Pre-care
Pre-care
These pre-care instructions will help prepare your skin, reducing sensitivity and improving pigment retention. Please read the recommendations carefully and follow them closely to ensure a successful procedure and perfect healing.
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Microblading and powder brows Pre-care instructions:
• DO NOT WORK OUT 24 HOURS BEFORE THE PROCEDURE.
• AVOID CERTAIN MEDICATIONS: AVOID BLOOD- THINNING MEDICATIONS SUCH AS ASPIRIN OR IBUPROFEN FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE.
• AVOID USING ANY VITAMIN C PILLS 2 WEEKS BEFORE YOUR TREATMENT AND DURING YOUR HEALING PERIOD.
• VITAMIN C CAN HINDER YOUR PIGMENT RETENTION, BECAUSE IT PROMOTES COLLAGEN GROWIH.
• AVOID FISH OIL, PRENATAL VITAMINS, NI TRITIONAL SHAKES (SHAKEOLOGY,ETC) HAIR, SKIN, NAIL SUPPLEMENTS 48 HOURS BEFORE.
• AVOID ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE: REFRAIN FROM CONSUMING ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE FOR 24 HOURS BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT, AS THEY CAN INCREASE SENSITIVITY.
• AVOID SUN EXPOSURE: MINIMIZE SUN EXPOSURE AND TANNING BEDS FOR AT LEAST A WEEK BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE TO PREVENT SKIN IRRITATION.
• AVOID HAIR REMOVAL: AVOID WAXING, TINTING, PLUCKING FOR 3 DAYS TO A WEEK BEFORE THE PROCEDURE
• AVOID RETINOLS: STOP USING RETIN-A AT LEAST A MONTH BEFORE THE PROCEDURE. THIS PAUSE AIDS IN STABILIZING YOUR SKIN, THEREBY REDUCING SENSITIVITY AND ENSURING SUPERIOR PIGMENT RETENTION
• AVOID CHEMICAL PEELS, MICRODERMABRASION AND FACIALS 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO PROCEDURE.
• PATCH TEST: IF RECOMMENDED BY YOUR ARTIST, UNDERGO A PATCH TEST TO CHECK FOR ANY ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO THE PIGMENT.
DAY OF PROCEDURE:
• WEAR MAKEUP, HOW YOU USUALLY DO YOUR BROWS.
Lip blush Pre-care instructions:
• STAY HYDRATED, DRINK PLENTY OF WATER DAYS BEFORE TREATMENT. LIPS CANNOT BE DRY/CHAPPED.
• EXFOLIATE LIPS NIGHTLY, START ONE WEEK PRIOR, STOP ONE NIGHT PRIOR.
• NO FILLERS OR IN INJECTIONS IN TO THE LIPS FOUR WEEKS PRIOR. • BRING YOUR EVERYDAY WEAR LIPSTICK.
• START YOUR COLD SORE MEDICATION THE DAY BEFORE.
• NO WAXING THE LIP AREA ONE WEEK PRIOR.
• NO ALCOHOL, ASPIRIN OR SMOKING OF ANY KIND 48 HRS PRIOR.
• COME WITH CLEAN FACE MOISTURIZER ONLY. DAY OF PROCEDURE
• DO NOT WEAR MAKEUP ON YOUR LIPS.
• ONLY WEAR VASELINE OR CHAPSTICK.
• DRINK A LOT OF WATER DAY OF THE PROCEDURE. IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF COLD SORES AND ARE SCHEDULING A LIP TATTOO, SPEAK TO YOUR DOCTOR AND OBTAIN THE PROPER ANTIVIRAL MEDICATION. PMU DOES NOT CAUSE THE COLD SORE VIRUS COLD SORES; HOWEVER, IF YOU CARRY THE VIRUS, IT LAYS DORMANT IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND CAN BE AROUSED BY THE INFUSION PROCESS. IF NOT PREVENTED, AN OUTBREAK WILL HAPPEN AROUND DAY 3 OF HEALING. SO, EVEN IF YOU HAVE NEVER HAD A COLD SORE OR HAD AN OUTBREAK TWO WEEKS AGO OR TEN YEARS AGO, TAKE THE PREVENTIVE STEPS TO ENSURE YOUR HEALING IS MORE COMFORTABLE.
Eyeliner enhancement Pre-care instructions:
• AVOID LASH TINTING 2 WEEKS BEFORE.
• DO NOT DYE OR PERM LASHES FOR 10 DAYS PRIOR.
• IF YOU HAVE HAD LASIK OR CATARACT SURGERY YOU NEED MEDICAL CLEARANCE FROM YOUR PHYSICIAN.
• EYELASH EXTENSIONS MUST BE REMOVED 1 WEEK PRIOR TO YOUR EYELINER PROCEDURE.
• NO LATISSE OR ANY OTHER EYELASH SERUMS FOR 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE.
• NO BOTOX INJECTIONS 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO PROCEDURE IN EYE AREA ONLY.
• THE SKIN MUST BE FREE OF ALL IRRITATIONS INCLUDING BLEMISHES, ECZEMA, AND PSORIASIS.
• NO ACCUTANE MEDICATION FOR ONE YEAR PRIOR TO GETTING A PERMANENT COSMETIC TATTOO.
• NO FISH OIL, VITAMIN C, GLUCOSAMINE, EVENING PRIMROSE OIL, GINGER, GINKO ONE WEEK PRIOR.
• NO ANTI-AGING, SKIN BRIGHTENING, ANTI-AGNE PRODUCTS FOR 30 DAYS PRIOR TO YOUR APPOINTMENT.
• NO FACIALS, MICRODERMABRASION, MICRONEEDLING, PEELS OR LASER TREATMENTS FOR AT LEAST 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR PROCEDURE.
• DO NOT TAKE BLOOD THINNERS.
• AVOID TANNING BEDS, HEAVY SUNLIGHT OR GETTING SUNBURN FOR 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO PROCEDURE.
• DO NOT DRINK CAFFEINE, ENERGY DRINKS OR ALCOHOL FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE THE PROCEDURE. DAY OF PROCEDURE
• DO NOT WEAR MASCARA AND HAVE YOUR EYES FREE OF MAKEUP AND MOISTURIZER.
• DO BRING SUNGLASSES TO WEAR HOME. EYES MAY BE LIGHT SENSITIVE.
• IF YOU WEAR EYEGLASSES, PLEASE BRING THOSE TO YOUR APPOINTMENT
• IF YOU WEAR CONTACT LENSES, YOU MUST REMOVE THEM BEFORE THE PROCEDURE.
• NO WORKING OUT THE DAY OF THE PROCEDURE!