User manual PHILIPS SC5000

[. . . ] Overview of a RéAura treatment 1 Prepare 1 2 Set up your device 1 Before you start using Philips RéAura, read the user manual carefully, watch the enclosed instructional DVD and set your objectives on www. If you have any questions, you can contact the Philips skincare expert team. Charge your device. Click the application tip onto the device. 2 2 Switch on the device. The status indicator and the intensity selection button light up. 3 Cleanse your skin with a mild cleanser. 3 Select intensity setting 2 or 3 for an effective treatment. 4 Apply not more than a pea-sized dollop of laser performance gel to each zone. Overview of a RéAura treatment 3 Treat 1 `zone-completed' sound. [. . . ] Hands: Make a fist to ensure good skin contact. however, good skin contact is harder to achieve because of the small surface area. If you are taller, you have longer forearms. Because the surface to be treated is larger, you may need more than two doses to treat the whole treatment area. by pressing the on/off button. If the status indicator lights up green again, you can continue your treatment. If the status indicator continues to flash red, call the Philips skincare expert team for free at 0800 331 6015. Flashing orange for 30 seconds: the overtreatment protection has been activated. You overtreat when you apply more than the recommended number of doses to your skin within 24 hours. 5. 3. 3 Red skin contact light · If the application tip does not light up red, it is not in full contact with the skin. Place the application tip on the skin so that the contact pins are in full contact with the skin. You can apply a bit more laser performance gel to improve skin contact. 5. 3. 5 `Zone-completed' sound · The device produces a sound when the right laser dose has been applied to a zone. After the sound, the device goes into standby for 4 seconds and you can move it to another zone. 90° D Note: Always continue treatment until you hear the `zone-completed' sound. not doing so will lead to uneven treatments and suboptimal results. 5. 3. 4 Treatment lights and humming sound · Continuous green light and humming sound: laser energy is being applied continuously. This means you have good skin contact, the device is at the right angle and you move it at the right speed. 90° · Flickering green light and humming sound: the laser is interrupted. Make sure the application tip has full skin contact, is at the right angle and is being moved at the right speed. 24 6 How your skin responds to the treatments 6. 1 Sun protection Sun exposure can cause unwanted pigmentation, especially in between treatments, when your skin is more vulnerable to UV light. To help protect your skin and to promote the cell renewal process: · Avoid significant sun exposure (e. g. sunburns or suntanning) and artificial tanning for at least 2 weeks before, during and 2 weeks after treatment. When you go outside during this period apply a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 or above on the treated areas. · Also use SPF 30 when you go sunbathing or artificial tanning for at least 3 months after your last treatment. D Note: To make sure the sunscreen or skincare product is properly absorbed by the skin, apply it at least 20 minutes before exposing your skin to UV light. Reapply the sunscreen or skincare product every two hours, especially outdoors, as it may rub off the skin in the course of the day. D Note: Remember that proper sun protection helps you maintain your skin rejuvenation results, even after the treatment period. · · · · · Intensity used There is less discomfort at lower intensity, but the efficacy of the treatment is also lower. Setting 1 is only meant to be used for practising. [. . . ] Do not charge it in a too cold room either. The charging and usage temperature is between +10°C and +40°C. The battery indicator lights up red continuously, although I have charged the device. When I charge the device, the status indicator flashes red and I hear an error sound. You charged the device in a place where the temperature was too high or too low. You charge the device in a place where the temperature is too high. Do not charge the device in a hot room or close to a radiator or other heat source. [. . . ]