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Pre-Procedure Care
All permanent cosmetic procedures are mutli-session processes. You are required to come back for at least one touch-up visit before it can be determined that your work is complete. touch-up visits are scheduled from our four to eight week intervals. Be prepared for the color intensity of your procedure to be significantly larger, sharper, brighter or darker that what is expected for the final outcome. It will take time for this transition, bosed on how quickly the outler layer of your skin exfoliates. While these injected tones may initailly simulate the exact color and tone desired, it will not always remain a perfect match. Injected tones are constant, while your own skin tones will vary depending on exposure to cold, heat, sun, and circulatory changes. For example, if you tan your skin and had a scar camouflaged, your surounding skin will be darker in appearance than the treated area. Since delicate skin or sensitive areas may swell slightly or redden, some clients feel it best not to make any social plans for a day or two following any procedure. Wear your normal make-up and bring your lip or eyebrow pencils to the office on the day of the procedure.Any tweezing or waxing should be done at least 48 hours prior to the procedure; electrolysis no less than 5 days before. Do not resume any method of hair removal for at least two weeks. Any eyelash or eyebrow tinting or eyelash curling should be done no sooner than 48 hours before or two weeks after the procedure. Do not wear contact lenses during or immediately following the eyeliner procedure. Remember to wear your glasses. You may resume wearing your contact lenses as soon as your eyes return to their pre-treated condition. If you are having lip procedures and have any history of cold sores/fever blisters/herpes simplex, you will be required to contact your physician to obtain the proper prescription medication to prevent such outbreaks. Many physicians prescribe 12 capsules of 500 mg. Valtrex. These can be taken 3 times a day, two days before micro-pigmentation and four days after or as physician prescribes. |
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Post-Procedure Care EYELINER Expect light to moderate swelling and redness. Tea bags or ice packs may be used to minimize swelling the day of and the day after the procedure. Use A&D Ointment or Vaseline around the treated area for 2-3 days following the procedure. You must use NEW mascara to avoid contamination. EYEBROWS Expect slight swelling, thickness and/or redness for 1-2 days following the procedure. Keep lightly glossed with A&D Ointment or Vaseline for 3-4 days. Wash with water and pat dry. LIPLINER / LIPCOLOR Expect moderate swelling, usually 1 - 2 days following the procedure. Applying ice for the first 2 hours is most important and continue throughout the day. Keep moist with A&D Ointment, Vaseline or Liprotek for the next 5-7 days, then switch to chap stick or lipstick with an SPF of 15 or greater, as the sun tends to fade lip color quickly. SCAR CAMOUFLAGE / AREOLA RESTORATION Keep area away from water for 24 hours. Keep moist with A&D Ointment or Xeroform for 3-5 days. No vigorous exercise for 24 hours. After the procedure, the lips may appear to have too much color. You may add make-up to soften the color. After 3 to 4 days, the color will become lighter as the epidermis sloughs off. It will appear that you have lost all your color; however, when your lips have healed completely, the dermal layer will gradually become darker. Two or 3 applications may be required to achieve the desired results. It is not uncommon to lose up to 70% of the color on the first application. Remember: Do not use any Retin-A or Glycolic Acids while healing! Do not use Peroxide or Neosporin on ANY areas! Do not scrub or pick treated areas! Do not expose area to sun or tanning beds! Avoid facials, swimming and/or whirlpools for at least 5 days! Do not dye or tweeze eyebrows one week before and after procedure! FAILURE TO FOLLOW POST-PROCEDURE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OR DISCOLORATION OF PIGMENT. THE KNOWN POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS FROM DERMAPIGMENTATION ARE: PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. |
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Healing Schedules Lips a good lip balm and they will return to normal but with full color! Eyeliner a few more days to clarify to full color. Eyebrows red under the pigment which causes the color of the pigment to appear darker. There is some swelling, although difficult to actually see due to the thickness of the skin in the eyebrow area. this will subside. Exfoliation, which begins in a few days, will cause the excess pigment surrounding the eyebrow procedure to flake away and a more narrow appearance will result. New skin will heal over the pigment and result in a softer appearance of your eyebrows. Do not be concerned that your eyebrows initially appear darker and heavier in size than you desire. this is all part of the process. |
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| Note: Permanent makeup procedures are affected by the canvas (your skin) that they are performed on. If your skin is sun damaged
(even from tanning beds), thick and uneven in texture, or excessively dry or oily the result cannot be expected to be perfect after the initial procedure. Scars on the lips
from fever blisters cause pigment removal. Lifestyle, medications, smoking, metabloism, facial surgery, and age of skin all contribute to fading. Touch-ups are needed 30
days after your initail procedure to ensure the best result and to keep your permanent cosmetics looking thebest. Your procedure maintenance, as outlined in your pre/post
predure care, is very important. |
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