-24 hours prior to your procedure, please avoid drinking alcohol, coffee, energy drinks, caffeinated teas, or herbs. This will help minimize any oozing/bleeding or swelling after the procedure.
-Please do not work out the day of the procedure.
-Three days before your procedure, avoid taking Aspirin, Fish Oil, Niacin, Vitamin E, and/or Ibuprofen or blood thinners, unless medically necessary. Tylenol is fine.
-Avoid heavy sunlight, especially sunburn, three days before your procedure.
-No waxing, threading, or tinting within one week of your appointment.
-2 to 3 weeks before the procedure, do not have any chemical peels, microdermabrasion, mesotherapy, botox, fillers, or any other intense treatments which will cause faster skin cell rejuvenation and cause skin irritation.
-You must be off Accutane or any prescribed acne medications for 1 year.
-You must be off Retin-A or Retinols 7 days prior to the appointment.
-DO NOT USE growth enhancement products (such as Latisse, Revitabrow, or Grande Lash) one month prior.
AFTER-CARE EYEBROWS
. Swelling: Very slight. A little redness in the immediate area. Moisture: Keep the area of pigmentation lightly lubricated with a light film of the product you will get after your procedure, don’t put on too much, and apply 3 times a in the morning, in the afternoon, and before going to bed for 5 to 7 days. If a crust appears on the pigmented surface, DO NOT FORCE THE REMOVAL BY PICKING, SCRATCHING, OR WASHING! PIGMENT MAY BE REMOVED ALONG WITH THE CRUST!
The brows will start off dark and will flake over the ten days.
Avoid during the healing process
• Soaps, and facial cleansers, on pigmented areas
•Washing pigmented area with soaps, facial cleanser
• Chlorine pools
• Retin-A on pigmented areas
• Hot, steamy, long showers
• Sun on pigmented areas
• Jacuzzi or saunas
• Avoid makeup on pigmented area for five days
• Do not be alarmed by fading after the first application.
The final color cannot be judged until at least three weeks after the touchup applications are completed. This is the reason follow-ups are required.
Following the recommended aftercare is important to heal safely and maximize color retention. Yearly maintenance is recommended to keep the color looking fresh.
The following for 7-14 days (healing time)
BE SURE TO THOROUGHLY WASH YOUR HANDS WHEN HANDLING YOUR EYEBROWS
Days 1 & 2
3-6 hours after treatment, gently clean your eyebrows to remove all lymph and previously applied cream. in a patting motion and Pat dry.
Repeat this procedure 2 times a day for 7 days or until brows have completed peeling.
Then apply a very thin layer of after-cream.
For very oily skin, do not use after cream the first 2 days. only keep clean the area.
You may put a cold pack to reduce swelling – 10 mins for every couple of hours. Swelling should subside within 24 hrs
Avoid strenuous activity.
Days 3 – 5
Eyebrows should start their peeling process.
For oily skin, you will not use this, and dry heal for the remainder of the process
DO NOT scrub, rub, wipe, scratch, or pick at the area. This will increase the risk of scarring.
Do not get the brows wet – pat dry with a cotton pad.
Days 6 – 10
Brows will be itchy, try not to touch.
Brows may be wet but do not expose the area to the full pressure of the shower. Pat dry after the shower.
When the last scab falls off, your healing process is finished.2 weeks post-op
Use sunblock to protect the brows from fading.
Avoid swimming in fresh, salt, or chlorinated water.
Do not expose tattoos in contact with animals, gardening activities, germs, or dirt.
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