Pre treatment advice - cosmetic tattoo
- No tweezing, waxing and/or tinting 48hours prior to treatment
- No eyelash extensions to be worn to your appointment
- No sun or tanning exposure 7-10 days before
- Contact lenses cannot be worn during or immediately after the eyeliner procedure
- Pregnancy and Nursing are contraindications
- Limit exercise on the day of procedure to avoid sweating
- Allow 2 weeks before and after treatments for Botox
- You must NOT take Aspirin, Niacin, Vitamin E, Ibuprofen or other blood thinning medications within 72 hrs of your procedure unless medically necessary
- If you have a history of cold sores, fever blisters or any other type of sore on the lips, you are likely to experience a recurrence of those conditions after lip treatments. The virus always lies dormant in the skin and trauma or stress can activate it. A course of anti-viral cold sore treatment (such as Lysine or Zovirax tablets is recommended one week prior to any lip procedure and one week following
- Do not use Retin-A or Retinols for 7 days prior to your appointment
- Treatment can not be performed if you have used Accutane within the last 12 months
- Avoid stimulants such as alcohol or caffeine prior to the procedure
- The skin can be hyper-sensitive at the procedure site during your menstrual cycle
- If there are any blemishes, pimples, active cold sores, irritation of the skin of any kind, moles or other skin imperfections in or around the area of the procedure, the treatment will be postponed until the blemish or area of concern is gone or the mole is removed and healed.
POST-Treatment advice - cosmetic tattoo
- It is recommended not to sweat (heavily) for the first 10 days after the procedure.
- Do not pick, peel or scratch your healing skin as you may cause uneven healing of skin or you may risk infection or scarring
- Do not expose your healing skin to direct sun, wind, tanning beds, saunas, steam rooms, salt water, pool water , lotions or make up for at least 7 -10 days following your procedure.
- Avoid direct shower water on the newly treated area. Apply the Vaseline prior to showering to prevent soaps and shampoos from getting on the treated area.
- Do not use Retin-A or Retinols on or around the area for 30 days after.