DERMAPEN HOME - Contraindications

9 Dermapen HOME
TM
User Manual
5 - CONTRAINDICATIONS
You should not use the Dermapen HOME
TM
device in the
following cases:
• You suer from Hemophilia or other blood clotting disorders.
• You take high doses of anti-coagulants or blood-thinning
substances; e.g., aspirin, warfarin, heparin, acetylsalicylic acid.
• You have unregulated diabetes.
• You suer from systemic infections or acute local skin
infections (such as Hepatitis disorders type A, B, C, D, E, F or
Human Immuno deficiency virus (HIV) infection).
• You suer from any forms of active acne in the treatment area
or are currently taking acne medication with the ingredient
isotretinoin (such as Accutane
TM
).
• You are on courses of high dose of chemotherapy,
radiotherapy, or high-dosage corticosteroid therapy.
• You have an allergy to topical (local) anesthetics.
• You have an allergy to stainless steel.
• You are suering from eczema, skin rashes or have open
wounds/broken skin in the treatment area.
• You have undergone plastic surgery of the face or dermal fillers
within the last 12 months or have any facial surgical scars less
than 12months old.
• You have undergone Botox or other neuromodulator injections
in the face within the last 3 months.
• You are under the age of 22 or over the age of 65.
Furthermore, do not use the Dermapen HOME
TM
:
• To treat the delicate skin around the eye (inside the orbital rim).
• To treat skin inside the mouth or nostrils (mucous membranes).
• If you are suering from any of the following in the treatment
area; skin cancers, keloids or in case of predisposition to
keloids, solar keratosis, warts, or birthmarks.