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Skin test
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The skin test serves to check tolerance and for a better estimation as to
how your skin will react to the treatment. Perform this at least 48 hours
before the first application on the area of skin to be treated. Proceed as
follows:
1. Plug the end of the device plug of the power supply cable into the de-
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vice and the power supply plug into a socket. The readiness indica-
flashes green.
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tor
Press the ON/OFF button
2.
light up at Level 1, the readiness indicator
device fan switches itself on. The device is now ready for positioning
on the skin.
3. Place the light area
to illuminate green permanently. (LED flashing red? - > chapter 5.3)
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Press the ON/OFF button
4.
up at Level 1.
5. Press the trigger button
The skin contact area
skin contact the readiness indicator
manently), so that a light pulse can be emitted by the device. When
the pulse is emitted, you will see a bright flash and may hear a clicking
sound.
6. Now place the device on another area of the skin while it charges for
the next light pulse.
7. Then emit a new light pulse on the other skin area.
8. Repeat this procedure for further areas of skin, for which a treatment
is planned.
9. End the skin tolerance test (switch off the device by pressing and hold-
ing the ON/OFF button
skin areas that have been treated. If they appear normal (no reactions
or only slight redness), the areas of skin tested can be treated. How-
ever if the areas of skin display strong, painful or other unusual reac-
tions, you may not carry out any treatment on the corresponding skin
areas. In this case contact your doctor.
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. The intensity display
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onto the skin and wait for the readiness indicator
1
. The intensity display
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to trigger a light pulse at intensity level 1.
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must lie fully on the skin (if case of adequate
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1
) and wait at least 48 hours. Check the
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is blinking green and the
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begins to light
starts to illuminate green per-
begins to