Aftercare also closes the loop that consent opens. Before treatment you explain risks, alternatives and what to expect, and record that the client understands. Our guide to digital consent forms that go beyond a signature<\/mark><\/a> covers that first half. Aftercare is the second half: the same information, translated into practical steps for the days after the appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your aftercare should always follow your own training, your product manufacturer\u2019s instructions and, where a prescription-only medicine is involved, the prescriber\u2019s directions. Within that, the strongest aftercare forms tend to share the same structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Name the treatment, the area treated and the appointment date. It sounds obvious, but a generic \u201cpost-treatment care sheet is easy to ignore. A form that clearly belongs to this client and this appointment is far more likely to be read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Describe the common, expected effects for that treatment in plain English, with a rough time frame that matches your protocol. Clients worry less when they know what to expect, and they are more likely to spot something that does not fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n List the practical dos and don\u2019ts in short bullet points: skincare, make-up, exercise, heat, sun exposure, alcohol, travel or anything else your protocol covers. Keep each point specific. \u201cAvoid strenuous exercise for 24 hours\u201d is easier to follow than \u201ctake it easy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the most important section. Set out the signs that mean the client should contact you straight away, the number or channel to use, what to do out of hours, and when to seek urgent medical help instead. Make sure the contact route on the form is one that someone actually monitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your protocol includes a review appointment, say when it should happen and how to book it. Better still, book it before the client leaves. A review that sits in the diary is much more likely to happen than one the client intends to arrange later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether you send aftercare digitally or hand over a printed card, record what was given. A digital form stored against the client\u2019s profile is the simplest way to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The title of this guide is a question many clinics never answer: what do you send next? A simple timeline makes aftercare part of the client journey rather than a single sheet of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is where a connected system earns its keep. When booking, consent and aftercare live in different places, steps get missed. Our article on aesthetics clinic booking software as a connected workflow<\/mark><\/a> explains how to link each stage of the appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Faces has a public aftercare forms library<\/mark><\/a> covering a wide range of aesthetic and beauty treatments, alongside the consent forms library<\/mark><\/a>. Clinics using Faces can send forms digitally from the platform, so the client receives clear written instructions and the clinic keeps a record against the appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a walkthrough of how bookings run on the platform, watch Ashs video on choosing an aesthetics booking system<\/mark><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat a good aftercare form should include<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. The treatment and the date<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2. What is normal, and for how long<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
3. What to do and what to avoid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
4. Warning signs and who to contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
5. Follow-up and review<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
6. A clear record that it was sent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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What to send next: an aftercare timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How Faces aftercare forms work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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