Hi, I've completed 10 weeks today (woohoo) but plan to carry on for another 3 and half until I have to go away and can't take Brava with me. Once I get back I'm debating trying a little upkeep like doing it for an hour a day but have no idea if this will be of any use, or maybe doing another session next year. If it gets me results that'll be proof enough for my husband that it's worth another go (at the moment he's convinced it'll all disappear once I stop!)
I got a rash to begin with down the middle and I used micropore tape to cover over it so the skin could heal. I was actually more allergic to the tape than the sticky gel but I found that if I left the tape there then it gradually got better. I changed the tape about once or twice a week (always making it moist with aloe gel to get rid of the sticky and peel it off gently!) and by week 6 when the rest of my skin had adapted to the system I stopped using tape and it's now much better. Apart from that I hadn't had much problems with irritation. Once I started using Aloe Gel it got even easier, but recently I have got a blister on my rib under my right breast and it's very sore! I have to make sure the dome is as high up as possible or I can't get any sleep because lying down means the suction is right on top of it! Blister plasters (for your heal) have helped too.
Otherwise, I would also recommend hydrocortisone cream. I have Eczema so I have lots of stuff like this handy which was a help with the original rash I got. Also, I know this might sound crazy but I noticed even my lips were a lot drier when I woke in the morning and my boobs had swollen, I guess they've got to be full of something right? I've found that drinking more water has helped make my skin less dry overall too which would help with rashes.
I got a rash to begin with down the middle and I used micropore tape to cover over it so the skin could heal. I was actually more allergic to the tape than the sticky gel but I found that if I left the tape there then it gradually got better. I changed the tape about once or twice a week (always making it moist with aloe gel to get rid of the sticky and peel it off gently!) and by week 6 when the rest of my skin had adapted to the system I stopped using tape and it's now much better. Apart from that I hadn't had much problems with irritation. Once I started using Aloe Gel it got even easier, but recently I have got a blister on my rib under my right breast and it's very sore! I have to make sure the dome is as high up as possible or I can't get any sleep because lying down means the suction is right on top of it! Blister plasters (for your heal) have helped too.
Otherwise, I would also recommend hydrocortisone cream. I have Eczema so I have lots of stuff like this handy which was a help with the original rash I got. Also, I know this might sound crazy but I noticed even my lips were a lot drier when I woke in the morning and my boobs had swollen, I guess they've got to be full of something right? I've found that drinking more water has helped make my skin less dry overall too which would help with rashes.