Pre-care

Please note that not following pre-care information may impact your healing results.

• All permanent makeup procedures has to be scheduled 10 days after the Covid-19 vaccination date

• No alcohol consumption 48 hours prior to scheduled appointment. Alcohol consumption will increase your level of sensitivity to pain regardless of numbing application.

• No Caffeine 24 hours prior to scheduled procedure. 

• Get adequate sleep! Inadequate sleep will cause more sensitivity to pain. 

• Avoid sun and tanning one week prior to procedure.  

• Do not take Aspirin, Niacin, Vitamin e or Advil/Ibuprofen 24 hours prior to procedure. Do not discontinue any medication before consulting your doctor.

• No Marijuana 72 hours prior to procedure

• No Accutane for 12 months prior to scheduled procedure. 

• Discontinue use of Retin-A 6 weeks prior to scheduled appointment.  

• Do not use AHA skincare products close to the area to be treated for 4 weeks prior to the lip procedure.

• Dermal fillers on the lips should be done no less than 4 weeks prior to the lip procedure.

• IPL laser hair removal around the mouth should be carried out no less than 2 weeks prior to your procedure. 

• Waxing and bleaching treatments should be performed no less than 2 weeks prior to your procedure.

• If you have a history of cold sores (herpes simplex), it’s advised that you use anti-herpes medication such as Zovirax ointment that can be obtained from a pharmacy. Use the medication for 1-week prior and 1-week after your appointment up to 5 times a day to reduce the incidence of an outbreak by 50%. Oral anti-herpes medication (Acyclovir) will control the incidence of an outbreak more or less completely. PMU does not cause cold sores, however, if you carry the virus, it lays dormant in the nervous system and can be aroused by the infusion process.

• Permanent makeup cannot lighten dark lip tissue. Prepare to drink through a straw for a few days after your procedure. 

• Lightly exfoliating your lips to remove dry, dead skin 1 week ahead of your appointment and again 1-2 days before your scheduled appointment to help with pigment implantation and retention.

• Apply Vaseline to help keep your lips moisturized throughout the week before your appointment.

• Please note that you will feel more sensitive during your menstrual cycle.  

• If applicable, bring in your favorite lipstick or lip color for everyday wear to your appointment to help with color matching.

• Drink water - hydrating the body will strongly impact the healing process and keeping the lips to stay less dry and flaky.

Post-care

Please be advised that the healing process may take longer if you do not take proper precautionary measures. ​

Healing Process:

• Healing takes approximately 7-14 days.  

• Days 1 - 4: During the first 4 days of healing, immediately after the lip procedure, you may experience the following symptoms: swelling, redness, and tenderness. Redness may occur around the treatment area. It is normal to experience hot sensation on the treatment area. Flaking may occur and you may experience mild itchiness. The skin on the lips may be dry. These symptoms may occur for up to 3 weeks.

• Days 3-5: Light flaking/peeling of the skin on the lips will begin during day 3-5. DO NOT PICK, PEEL OR RUB your lips as this may lead to premature scabbing (removing the color prematurely), which will cause your lips to heal unevenly. Allow the color to flake away by itself.

• The lips may stay sensitive to touch for about 2 weeks after the treatment. It’s important to apply lip ointment for 2 weeks.

Aftercare Instructions:

• Always wash your hands before touching or cleaning your lips. 

• During the first two days, you may clean the lips by wetting a cotton pad with sterile water, lightly pat on the lips to clean.

• To help ease the swelling on the lips, you may ice the lips by placing an ice gel-pack or ice bag over a clean kleenex tissue over the lips.

• It is normal that color will fade approximately 40-70% lighter once all the scabs fall off. Color retention varies depending on the conditions of the lips. For example, clients with chappy lips will have lower retention.

• Apply the Vitamin A&D healing ointment / Aquaphor lip healing ointment regularly using a clean, disposable cotton bud/Q-tip. Aquaphor can be purchased at via amazon. Please note: Discountine using healing ointment if cold sore appears. Use cold sores special ointment or anti-viral cream.

• Do not splash-wash your face. 

• Clean your lips twice daily with damp cotton pads with sterile water only.

• If your lips get wet accidentally, gently pat the area dry using a clean tissue. 

• Do not apply makeup on your lips or near your lips for a minimum of 7 days.

• Avoid spicy/salty foods for at least 3 days. Drink only through a straw for 3 days. 

• No kissing for a minimum of 7 days to prevent infection. 

• Do not participate in any skincare/beauty treatments for a minimum of 10 days after the lip procedure.

• Do not expose your lips to direct sunlight, tanning treatments, jacuzzis, saunas, saltwater, chlorinated pools, or direct shower spray. 

• Do not bleach, wax, perform electrolysis or laser hair removal treatments close to your lips. 

• Do not use lip-plumping products. 

• Do not receive lip filler/enhancements.

Important Notes: 

• If you suffer or have ever suffered from cold sores, use an anti-herpes medication (such as Zovirax) 5 times daily for a period of 1 week, or Acyclovir tablets a few days before and after your lip tattoo. If a cold sore outbreak does occur, it will generally begin on day 3 of the healing process. This is not caused by your tattoo or your artist. Herpes lies dormant in the nervous system forever and can reappear if you are exposed to trauma.

• If you are smoke regularly, it can affect the healed results and can cause pigment color shift.

• Remember, your selected color will be appear bolder, defined and sharper immediately after your lip tattoo. The next day, your lips will appear darker in color.  This is normal.

• After the skin has flaked/peeled away from your lips (during days 3-5) your lips will appear as if little or no color is present. This is also normal and part of the healing process. 

• In the 3 weeks following this, the color will appear softer than the original color. 

• The approximate healing period is 14 days, however, healing can be prolonged if your immune system is compromised or if you are generally stressed, or by poor diet. 

• Keep in mind that in many cases, some unevenness of color is to be expected. To achieve your desired lip colour, we need to see how your skin accepts the initial application. This is why a touch-up session is necessary to allow us to fine-tune your lip tattoo.