Aftercare for Permanent Cosmetic Procedures Aftercare instructions for permanent cosmetics

After Care For Permanent Cosmetics:

Proper care following your procedure is necessary to achieve the best results. Keep in mind that in many cases some unevenness of color is to be expected. This is the purpose of the touch-up visit. Please review the following directions and refer to them as necessary. If during your healing process you have any questions or concerns, please contact your technician. If necessary, an appointment for a touch-up procedure may be made between 4 and 6 weeks following the initial procedure at no charge. After that period there will be an additional charge for a touch-up.

  1. Ice packs protected with a cloth may be applied as necessary (no more than 15 minutes at a time) to reduce swelling. Sleeping slightly elevated helps alleviate swelling sometimes seen the morning after facial procedures.
  2. Wash your hands before touching any treated area. Cotton-tipped applicators may be used to gently cleanse the eye area and if needed apply Vaseline to the treatment area a few times a day. Less is better. Do not expose the area to dirty or unsanitary conditions. Wearing glasses outdoors is a good way to protect new eyeliner from dust, etc. that can stick to healing agents. Apply recommended healing agents sparingly.
  3. After a lip procedure, keep your lips moist at all times. Avoid spicy foods or heat. If using herpes medication, continue as prescribed.
  4. Normal healing experiences after the procedure:
    1. Eyelashes or eyebrows sticking together in the morning. Rinse eyes with eye wash daily for 5 days. If they continue to stick, call us ASAP.
    2. Puffy eyes
    3. Light bruising near eyelid or brow area
    4. Some itching is normal. DO NOT PICK, PEEL OR SCRATCH the treated area or your color may heal unevenly and you risk scarring and infection.
    5. Tattooed area will be dark for the first several days and will fade. Lips will fade about 50% after the first three days into a natural shade. While healing, the tattoo will look spotty. The final color cannot be judged until at least 3 weeks after the touchup applications are completed. This is the reason follow-ups are required.
    6. Lips will tend to be very dry. Keep them moist with shea butter or shea oil ONLY. Some peeling may occur. DO NOT PEEL OFF! Do not wipe your lips with a napkin while eating; blot instead. Drink through a straw. Lips have a tendency to fade up to sixty percent after the first procedure. No smoking right after lip procedure. If you have a history of cold sores, make sure you contact your doctor for a prescription of Valtrex.
  5. Avoid the following for one week:
    1. Rubbing skin when washing for at least 10 days
    2. Picking or scratching tattooed area
    3. Applying chemicals (such as Retin A) to the tattooed area
    4. Wearing contacts until 48 hours after eyeliner tattoo
    5. Wearing makeup to the tattooed area until healed (5 days). After any eyeliner procedure, use new mascara. Do not use an eyelash curler for two weeks.
    6. Stay out of chlorinated pools, sun beds for at least 1 week
    7. Soap, facial cleansers, lotions, tanning creams, makeup, antibiotic ointment, Retin-A, water, or terrycloth towels.
    8. No smoking immediately following the lip procedure. If smoking can be avoided, apply a heavy coating of aquaphor and cover your lips with your hand while smoking.
    9. Jacuzzi, saunas, hot showers. Also, shower with your back to the water to keep water, shampoo, and conditioner from getting into the pigmented areas. Have a light application of lubrication on the pigmented area during showers.
    10. Peeling
    11. Sun on tattooed area
    12. Chapstick, Blistex, or Ambesol
    13. Salt water
    14. Spicy foods or heat

Long Term Care

  1. Use a good sunscreen daily – even the lips require protection. Sun exposure will fade your permanent cosmetics and may cause irritation even years later.
  2. If you are planning a chemical peel, MRI or other medical procedure, please inform your physician of your cosmetic tattoo.
  3. If you donate blood, it is a Red Cross policy that you must wait one year after any tattooing procedure.