Philips Lumea Prestige - Treatment Schedule and Expectations

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The pulses of light stimulate the hair follicle to go into a resting phase. As a
consequence, the hair sheds naturally and hair growth is prevented.
The cycle of hair growth consists of different phases. IPL technology is only
effective when the hair is in its growing phase. Not all hairs are in the growing
phase at the same time. This is why we recommend you to follow the initial
treatment phase (4 treatments, every treatment 2 weeks apart) and then the
follow‑up treatment phase (touch‑ups every 4 weeks) to make sure all hairs are
effectively treated in the growing phase.
Tip: To assure long lasting hair removal, touch-ups every 4 weeks are
recommended.
Suitable body hair colors
Treatment with Lumea is not effective if you have light blond, grey, red or white
hairs as hairs with these colors do not absorb enough light.
Note: To check if your body hair color allows usage of the device, consult the hair
color table on the foldout page.
Recommended treatment schedule
Initial phase
To achieve effective hair reduction, follow the initial treatment schedule.
Initial treatment schedule
For the first 4treatments, use Lumea once every 2weeks to ensure that all hairs
are treated.
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Perform a treatment within 3days before or after the planned treatment
date.
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If you have not treated yourself within 3days before or after the planned
treatment date, restart the initial phase. Plan in 4treatments, 1treatment
every 2weeks.
Note: If you do not restart the initial phase, you may not see effective hair
reduction.
Note: Replacing one of the IPL treatments with another hair removal method
(waxing, epilating, etc.) will not help to reach the desired hair reduction.
If you want to remove hairs in between the Lumea treatments, you can use your
normal hair removal method (excluding hair removal creams).