after the operation, you can start to use skin care products normally. If you do not feel special oil on the skin, you can not use cleanser products, just wash your face with water.

At this time, you can use four categories of products:

One is soothing and calming, helping the skin to adjust back from various discomfort after surgery.

The second is barrier repair, which accelerates the speed of barrier repair on the basis of skin self-repair, so that the skin can quickly recover the function of self-locking water and get rid of postoperative dryness.

The third is anti-inflammatory and red removal. fter the new scab falls, the new red skin will be exposed, and the inflammation of the muscle base has not subsided.At this time, it is necessary to accelerate the fading of anti-inflammatory and red removal products.

The fourth is whitening products.There will be a dull situation after the operation, plus the new red inflammation will slowly turn black with time,so we should use strong whitening products in advance to prevent anti-black and dark.

After a month of use, the skin condition is almost completely adjusted back.Finally, to sum up,the postoperative care principles of the photoelectric project treatments: anti-inflammatory repair + moisturizing + sunscreen, indispensable!

Need to strengthen moisturizing and sunscreen, moisturizing is the basis of repair. Especially after using medical dressings, it is best to apply a gentle moisturizer or skin barrier repair agent. This can promote timely skin repair. Due to the decreased skin resistance after the photoelectric project, we should be more careful than usual to do a good job of sunscreen.