Permanent Makeup Pre-Treatment Instructions
Permanent Makeup Pre-Treatment Instructions in Victoria BC
Please review these important pre-treatment instructions before your Permanent Makeup appointment. Proper preparation helps ensure the best possible results for brows, eyeliner and lip blush procedures.
Please review these important pre-treatment instructions before your Permanent Makeup appointment. Proper preparation helps ensure the best possible results for brows, eyeliner and lip blush procedures.
- If possible, do not take blood thinners 5-7days before the procedure to prevent bleeding. Non-aspirin pain relievers may be taken up to one hour prior to the procedure. ***Important note: Do NOT discontinue any medications that are prescribed by a physician or which are necessary for your health.
- Avoid alcohoL 24hours prior to the procedure to prevent bleeding.
- If you have a condition that requires you to take antibiotics before a dental visit, you must check with your doctor to determine if antibiotics are needed for permanent cosmetics.
- Hair removal may be done 24hours prior to your procedure(ex: tweezing, wazing etc). Permanent hair removal should not done 5days before or after the procedure.
- Botox and skin plumping injections such as Restylane may alter the shape of permanent cosmetics. You must wait until these treatments have worn off (usually 6months)
- Skin treatments such as Retin-A that thin the skin in the procedure area must be discontinued for at least 30days prior to the procedure. Check with your dermatologist about specific medications.
- Accutane users must be off of accutane for at least one year.
- Procedures cannot be performed over fresh sunburns, including those caused by tanning beds. You must wait until burn heals.
- Do not use lash growth serums/ products for at least one week before and after eyeliner procedures.
- You may or may not be allowed to give blood for 1year following your procedure depending on your state, see your donation specialist for details.
Post-Teatment Instructions for All procedures
- Apply Recover cream, sparingly two times per day for one week following the procedure using a clean cotton swab each time. not your fingertips. Recover cream is used to prevent infection and minimize crusting. Apply a thin layer to prevent excessive dryness, and use a clean cotton swab for each dip into the oniment, no double dipping!
- Stay out of the sun. If you must be outside, wear a hat and sunscreen.
- Darker skin may or may not hyperpigment(turn 2-3 shades darker) during healing. This effect may take 6-8weeks to develop if it occurs, there for darker skin please wait 6-8weeks between appointmens, even if the brows appear to be too light or even disappear. They can initially aprear light and then turn darker/reappear during healing. Darker colors may be used at a followup if hyperpigmentation does not occur.
- Icy may be applied the first day following the procedure for 10-15minutes per hour for a couple of hours, use a clean tissue to cover the ice bag each time.
- Avoid exercise that causes sweating for 2-3days.
- Avoid contact with water(bathing, pools, etc) for 24hours; afterwards you may gently clean the area with a mild soap and water as needed. Avoid water in the procedure area as much as possible until the procedure heals.
- Avoid make up, lash/brow tints, and other facial treatments until the procedure heals (5-7days). Very gentle facial washes and treatments are acceptable after 24hours as long as the procedure area is avoided.
- Avoid gardening and contact with animals for 2weeks following the procedure to prevent infection.
- Avoid any clothing that may irritate the procedure area.
- Your permanent cosmetics will begin to turn darker immediately and for the next 3-4days. After this, the color will settle back to the original color you chose.
- It is normal for some people to have pigment scab or flakeoff. It is also normal if it does not. Fading or loss of pigment may occur during healing. There should be pigment under the skin where the pigment has flaked off. If there is no pigment underneath, you may need a touch up.
- Over the next 2-3weeks, the color may lighten up by 50%.
- Pigment may come off on your pillow while you sleep, and may stain linens. Use a clean cover that you won't mind staining if this happens.
- Symptoms of infection or adverse reaction may or may not occur. They include: excessive redness, swelling, tenderness of procedure site, elevated body temperature, rash, or purulent drainage from precedure site. If you experience symptoms of infection or adverse reaction, seek medical attention immediately. Please note that some redness, swelling, and tenderness is normal.
