PMU Pre & After Care

Pre Care & After Care

PERMANENT MAKEUP PRECARE:

  • *NO alcohol or caffeine 24 hours before procedure (Yes, there is caffeine in decaf coffee and tea!).
  • *Avoid sun and tanning one week prior to procedure.
  • *Do not take Aspirin, Niacin, Vitamin E or Advil/Ibuprofen 24 hours before procedure.
  • *Avoid power shakes and power greens, Fish Oil, and “Hair, Skin, Nail” supplements 24 hours prior to procedure.
  • *Discontinue Glycolics, Chemical Peels and Retin-A 2 weeks prior.
  • *Refrain from use of any Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) products close to the eyebrow area 2 weeks prior to and 2 weeks after your procedure. Check your moisturizer, facewash BB or CC creams and makeup primers for anything that says acid.
  • *No brow waxing or tinting one week before.
  • *Please Note: You will be more sensitive during your menstrual cycle as well.
  • *You have to be off any kind of Accutane for 1 year. NO Exceptions!
  • NO LATISSE ON BROWS -Lash hair growing serum (Discontinue for min of 3 weeks)
  • IF YOU GET FILLERS, THEY SHOULD BE DONE 6 WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR SCHEDULED PROCEDURE OR DONE 6 WEEKS AFTER THE PROCEDURE.
  • IF YOU USE BOTOX, IT SHOULD BE PERFORMED EITHER 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR SCHEDULED PROCEDURE OR 2 WEEKS AFTER YOUR PROCEDURE.
  • AVOID POWER SHAKES AND POWER GREENS 3 DAYS PRIOR TO PROCEDURE, CAUSES BLOOD THINNING AND HEAVY BLEEDING!
  • WE DO NOT WORK ON ANYONE PREGNANT OR STILL BREAST FEEDING, NO EXCEPTIONS

NOT CANDIDATES FOR PERMANENT MAKEUP:

  • *Heart Conditions/Pace Maker/Defibrillator (No exceptions)
  • If you are any of these medications, you will bleed and the pigment WILL NOT retain)
  • If you “keloid” scar, you need to ask your doctor (raised scarring)
  • Hemophiliac
    IF YOU ARE ON THESE MEDICATIONS:Triflusal (Disgren),Clopidogrel (Plavix),Prasugrel (Effient),Ticagrelor (Brilinta),Ticlopidine (Ticlid),Cilostazol(Pletal),Vorapaxar (Zontivity),Dipyridamole (Persantine), Coumadin Pradaxia (dibigatran),Xarelto (rivaraxaban),Eliquis (apixaban),Savaysa (edoxaban).
  • Cirrhosis of the Liver (Susceptable to infection)
  • Surgical Forehead/Brow lift (Scar tissue will prevent proper healing)
  • Alopecia (Hair loss due to auto immune disease)
    (Hair strokes will appear more blurred or blended Ombré Brows is the best option will give you the powder filled look)
  • Trichotillomania(Compulsive pulling of body hair)
    (Due to constant pulling, scar tissue is prominent and pigment will not heal properly)
  • Shingles-Have you EVER had shingles on your face
    (No exceptions…PMU will not be performed as the procedure could cause a flare up)
  • Eczema, Psoriasis or Dermatitis in or around the brow area
    (Constant flaking/itching/irritation/shedding of skin)
  • Oily or severely oily skin (The hair strokes will appear more blended, solid or not retain at all Ombré Brows is the best procedure for your skin type it will give you a soft powder filled look)
  • Large pores on your forehead & in the brow area (Pigment will blur/blend in large pores looking powdered, hence, Ombré brows will be the best procedure for you. )
  • *Hemophilia-Bleeding Disorder
  • *If your body runs hot
  • *Platelet Disorders-Aggregation Disorders
    An aggregation disorder is when platelets do not bind with fibrinogen and other proteins in order to stick to other platelets. As a result the platelets cannot form a plug to stop the bleeding from a damaged blood vessel.
  • *Moles/raised areas in or around the brow area (Pigment will not be put into anything raised.)
  • *Deep wrinkles in the brow area (The Hair Strokes will not lay properly in the creases, giving  the brow an uneven look)
  • *Hair transplant for your eyebrows (Pigment will not take in the scar tissue where the plugs were placed)
  • *Thyroid condition and taking medication for this condition (Hypo, Hyper Susceptible, Graves Disease, Hashimotos)
  • *Rosacea (severe reddening of the face)
  • *Fitzpatrick Skin types 1 (red heads/white skin/light eyes) Due to hypersensitivity the skin does not take the pigment well.
  • *On Accutane (acne medicine) within the last year
  • *Any type of Organ Transplant or Anti-Rejection Medications
  • *Auto Immune Disorder of any kind (MS, RA, Lupus or the like) (Due to the medicines to treat these diseases, pigment will not retain)
  • *Cancers (you must be in remission or done with treatments to be serviced because your immune system is weak & doesn’t have any defenses)
  • *List medicines currently taking including all vitamins. (NO FISH OIL 2 WEEKS PRIOR)
  • *MRSA (can be very contagious)
  • *I Do NOT do super thin (pencil thin) eyebrows as hair strokes will not work.
  • *Extremely Thin skin (Transparent or Translucent or very vascular)

 

THESE CONTRAINDICATIONS CAN ALSO PRESENT LATER IN LIFE.  FUTURE PROCEDURES MAY NOT BE PERFORMED AND/OR AN ADDENDUM WILL BE REQUIRED.
IF YOU ANSWERED NO TO ALL THE QUESTIONS PLEASE PROCEED  TO BOOK.
If you have any further questions please email Sabbybeauty1@gmail.com

PERMANENT MAKEUP AFTER CARE

  • DAY ONE: After procedure, use the palm of your hand to press a paper towel on your brows for 10 mins. (This helps with pigment retention) Then proceed to pat brows with a dry paper towel every 30 mins until bed.
  • DAY TWO: DO NOTHING
  • DAY THREE: Begin the aftercare cream. Use it twice a day until brows have fully peeled. Always use a q-tip not your fingers. Water should not come in contact with the brows for at least 10 days.
  • DO NOT peel or force the removal of any crust that appears on the pigmented surface by picking, scratching or washing. Pigment will be removed along with the crust!
  • USE Total Sun Block after procedure area has healed to prevent future fading.
  • BEFORE bathing apply a thin layer of aftercare cream (Vitamin A & D Ointment) to protect from water.
  • Do not use products that contain AHA’s on your procedure area (Glycolic, Lactic Acid’s, always check your product labels). It will fade your pigment color.
  • Avid Chlorine pools, salt water & Makeup on pigmented area including non-allergic.
  • Avoid hot, steamy, or long showers. Soaps, and facial cleansers.
  • Avoid touching your pigmented area. Keep hair off pigmented area or anything else that may carry bacteria or cause increased irritation to pigmented area.
  • DO Shower with your back to the water to keep the water, shampoo, and conditioner from getting into the pigmented areas.
  • If you have any questions or concerns, contact your Technician.
  • If you experience any itching, blistering or any other post-procedure complications contact your technician immediately you may be allergic to the aftercare cream.
  • If you have excessive redness, swelling or tenderness or any red streaks going from procedure site towards your heart, elevated temperature or prulent drainage contact your physician as the procedure area may be infected.

 

** DO NOT BE ALARMED AFTER THE FIRST APPLICATION. IT IS NORMAL FOR BROWS TO APPEAR LIGHT OR TO HAVE LOST COLOR. THE FINAL COLOR CAN NOT BE JUDGED UNTIL AT LEAST 3 WEEKS AFTER THE TOUCH UP APPLICATIONS ARE COMPLETED THIS IS THE REASON FOLLOW-UPS ARE REQUIRED!

Please email SABBYBEAUTY1@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. PLEASE SCHEDULE a follow up appointment at your 6-8WK week mark IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT. Please contact a health care practitioner at the first sign of infection or allergic reaction, or adverse reaction.