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aftercare instructions

OMBRE/POWDER BROWS & MICROBLADING

KEEP THE AREA CLEAN AND APPLY HEALING BALM PROVIDED MORNING AND NIGHT OR WHEN FEELING TIGHT/DRY FOR AT LEAST 3-5 DAYS POST TREATMENT. TOUCH THE AREA WITH CLEAN HANDS ONLY. BLOT SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR THE FIRST DAY TO AVOID SCABBING. ON DAY 2/3 POST TREATMENT YOUR BROWS WILL APPEAR DARKER THAN DESIRED UNTIL PEELING WHERE THEY CAN THEN LOSE UP TO 70% OF PIGMENT. NO NEED TO PANIC, THIS IS A NORMAL PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS AND COLOUR WILL RETURN, ANY AREAS THAT DO NOT WILL BE CORRECTED IN YOUR TOUCH UP APPOINTMENT. AVOID RUBBING OR PICKING THE AREA. USE WAND PROVIDED TO GENTLY BRUSH AWAY ANY FLAKING DURING HEALING.

FOR 1 WEEK AFTER COSMETIC TATTOO AVOID:

MAKE UP IN THE TREATED AREA
EXCESSIVE SWEATING IE EXERCISE, SAUNAS
SWIMMING IN POOLS

FOR 2 WEEKS AFTER COSMETIC TATTOO AVOID:

SUN TANNING (WEAR SPF DAILY)
TINTING AND HAIR REMOVAL
FACIALS AND ACTIVES IN SKINCARE

ONGOING CARE:

SPF (SUN WILL FADE YOUR NEW BROWS MORE QUICKLY)
AVOID APPLYING AHA’S AND ACTIVE SKINCARE INGREDIENTS DIRECTLY TO THE AREA TO PREVENT FADING
TOUCH UPS ARE ADVISED 4-10 WEEKS POST INITIAL TREATMENT AND YEARLY TO KEEP THEM LOOKING FRESH.

LIP TATTOO/LIP BLUSH

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE LIPS WILL FEEL DRY, CHAPPED, TIGHT AND TENDER TO THE TOUCH. THEY MAY APPEAR SWOLLEN AND BRIGHT IN COLOUR AND SECRETE A LITTLE EXCESS PIGMENT. KEEP THE AREA CLEAN AND APPLY HEALING BALM PROVIDED AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE LIPS DO NOT DRY OUT. BLOT LIPS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR THE FIRST DAY TO AVOID SCABBING. IF YOU SUFFER WITH COLD SORES IT IS ADVISABLE TO TAKE OVER-THE-COUNTER ANTI-VIRAL MEDICATION ON THE DAY OF YOUR PROCEDURE.

FOR ONE WEEK AFTER LIP BLUSH TATTOO AVOID:

EXCESSIVE SWEATING IE EXERCISE/SAUNA’S
SWIMMING IN POOLS
MAKE UP
TOUCHING OR PICKING AT YOUR LIPS
SPICY FOODS/ACIDIC DRINKS, DRINKING THROUGH A STRAW CAN BE HELPFUL

ONGOING CARE:

RETURN FOR TOUCH UP 4-10 WEEKS POST INITIAL APPOINTMENT IF NEEDED
MINIMISE SUN EXPOSURE TO PREVENT PIGMENT FADING
AVOID ACTIVE INGREDIENTS APPLIED DIRECTLY TO THE AREA SUCH AS AHA’S & RETINOLS

faq’s

ARE THE TREATMENTS PAINFUL?
MOST CLIENTS REPORT NOTHING MORE THAN MINOR DISCOMFORT IN CERTAIN SPOTS, BUT OVERALL A FAIRLY COMFORTABLE TREATMENT. NUMBING AGENTS ARE USED. I HAVE HAD SOME CLIENTS FALL ASLEEP!
HOW LONG IS MY APPOINTMENT?
PLEASE ALLOW 2-2.5 HOURS FOR BROWS AND 3-3.5 HOURS FOR LIPS. TOUCH UPS ARE USUALLY 1-1.5 HOURS.
DO I NEED TO DO ANYTHING BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT?
AVOID CAFFEINE AND ALCOHOL FOR 24 HOURS PRIOR. A HAIR WASH BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT CAN BE A GOOD IDEA SO THAT YOU CAN AVOID GETTING YOUR FACE TOO WET IN THE SHOWER FOR HAIR WASHING FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER TREATMENT. PLEASE ALSO AVOID ACTIVES IN SKINCARE DIRECTLY ON THE AREA FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE.
WILL YOU WORK OVER SOMEBODY ELSE’S WORK?
MOST OF THE TIME YES, HOWEVER IDEALLY THIS WILL BE VERY FADED.
WHEN CAN I HAVE BOTOX AND/OR FILLERS DONE?
PLEASE AVOID INJECTABLES FOR 2 WEEKS BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT.
CAN I HAVE THE TREATMENT DONE IF I AM PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING?
PLEASE AVOID COSMETIC TATTOOING WHILE PREGNANT, THIS IS DUE TO LOTS OF FACTORS INCLUDING AN IMPAIRED IMMUNE SYSTEM, INCREASED BLOOD FLOW AND RISK OF INFECTION. HOWEVER, THE TREATMENT IS FINE WHILST BREASTFEEDING (AFTER 4 MONTHS POST BIRTH).
I’VE HAD MY BROWS DONE RECENTLY, BUT NOW IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE TOO LIGHT, IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG?
NO, THIS IS A TOTALLY NORMAL PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS. SKIN THICKENS TEMPORARILY DISGUISING SOME OF THE IMPLANTED PIGMENT BUT THIS WILL USUALLY RETURN WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. ANY AREAS THAT DO NOT WILL BE CORRECTED IN YOUR TOUCH UP APPOINTMENT.