after-care
Remember to place nothing on the treated area, except your aftercare product until healed. No makeup, creams, water (except for cleansing detailed below), etc.
DO NOT thread, wax, or dye your eyebrows until completely healed.
Sometimes both eyebrows do not heal at the same rate. One might scab more than the other. This is not a cause for concern, and completely normal.
After your procedure, your skin will start forming a protective scab. You may see fluid ooze on the skin from lymph secretion. The fluid should be dabbed and blotted off with a sterile gauze pad. It can crust the skin over and prevent it from breathing and healing.
After 24 hours, clean the treated area daily with mild warm water and non-alcohol soap. Apply soapy solution on a sterile gauze and blot 4 to 5 times to clean. Then blot completely dry. Use patting motions only. No scrubbing. No rubbing. No wiping. No scratching. Make sure the area is completely dry because germs love moisture!
Apply the provided aftercare product on the clean and dry treated areas. Place the product on the scabs that are beginning to form. You should apply 2 to 4 times daily until completely healed. If you place the product on the area and it s not dry, this may cause irritation or can infection. It could also lead to color loss.
Please apply the aftercare product gingerly and don't cake it on. However, try to cover the protective scabs completely.
Try to put it directly on the scabs. The skin must be able to breathe to heal. Too much product may fade the pigment. It is specifically meant to put on the scabs and to keep them soft so they stay on longer. Pat, but do not rub, ointment on the area with a Q-tip. If you put too much on, then blot off the excess ointment with a sterile gauze.
Soft scabs that flake off on their own are they key to successful ink retention. Do not try to rush the scab-flaking process. If you see scabs on your pillow, then you possibly could be scratching your brows when you are sleeping. Wearing gloves to bed should be a consideration if you feel that this is a possibility.
You can stop using the aftercare product when you have no more scabs. The scab-flaking process usually lasts 7-10 days, but can sometimes last as long as 14 days. Because individuals have different healing periods, the scab-flaking process range in duration.
Avoid pools, lakes, and saunas. This can interfere with the healing process.
What to Expect in the Healing for Brows
Day 1: They eyebrows will appear bolder and darker than they will be when healed. Expect light to moderate swelling and redness. The skin's redness causes the color of the pigment to appear darker.
Day 2: Conditions remain the same.
Day 3: Eyebrows start to itch and will appear a bit thicker in texture. Exfoliation begins.
Day 4: The skin begins to flake, peeling from the outside edges first.
Day 5: Color finishes flaking off and appears softer and grayer for a few days until color clarifies.
Day 6: The color has lightened from its initial overly dark appearance. For the next few days, the color may now be lighter than what the final color will be.
Day 10: The final color begins to stabilize and show through. The color will continue to soften as the healing process completes.
Immediately after the procedure, the eyelids will be slightly swollen. Because of the swelling, the eyeliner will appear to be much thicker and can be distorted. Also, the color will appear to be extremely dark, even when soft colors are used. In 2-3 days, the liner will be reduced to the desired thickness and will be more even as the swelling goes down. The color will lighten as the healing process progresses. Full healing is complete within 4-6 weeks. After that, your final color and shape can be assessed and touched up if necessary.
Following the procedure, you can expect any of the following: mild to moderate swelling, redness, bruising, and bloodshot eyes. If the swelling persists beyond 48 hours or becomes worse, or if the eyes become inflamed (red, itchy, water, etc.) please seek medical attention. Please call us if this happens. This is a very rare occurrence, but it can develop in patients with extremely sensitive eyes.
Remember, place nothing on the treated area (except your aftercare product) until healed. This means no makeup, creams, water (except for cleansing as detailed below), etc.
After your procedure, your skin will start forming a protective scab. You may see fluid on the skin. The fluid should be dabbed and blotted off with a sterile gauze pad. It can crust the skin over and prevent it from breathing and healing.
After 24 hours, clean the treated area daily with mild warm water and non-alcohol soap. Apply soap solution on a sterile gauze and blot 4 to 5 times to clean. Then blot completely dry. Use patting motions only. No scrubbing. No rubbing. No wiping. No scratching. Make sure the area is completely dry because germs love moisture!
In the morning, if eyes are stuck together, use a wet Q-tip and gently separate. Do not rub, peel, or pick. Follow instructions for cleaning and for aftercare product application.
Apply the provided aftercare product on the clean and dry treated areas. Place the product on the scabs that are beginning to form. You should apply 2 to 4 times daily until completely healed. If you place the product on the area and it is not dry, this may cause irritation or an infection, and could lead to color loss.
Please apply the aftercare product gently and don't apply a thick layer. However, try to cover the protective scabs completely. Try to put it directly on the scabs. The skin must be able to breathe to heal. Too much product made fade the pigment. It is specifically meant to put on the scabs and to keep them soft, so they can stay on longer. Pat, and do not rub, the point on the area with a Q-tip. If you put too much on, then blot off the excess ointment with a sterile gauze.
Soft scabs that flake off on their own are the key to successful ink retention. Do not try to rush the scab-flaking process.
You can stop using ointment when you have no more scabs. This can last 4 to 10 days, but sometimes as long as 14 days. It is hard to say because people have different healing periods.
Do not use eye drops or mascara until healed 14 days. Do not use old tubes of mascara. Replace old tubes with new ones. Old eye makeup can contaminate wounds.
Do not wear contact lenses for 5 days and do not use any eye drops. If you feel that is very necessary, use saline solution.
Avoid pools, lakes, and saunas. This can interfere with the healing process.
What to Expect in Healing for Eyeliner
Day 1: The eyes will be swollen and sore, like you have been crying, with a heavier eye makeup look. For the the first 3-4 days, the color is darker than it will appear when healed.
Day 2: The eyelids are swollen for a few hours after waking up, and your makeup will still look heavy.
Day 3: Swelling decreases but is not gone entirely. There is a tight feeling to your treated area. The top layers of skin begin to left away. The soreness will become less as the treated area begins to exfoliate. A rough texture appears on the skin.
Day 4: There is a pinching feeling to your treated area. Some itching is normal as the skin begins to flake. When the eyeliner area begins to exfoliate, do not pick at it!
Day 5: Color is somewhat grayish and will take a few more days to clarify to full color. The pigmented area begins to shrink and soften in size and color over the next few days.
Day 6: The color has lightened from its initial overly-dark appearance. For the next few days, the color may now be lighter than what the final color will be.
Day 10: The final color begins to stabilize and show through. The color will continue to soften as the healing process completes.
Note: Please wait weeks before applying eyelashes or eyelash extensions, as well as using Latisse or any other like products. Latisse and other like products have been documented to lighten the tattooed color on some occasions.
The information contained this document is not intended to offer or imply medical advice. Please consult your physician regarding any medical questions.
Remember, place nothing on the treated area (except your aftercare product) until healed. This means no makeup, creams, water (except for cleansing as detailed below), etc.
After your procedure, your skin will start forming a protective scab. You may see fluid or ooze on the skin from lymph secretion. The fluid should be dabbed and blotted off with a sterile gauze pad. It can crust the skin over and prevent it from breathing and healing.
After 24 hours, clean the treated area daily with mild warm water and non-alcohol soap. Apply soapy solution on a sterile gauze and blot 4 to 5 times to clean. Then blot completely dry. Use patting motions only. No scrubbing. No rubbing. No wiping. No scratching. Make sure the area is completely dry because germs love moisture!
Lips will ooze for a couple of days and peel for a week or so. After sleeping, crust will have dried on the lips. Blot with water. Clean and apply aftercare product as directed. Try not to disturb the crust when cleaning and let it fall off by itself. Picking and puling off skin that is not ready to come off will cause pigment loss and pull out deeper tissue. The edges or lip liner will be the last to fall off. Pulling this off will result in an uneven splotchy line or an indented scar.
Apply aftercare product on clean and dry treated area. Place the ointment on the scabs that are beginning to form. If you place ointment on the area and it is not dry, this may cause irritation or an infection and could lead to color loss.
Keep your lips moist at all times with the aftercare product. After approximately 3 weeks after the procedure when no more scabs are present, discontinue the aftercare product. Begin to apply sunblock appropriate for lips to protect the pigment and a good lip balm.
Lips will be tender at first after the procedure. Drink only through a straw. Choose to only eat foods you can place in your mouth with a fork without touching the lips.
Do not eat spicy foods or hot liquids for 48 hours after your procedure. It's a good idea to not eat oily foods, salty foods, acidic foods or drink alcohol while healing.
Do not get toothpaste on your lips. It's a good idea to brush your teeth with just water for 72 hours post treatment.
Do not bleach your teeth until your lips are healed.
Do not excessively stretch lips while they are healing with big smiles or pucker lips with smoking. Those motions push and pull against the lip edges, applying tension and friction between the strong normal skin surrounding the mouth and the broken inflamed lip edges. Lip skin is a continuation of the delicate mucous membrane on the mouth. It is not strong like normal skin.
Avoid pools, lakes, and saunas. This can interfere with the healing process.
What to Expect in the Healing for Lips
Day 1: These lips have swelling, are tender, and have a heavy lipstick look with a reddish-brick color. For the first few days, the color is darker than it will appear when healed.
Day 2: These lips have slight swelling, are reddish in color, are tender, and have a slight metallic taste.
Day 3: These lips have less swelling, a thicker texture, are orange, are sore, and have a hot feeling. They are pre-exfoliation.
Day 4: Exfoliation begins with very chapped lips. The color will become lighter as the epidermis sloughs off. It will appear that lips have lost all of their color during this phase of healing; however, when lips have healed completely, the dermal layer will gradually become darker.
Day 5: The lips are very chapped but are nearly finished with the chapping phase of healing.
Day 6: During this phase, a soft, rich color begins to appear in the lips.
Day 7: During this phase, lip color disappears and the frosty second chapping phase begins as whitish, gray haze on the lips.
Day 14: Color blooms from within more ad more each day until day 21 (which is 3 weeks post procedure).
Day 21: Healing is complete. The lip color you see is the color that you have. Your lips will remain a bit dry for a month or two. Use a good lip balm, and they will return to normal will full color.
