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Before and After Care

Treatment-specific care guides for safer, better-planned results.

Use this as a high-level guide. Apex confirms your exact preparation, aftercare, contraindications, and patch-test needs during consultation because skin tone, medications, recent sun exposure, and medical history matter.

Consultation and patch testing come first.

Do not treat sunburned, infected, recently tanned, or medically unsuitable skin. If anything changes before your appointment, tell Apex before treatment.

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Laser Hair Removal - Face, Neck, Body, Legs, Bikini, Intimate, and Smart Combos

Unwanted hair, shaving irritation, ingrown hairs, smoother maintenance, and package-based treatment series.

Before treatment

  • Avoid tanning, self-tanner, and significant sun exposure before treatment.
  • Shave the treatment area as directed so energy can reach the follicle without surface-hair singeing.
  • Do not wax, pluck, thread, or use depilatory creams before laser unless Apex specifically clears it.
  • Tell Apex about medications, photosensitivity, pregnancy status, recent procedures, pigment changes, or active irritation.
  • Arrive with clean skin and avoid lotion, oils, deodorant, fragrance, and makeup on the treatment area unless instructed otherwise.

After treatment

  • Expect temporary warmth, redness, or follicle swelling; this is often normal and usually settles.
  • Avoid hot tubs, saunas, intense heat, heavy sweating, and aggressive exfoliation as directed.
  • Use gentle skincare and avoid picking, scratching, or friction on sensitive areas.
  • Use SPF on exposed treated areas and avoid tanning between sessions.
  • Hair may look like it is growing before shedding from treated follicles; do not wax or pluck between visits.

What to expect

  • A series is usually needed because hair grows in cycles.
  • Settings, spacing, and package fit are chosen after assessment.
  • Fine, light, grey, red, or very blond hair may respond less predictably.

Skin Rejuvenation and Collagen Stimulation

Texture, dullness, fine lines, mild laxity appearance, early aging concerns, and overall radiance.

Before treatment

  • Avoid tanning and protect the skin from sun in the weeks leading to treatment.
  • Pause retinoids, exfoliating acids, peels, or aggressive actives only as instructed by Apex.
  • Tell Apex about recent injectables, peels, cold sores, photosensitive medications, pregnancy status, or skin sensitivity.
  • Do not arrive with irritated, sunburned, or actively inflamed skin.
  • Arrive with clean skin and avoid makeup or fragrance on the treatment area.

After treatment

  • Mild redness, warmth, dryness, or sensitivity can occur.
  • Use gentle hydration and daily SPF while the skin settles.
  • Avoid harsh exfoliation, retinoids, heat, and intense sweating as directed.
  • Do not pick flaking or dry areas if they occur.
  • Follow the spacing plan Apex recommends for progressive collagen response.

What to expect

  • Improvement is usually progressive rather than instant.
  • A series may be recommended for tone, texture, and collagen goals.
  • Results vary based on age, skin health, sun exposure, and aftercare.

Pigmentation and Sun Damage

Suitable sun spots, age spots, freckles, selected superficial pigment, and uneven visible sun damage.

Before treatment

  • Avoid tanning and protect the area from sun before treatment.
  • Tell Apex about melasma, changing lesions, photosensitive medications, pregnancy status, recent peels, or pigment history.
  • Do not pick, scrub, or irritate the area before treatment.
  • Pause active brightening, retinoid, or exfoliating products only as instructed.
  • Arrive with clean skin and no makeup over the treatment area when possible.

After treatment

  • Pigmented spots may temporarily darken before fading or flaking.
  • Do not pick crusting or dryness because that can increase pigment risk.
  • Daily SPF and sun avoidance are essential after pigmentation treatment.
  • Use gentle skincare until the area is calm.
  • Report unusual blistering, prolonged irritation, or pigment change to Apex promptly.

What to expect

  • Not every pigment concern is appropriate for laser.
  • Some pigment concerns require medical review before cosmetic treatment.
  • Results depend on pigment type, depth, skin tone, and aftercare.

Vascular, Rosacea, Spider Veins, and Cherry Angiomas

Suitable facial redness, visible vessels, rosacea-related redness, spider veins, and small red vascular spots.

Before treatment

  • Avoid tanning, heat exposure, and strong skin irritation before treatment.
  • Tell Apex about blood thinners, clotting history, vascular conditions, medications, pregnancy status, or recent procedures.
  • Avoid aggressive exfoliation and active skincare as instructed.
  • Arrive with clean skin and no makeup on the treatment area when possible.
  • Bring notes about triggers if redness flares with heat, alcohol, spice, stress, or skincare.

After treatment

  • Temporary redness, swelling, warmth, or purpura can occur depending on vessel type and settings.
  • Avoid heat, hot yoga, saunas, intense exercise, and alcohol as directed after treatment.
  • Use gentle skincare and sun protection while the skin settles.
  • Vessels may fade gradually as the body clears treated tissue.
  • Rosacea can still flare from triggers even when visible redness improves.

What to expect

  • Multiple sessions may be needed for vascular concerns.
  • Response depends on vessel size, depth, location, and skin type.
  • Maintenance may be recommended for rosacea-prone skin.

Razor Bumps and Ingrown Hairs

Beard or neck irritation, bikini-area bumps, ingrown hairs, coarse hair, and shaving-related inflammation.

Before treatment

  • Avoid waxing and plucking because the follicle must be present for laser treatment.
  • Shave only as directed, especially if the area is inflamed.
  • Tell Apex about active infection, open skin, keloid history, pigment changes, medications, or recent products.
  • Avoid tanning and strong exfoliation before treatment.
  • Arrive with clean skin and avoid heavy oils or fragranced products on the area.

After treatment

  • Mild redness or follicle swelling can occur after treatment.
  • Do not pick bumps, dark marks, or ingrown hairs after laser.
  • Use gentle skincare and avoid friction, heat, and harsh exfoliation as directed.
  • Bumps may improve gradually as the hair contributing to them reduces over a series.
  • Dark marks from old irritation can take longer to fade than active bumps.

What to expect

  • A series is usually needed for meaningful razor-bump control.
  • Laser may reduce the hair trigger, but friction and shaving habits still matter.
  • Apex adjusts settings after assessing skin tone, hair type, and inflammation.
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