One week prior to treatment:

• Stop taking NSAID medicines such as Aspirin, Ibuprofen, and Naproxen since they interfere with normal blood clotting. Check medication labels for the active ingredient.

• You may take Acetaminophen (Tylenol) as needed for pain not to exceed 3000 mg a day.

Three days prior to treatment:

• Discontinue any irritant type topical products or treatments

• Products such as Alpha Hydroxy Acids, Beta Hydroxy Acid, Retinol (Vitamin A), Vitamin C (in a low pH formula), scrubs or anything perceived as ‘active’ skincare.

• Treatments such as microdermabrasion and laser.

• No prolonged sun exposure, to the area being treated

• A treatment will not be administered on sunburned skin

Day of treatment:

• Shower as usual

• Do not apply any lotion, powder, oils or other products to treatment areas

• If face/neck being treated

  • Cleanse your face/neck and do not apply makeup

A Morpheus8 treatment is an outpatient procedure. Neither anesthesia nor intravenous (IV) sedation is used. The procedure is performed using the following steps:

A topical numbing cream is applied to the area(s) of the face that the patient wishes to improve

A device delivering radio frequency energy through micro-pins is used to deliver the RF energy within the skin surface

The radio frequency device has tips with various depths. Your service provider selects the tips and pins to increase or decrease the amount of radiofrequency the patient’s skin receives. This customized treatment approach allows the specialist to provide patients with maximum results. Total procedure time is usually one and a half hours-two hours depending on the size of the skin area treated.

Following their procedure, patients may return to normal daily activities. The minimal amount of swelling and bruising that is associated with the procedure is easily controlled using ice packs. Patients may feel that their face is a bit tight after their procedure. If present, this feeling will go away a few days. Total recovery time for a Morpheus8 treatment can often be less than an hour.

• CLEAN – Use a soothing cleanser or face wash with lukewarm water to cleanse the face and gently pat dry the treated skin until it heals. Always make sure that your hands are clean when touching the treated area.

• HYDRATE – Use a gentle moisturizer or healing ointment on the treatment area until skin heals.

• MAKEUP – Can be applied 2 days after the treatment. Clean makeup brushes prior to using.

• PROTECT – At 24 hours after the procedure, you should apply a broad spectrum UVA/UVB sunscreen with a SPF30, AT ALL TIMES when you will be outside. Use a physical sunscreen (Zinc/Titanium Dioxide) daily. Do not use chemical sunscreens (oxybenzone, avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, homosalate and octinoxate).

• Reapply often→In addition to reducing your future risk of skin cancer, sunscreens also reduce wrinkles and slow the aging process.

What to avoid:

To ensure the proper healing environment, be certain to observe the following:

• For at least 48 hours post treatment, do NOT use any Alpha Hydroxy Acids, Beta Hydroxy Acid, Retinol (Vitamin A), Vitamin C (in a low pH formula) or anything perceived as ‘active’ skincare.

• Avoid intentional and direct sunlight for at least 24 hours. No tanning beds.

• Do not go swimming for at least 24 hours post-treatment.

• No exercising or strenuous activity for the first 24 hours post-treatment. Sweating and gym environments are harmful, rife with bacteria, and may cause adverse reactions.

• Immediately after your treatment, you will look and feel like you have a moderate sunburn

• Skin may feel warm and tighter than usual

• Skin may crust and peel for 3-7 days after treatment

• Redness and swelling may last for 3-4 days

Patients will notice that their face looks much better after their procedure. Over the course of recovery, collagen tightens and patients see improvements in their facial appearance. Their face is lifted and volume is added to lax areas. Skin complexion also improves. Six short weeks after their procedure, patients will see their final results. A Morpheus8 treatment or series of treatments can make a patient look decidedly younger.