PMU AFTERCARE
You will be provided with the following information in print the day of your procedure, but it’s always best to get familiar with how to take care of your permanent makeup after your procedure!
- Apply ice after the procedure for 15 minutes than take it off for 15 minutes then put ice back on for 15 minutes, repeat until it’s been an hour and a half. You may want to do this the next morning as well.
- Arnica will reduce bruising or take 800mg of Ibuprofen to reduce swelling if needed.
- Do not take a shower the first day, wait until tomorrow. Don’t tan or swim for 7 days.
- Don’t do any exercise for the first 3 days because excessive sweating can pull pigment out.
- Do not use soap or lotion on the affected area for the 7 days following a procedure.
- You may use a slightly warm wash cloth and lightly wash the procedure area 3-5 times a day.
- Do not pick scabs or the pigment will come out. DO NOT use Neosporin; it will pull the pigment out.
- After 10 days wear sunscreen daily to prevent fading.
- It is normal for the procedure area to scab, have color come off, look blotchy, look too light when the color comes off. The color will darken back up in 3-4 weeks.
- Sleep elevated the first 3 days to prevent swelling.
- Schedule your touch up no sooner than 4 weeks and no later than 8 weeks. Text 801-636-5014 Danielle
- Eyes- Keep ointment on eyes. Apply with Q-tip or clean finger, once every hour for 7 days. Rinse eyes with saline solution or Silver twice a day to avoid an infection. Put Silver in your eyes every 15 minutes until they feel back to normal.
- Eyebrows- Apply ointment with a Q-tip 5-7 times a day or as often as needed for the first week. The second week use new chap stick on your brows to keep moist.
- Lips- Apply ointment on lips once every hour for 7 days. Keep the lips really moist for two weeks.
- Silver- Using colloidal silver 5-7 times a day for 7 days will help your makeup heal a lot faster and prevents infection. For all procedure areas, dip a clean Q-tip in the bottle and gently scrub your tattoos with it. You can buy it on amazon or a health food store, or it’s also available for purchase in my studio at the time of service. I recommend Silver Mountain Minerals brand.
- No makeup of any kind may be applied to any procedures for the first 7 days following the procedure. Use brand new makeup if you have to use makeup earlier.
Eyeliner- Eyeliner will look 10% darker and thicker than it will be later. Keep it really moist and the scabs will slide off in 5-7 days. Eyes may become swollen the next morning. Ice them right away, if you sleep elevated the swelling will go down more. If you do swell, you will be swollen for 2-3 days. If you have bruising occur, this usually goes away after 2-5 days. Vitamin K-1 reduces your chances of swelling and bruising. If your eyeball hurts a lot later, keep your eyes closed as much as possible and wear sunglasses. Some people are able to work immediately afterward, but most people take the rest of the day off work. You will know what your eyeliner results are in 2 weeks. If you have any really bad eye pain, call Danielle at 801-636-5014.
Eyebrows- Eyebrows will look 20-30% darker right after they are done. They also look thicker than what they are going to be later. They look really drawn on for the first 5 days. After they peel in 5-7 days, they will look a lot lighter and softened. Any small flaws that you might see in the first 5 days, most go away after they are healed. Brows change a lot of colors in the first 2 weeks. It’s normal for them to appear yellow, orange, green or red. The color usually disappears for 2 weeks and will come back. The brows look light in spots until the end of the third week. You will know the color, shape and result in 3 weeks. Eyebrows will have some missing spots so a touch up will be needed to look their best. Eyebrows are also dry for 2 weeks. Keep them really moist and using silver will make them heal faster.
Lips- Lips will look 50% darker right after they are done. They may also swell and sometimes have bruising, if you sleep elevated, the swelling will go down more. Ice them right away and all day long otherwise they will feel like they are burning. Keep them moist and the scabs will slide off in 3-5 days. The inner lip will sluff off first and the liner last. Don’t pick any last scabs or it will take the pigment out. After they peel they will look white for 2 weeks with not much color. By the endo of the fourth week, all the color will come through and you will then know what your results are. Lips will be dry for 2 weeks, keep them really moist and use silver to help heal faster. You will have a few missing spots so a touch up is needed for it to look the best. If you want to change your color the cost is $100 and must be done within the first year.
**If you experience any of the following symptoms, please contact your health care provider immediately: worsening redness or tenderness, warmth, drainage, fever or rash. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to contact me! Danielle 801-636-5014
SALINE REMOVAL AFTERCARE
