Permanent Makeup
 

Pre-procedure Advice for Permanent Cosmetics

• You cannot have the treatment done if you are under 18, pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Do not tan in the sun or on sunbeds 2 weeks prior to treatment and you must not have a sunburned face.
• Do not have any type of facial/peel 2 weeks prior to treatment.
• Discontinue Vitamin A/Retinol products 1 month prior to treatment.
• Do not have Botox 3 weeks prior to treatment.  Botox should be performed after brows.
• Do not wax or tint lashes or eyebrows 3 days prior to treatment.
• Do not exercise on the day of treatment.
• Do not drink alcohol, or any caffeine product or take aspirin or ibuprofen 24-48 hours prior to treatment. (Always consult your General Practitioner before stopping any medicine you have been prescribed).
• LIPS ONLY – Take antiviral medication 3 days before treatment – day of treatment and 3 days after treatment. You can order these online.
• Exfoliate lips and moisturise for 1 week leading up to appointment. I can not tattoo dry, flaky lips – No refund will be given.

Permanent Cosmetics Aftercare Instructions

Brows

Every 1/ 2 hours for the first 24 hours after treatment, wipe your eyebrows with cooled boiled water on a cotton wool pad then pat them dry with a clean tissue, apply healing balm - if given - after each wipe. For 2 to 7 days after treatment, the procedure area may experience the following symptoms:
• Flaking • Tenderness • Dryness and itching • Swelling • Redness

FOR ONE WEEK FOLLOWING TREATMENT -

• Apply a rice grain sized amount of aftercare balm ( if given) twice a day- or when needed - using a cotton bud. Please be sure not to over apply as this can suffocate your skin and delay healing. (Do not apply for the eyeliner).
• Do not get the treated area wet in the shower/bath/swimming pool or steam for 10 days.
• No make up on or near the treated area for 10 days.
• No face creams/moisturisers on the treated area for 10 days.
• No heavy exercise, saunas, sun beds and keep the treated area out of the sun for 10 days.
• Do not touch, pick, scratch or rub the treated area whilst healing or the colour will heal unevenly or cause scarring of infection.
• Use a clean pillowcase and do not sleep on your face.
• Limit hot showers and baths to avoid too much steam getting to the treated area. Keep your hair away from the treated area. (If you have a fringe then clip it back out of your face).

Eyeliner

• Swelling differs with each individual. To eliminate the swelling you can place ice on the treated areas every hour for about 10 minutes. Make sure you are rolling the ice - do not leave in one area. An additional pillow is advisable when sleeping that evening. Do not use eyelash curlers for 7 days after the procedure. New mascara has to be purchased but not to be used until at least 7 days after the procedure.
• After eye procedures, eyelashes may stick together and eyelids appear red and puffy. If you are feeling less than 100% healthy it may take longer for your treatment to heal and symptoms may appear more prominent.
• Gently wash over eyes with sterile water and a clean cotton pad morning and evening. Do not rub, gently dab to keep clean and wipe away and sleep dust.

Lips
• The anaesthetic will have worn off within 30 minutes and your colour will come back into your lip tissue. Ice can be applied the same as the eyeliner to relieve the burning sensation.
• With sterile water and a clean cotton round wipe lips regularly, repeat every time a clear liquid is present then before you go to bed to illuminate scabbing. Apply the healing balm after each wipe or when lips are dry whilst awake for 7days. Do not apply lipstick until after 7 days. It is possible that an infection or allergic reaction. to the ingredients of the lipstick may occur should you apply within this period.
• Avoid eating spicy, salty or citrus foods. Drink through a straw to prevent contact with liquids and washing off your healing balm, also be careful when brushing your teeth.
• If you suffer cold sores and are not using Zovirax or a similar product to prevent an outburst, I will not be responsible for excessive colour fading. I can guarantee a 90% chance you will have an outbreak of cold sores if medication tablets are not used - information provided in "pre care" above.

Essential Information

Please remember that the colour is up to 50% darker straight after the treatment and can take a little time to adjust to the colour and the new shape. The area will start to scab over very slightly and then begin to flake off, you will lose around 30-50% of the colour implanted over the next 7 days and after the first treatment they can be quite patchy and faded looking. The true colour will not come through until up to 4-6 weeks after the initial treatment. During the healing process, the colour may seem to have disappeared as it is obscured by the healing skin. Under no circumstances should you have further permanent cosmetic work undertaken during the 4-week period.
• If the aftercare is not followed correctly then the finished result may not be desirable and you may need additional treatments which will be at a further cost to yourself.
• Because everyone's skin is different and some people's skin takes better to it than others, multiple treatments are sometimes necessary which will be at a further cost to yourself.
• When having a top up treatment, if the area being treated has faded too much or lost its shape then you may need a second top up treatment which will be at a further cost to yourself. Infections and allergic reactions although very rare, can happen. To avoid infection please follow the aftercare instructions correctly. An allergic reaction response may include redness, severe itching, swelling, a rash, blistering, dryness or any other symptom associated with an allergy. If this happens, please contact your General Practitioner immediately.