Contraindications of PicoSure
• Suitability. A qualified practitioner is solely responsible for evaluating each subject's suitability to undergo laser treatment and for informing those being treated about any risks involved with the treatment, pre- and post treatment care, and any other relevant information.
• Therapy using the PicoSure laser is contraindicated for those patients who:
- Are hypersensitive to light in the near infrared wavelength region
- Take medication which is known to increase sensitivity to sunlight
- Have seizure disorders triggered by light
- Take or have taken oral isotretinoin, such as Accutane®, within the last six months
- Have an active localized or systemic infection, or an open wound in area being treated
- Have a significant systemic illness, such as lupus, or an illness localized in area being treated
- Have common acquired nevi that are predisposed to the development of malignant melanoma
- Have herpes simplex in the area being treated
- Are receiving or have received gold therapy
- Are pregnant or breast feeding (lactating)