PDO Thread Li and Smoothing Pre-Care and P ost-Care Ins trucons Pre-Care Instrucons 2 WEEK S BEF ORE: ● Avoid t aking (unless medic ally necessar y) , non-s teroidal an -inflammatory medic aons such as , Ale ve, Advil, Motrin or supplemen ts such as St. John’ s W ort, Vit amin E, Fish oil/Omeg a 3/Flax Seed oil or Mela tonin. These ag ents ma y incr ease bruising and bleeding risk. T ylenol is acceptable. Please le t R enew Med Spa kno w if y ou ar e on an y medic aon, such as blood thinner s, tha t may incr ease y our risk of bruising and/ or bleeding. 1 WEEK BEF ORE: ● Avoid an y t opical skinc are pr oducts tha t ma y irrit ate y our such as gly colic acid, or renoic (r enols) acids. ● If y ou ha ve an y r ecent skin injecon, acv e or c old sor e in the tr eatment ar ea, please c all our office immedia tely t o r eschedule y our appoin tment. 1 D AY BEF ORE: ● Oral Arnic a should be t aken t o minimiz e risk of s welling and bruising. T ake Arnic a the da y be fore y our treatment. ● Please nof y R enew Med Spa or our s taff if y ou ha ve a his tory of mor e than 3 f acial c old sor es a y ear, as there is a risk tha t this pr ocedure c ould c ause a r ecurrence. Y ou c an t ake V altrex, 2 gr ams the nigh t before y our pr ocedure and another 2 gr ams 12 hour s a er the pr ocedure t o pr event c old sor es recurrence. DAY OF PR OCEDURE: ● Local numbing medic aon will be used t o ma ximize y our c omfort during the pr ocedure. Mos t pa ents report a mild t o moder ate s nging sensa on with numbing injecons. It is import ant t o discuss an y sensivity or aller gy t o Lidoc aine, No vocaine or Epinephrine with y our pr ovider prior t o tr eatment. ● It is normal t o e xperience some mild t o moder ate t enderness or aching sensa on pos t pr ocedure. Y ou may t ake T ylenol or use ice pack s as needed f or c omfort. ● Mild t o moder ate s welling c an be e xpected, which should dissipa te within a f ew da ys. Ice as needed for the fir st da y and use w arm c ompression a er the fir st da y t o pr omote f aster healing. ● Expect mild t o moder ate bruising , which will typic ally t ake 7-10 da ys t o r esolve. ● Apply Arnic a g el or oin tment immedia tely a er y our pr ocedure. Use as needed.

Post-Care Instrucons

ICE: Gen tly apply c old pack s immedia tely a er y our tr eatment t o help r educe s welling and bruising. Acetaminophen (T ylenol) ma y be t aken in c ase of pain/t enderness. A void, if possible, aspirin and NS AIDs (Motrin, Ale ve, Advil, Ibupr ofen) f or 3 da ys pos t pr ocedure.

ARNICA: Apply Arnic a g el immedia tely a er y our pr ocedure as ins tructed. Con nue t o t ake or al Arnic a f or 5 days a er tr eatment t o help dissipa te the s welling and bruising f aster.

AVOID T OUCHING/PRESSURE/MASSAGE: Please a void t ouching the ar ea f or 24 hour s. T ry t o a void dir ect pressure on y our f ace such as sleeping “f ace do wn” f or 1 w eek. No massag e or tr eatment t o the ar ea f or 1 month.

KEEP ARE A “ QUIET”: A void e xcessive f acial mo vements such as laughing , y awning, smiling , che wing gum or other e xcessive f acial mo vements f or 2 w eeks. This applies t o ar eas tr eated on the body as w ell. A void strenuous e xercise and high impact sports f or 2 w eeks. A void den tal pr ocedures f or 3 w eeks.

AVOID HO T TUBS/S AUNAS/FLOTATION T ANKS/STEAM R OOMS/SWIMMING: f or 3 w eeks

WASHING ARE A/MAKE-UP/TOPICALS: Y ou ma y g ently w ash, sha ve, dr y and/ or apply mak eup the ne xt morning, but a void ag gressive scrubbing or rubbing f or 1 w eek. A void t opical skinc are pr oducts tha t c ontain or acids f or 3 da ys. Please r eview y our skinc are r egimen with our s taff prior t o r esuming.

ELEVATE HE AD F OR 3 NIGHT S: K eep head ele vated f or 3 nigh ts a er y our pr ocedure.

USE SUNBL OCK: A void dir ect sun e xposure/UV ligh t f or 2 w eeks. Sun e xposure ma y incr ease y our risk of hyperpigmentaon and irrit aon t o our tr eatment ar ea. Apply sunblock of a t leas t SPF 30+.

UNUSUAL S YMPTOMS: Please do not hesit ate t o r eport an y w orsening or per sistent s ymptoms t o our office 704-843-0226. W atch f or e vidence of in fecon such as incr eased pain, r edness, s welling, irrit aon, r ash, f evers or dr ainage. If y ou de velop a c old sor e or f ever blis ter, please nof y our office immedia tely.

SCHEDULE F OLLOW UP VISIT IN 2 WEEK S: Please schedule a f ollow up visit 2 w eeks fr om the da y of tr eatment. We w ant t o mak e sur e the thr eads ar e in place and ther e ar e no c omplicaons. Please r emember tha t the Thread Li pr ocedure ma y t ake se veral mon ths t o see full e ffect. Depending on the degr ee of skin la xity, y ou may r equire mor e tr eatments. K eep in mind, bes t r esults ar e seen with a c ombinaon appr oach.

ANTI-AGING THERAPIE S: These tr eatments c an be done immedia tely prior t o y our Thr ead Li pr ocedure, but must w ait if perf ormed a erwards.

Avoid injecons/micr oneedling f or 2 w eeks f ollowing y our pr ocedure. Avoid laser s and ligh t based hea t f or 1 mon th f ollowing y our pr ocedure. Avoid Radio-Fr equency tr eatment f or 3 mon ths f ollowing y our pr ocedure Avoid C O2 laser r esurfacing f or 6 mon ths f ollowing pr ocedure. Avoid f acials and massag e t o the ar ea f or 1 mon th f ollowing pr ocedure.

Following these instrucons will not only avoid unwanted complicaons, but will help to prolong the longevity of your treatment and the overall results.