Pre and Post Care

• Your skin in the area being treated should be in the best possible condition before treatment. keep yourself nice and hydrated to maximise your results.

• Stop using any skin thinners (Vitamin A, glycolic acids, exfoliation) on the area 2 weeks prior to your appointment.

• Any waxing or shaving should be done at least 2 days before.

• Cosmetic botox or fillers should be done 2 weeks prior or 2 weeks after. 

• DO NOT consume alcohol, caffeine or take any blood thinners (aspirin, ibuprofen, etc) 48 hours before your procedure, this can cause bleeding and may affect your pigment retention results.

• You may experience hypersensitivity and more pain around or during your menstrual cycle. 

• We will not be able to tattoo over any blemishes, sores, and moles in the area.

• For body treatments please arrive to the clinic wearing comfortable loose clothing.

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• Do not touch the area until completely healed. If you need to apply aftercare/oil please do this with a cotton bud or clean freshly washed hands.

• Do not get the area wet until instructed to do so (this is usually between 5/7 days). You may need to avoid wetting the area by washing and cleaning around it.

• Keep the area clean until it has fully healed and flaked/scabbed over to avoid infection.

• Do not expose to extreme temperatures or UV light for at least two weeks (this could pull the pigment out of your skin before it has chance to settle).

• Do not use any makeup, products, creams on the area until fully healed this can also pull the pigment out of your skin,

• DO NOT sweat excessively for 10 days. Sweat contains salt and can infect and prematurely fade your tattoo. Salt in the sweat may also alter the colour of your tattoo.  Moderate exercise is fine. 

• Do not go into sauna’s, pools, and steam rooms.

• Do not get massages or facials or skin treatments during the healing process

• DO not use exfoliants, retinol acids, or AHA’s on the brow area.  It will fade your tattoo prematurely.

• DO NOT use laser hair removal on your tattoo. This can darken, lighten, and distort the pigment. 

THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF RESULTS as everyone’s result will vary due to skin type, lifestyle and the initial 10 day care and longterm care of your micropigmentation treatment.
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• Use at least SPF 50 or an amazon tattoo stick to protect your pigment, sun exposure is the biggest thing to cause fading and can alter the colour of your micropigmentation treatment.

• Stay hydrated and keep your skin healthy.

• Do not use chemical exfoliants on the area, this will cause the pigment to fade faster.

• Do not get laser on the area (IPL etc), some lasers may change the colour of the pigment.

For the next 6 weeks after the treatment, you may experience the following symptoms:
Tenderness, dryness, itching, swelling, redness and tightness.

•    After your treatment for the next week or so, try and expose the treated area to the sun for a couple of minutes a day – this will help mealnyote production. 
•    Keep applying oil daily with clean freshly washed hands to the treated area for the next 6 weeks.
•    Ensure to keep the treated area clean and wear loose fitting clothes to avoid infection.

For 2/4 weeks after the treatment, you may experience the following symptoms:

Flaking, shedding, tenderness, dryness, itching, swelling, redness and tightness.

For at least 7 days after the procedure or, until the area appears to be healed, include the following in your daily routine: 
•    Apply moisturising balm as needed. 
•    Avoid getting the area wet for 5 days. Blot gently with a damp cloth if the area gets wet. 
•    Do not expose the area to any extreme temperatures. This includes sunbathing, tanning beds, saunas etc for two weeks. 
•    Do NOT pick, scratch or rub the area or the colour will heal unevenly or cause scarring and infection.

After a few days the colour will gradually settle and increase in intensity over the next few weeks. Depending on your treatment and degree of scarring, it could be that you require more than one appointment. However, this is entirely dependant on your individual circumstances and requirements.