What's your skin type?
Two assessments. The laser assessment can be completed with staff or handed to the patient to answer on their own.
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This short questionnaire helps us plan your laser treatment safely. You can answer on your own, or our staff will complete it with you. There are two steps:
Your answers stay on this device and will be reviewed with you by our staff.
Do any of these apply to you right now?
Tap everything you currently take, use, or that applies to you. Tap again to unselect. If nothing applies, just continue.
All done — thank you!
Please hand the device back to our staff.
We'll review your results together.
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Results and recommendations are visible to our team only.
Assessment results
Fitzpatrick type
⚠️ Reported medications & history
Laser considerations for this type
🛍️ Recommended pre & post-treatment products
Starting-point suggestions from our iS Clinical, Neova, and Alastin lines — final regimen is tailored by our staff to your treatment plan.
Self-reported screening for planning purposes — verify medications and history verbally, and confirm Fitzpatrick type on clinical examination. Device choice and settings remain the provider's clinical decision.
Fill in the patient details (optional — they appear in the report header), then print or save as PDF for the chart.
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Self-reported screening questionnaire completed in office. Fitzpatrick type is an estimate based on questionnaire scoring and should be confirmed on clinical examination. Medications and history must be verified verbally. Device selection, wavelengths, and treatment settings remain the clinical decision of the treating provider. Product recommendations are a starting point and are tailored by staff.
Care tips for you
🛍️ Our product picks for you
Suggestions from our iS Clinical, Neova, and Alastin lines — ask our staff to tailor a full regimen for you.
This quiz is for general guidance only and isn't medical advice. For persistent skin concerns, consult a dermatologist.
Medications to review
before laser treatments
Some medications and products make skin more light-sensitive or affect healing, which can raise the risk of burns, blistering, or pigment changes with laser and IPL treatments. Share your complete medication and supplement list with your provider — typical hold times below are general ranges; your provider sets the actual plan.
🔴 Oral isotretinoin (Accutane®)
Often 6 months- Isotretinoin (Accutane, Claravis, Absorica) — historically held ~6 months before ablative or resurfacing lasers due to healing and scarring concerns.
Some newer guidelines are less strict for certain non-ablative treatments — this is specifically a decision for your treating physician.
🟠 Photosensitizing oral medications
Commonly 3–7+ days- Tetracycline antibiotics — doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline
- Fluoroquinolones — ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin
- Sulfa antibiotics — sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra)
- Thiazide diuretics — hydrochlorothiazide (also in many combo blood-pressure pills)
- Amiodarone — strongly photosensitizing; requires individual assessment
- Oral retinoids other than isotretinoin — e.g., acitretin
If the medication treats an ongoing condition (blood pressure, heart rhythm, active infection), the prescriber decides whether a hold is safe — often the treatment is rescheduled instead.
🟡 Topicals on the treatment area
Usually 3–7 days- Retinoids — tretinoin (Retin-A), adapalene (Differin), tazarotene, retinol serums
- Exfoliating acids — glycolic/lactic (AHA), salicylic (BHA)
- Benzoyl peroxide
- Hydroquinone — sometimes held, sometimes intentionally used pre-treatment in darker skin types; follow your provider's plan
- Self-tanners — remove completely; residual color can absorb laser energy
🟢 Bruising & bleeding risk (vascular / injectable-adjacent treatments)
Only with prescriber OK- Aspirin and NSAIDs — ibuprofen (Advil), naproxen (Aleve) — sometimes held ~1 week for bruise-prone procedures
- Supplements that thin blood — fish oil/omega-3, vitamin E, ginkgo biloba, garlic, ginseng
- Prescription anticoagulants — warfarin (Coumadin), apixaban (Eliquis), rivaroxaban (Xarelto), clopidogrel (Plavix) — do not stop; your provider will plan around them
🌿 Herbal & other photosensitizers
Commonly 1–2 weeks- St. John's Wort — significantly photosensitizing; taper only with prescriber guidance if used for mood
- Gold therapy (historic rheumatoid arthritis treatment) — can cause permanent gray discoloration with laser/IPL; tell your provider if you've ever received it
💬 Also tell your provider about
Always disclose- History of cold sores — facial treatments may need antiviral prophylaxis (e.g., valacyclovir)
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding — most cosmetic laser treatments are deferred
- Recent sun, tanning bed, or self-tanner use on the treatment area
- Keloid or abnormal scarring history
- Recent fillers, Botox, or chemical peels in the treatment area
This guide is educational and not exhaustive; hold times vary by procedure, device, and patient. It is not medical advice. Decisions about starting, stopping, or holding any medication belong to you and your prescribing clinician together with your laser provider.