pre-care & aftercare

Keep your new face looking it's best

saline removal

procell therapy

Eyes

Lips

Brows

Do not use and cleansing products or skincare on the forehead with any exfoliants of any kind. Do not use anything that lightens, brightens or exfoliates the skin on the forehead for 10-14 days. Please keep showers short, sweet, and NOT hot and steamy. We recommend taking baths, but if you prefer showers, shower as if you just got your makeup professionally done and you don’t want to mess it up! Please make sure the treated area is dry once you get out of the shower. No massages or facials until after the peeling is complete.
Client shall consult a healthcare practitioner at the first sign of infection or allergic reaction, or adverse reaction resulting from the tattoo to the artist and to the Texas Department of State Health Services, Drugs and Medical Devices Group, at 1-888-839-6676.
Use sterile dressings when necessary.
Avoid sweating such as from vigorous exercise for 10-14 days.
Keep your hands clean and avoid touching the affected area.
There will be some shedding to the skin which will make it appear that the brows are peeling off, do not worry, this is normal. It’s normal for the skin to be a little flaky and dry for a couple of weeks after. DO NOT PICK AND LET SKIN HEAL NATURALLY. Some areas will fade more than others
Do not apply makeup, face cleansers, peroxide, alcohol or Neosporin on treated areas.
Do not expose area to direct sun or to tanning beds for at least 2+ weeks.

Brows After-Care

If you get your eyebrows waxed, laminated or tinted, please do no later than three days before your appointment.
Avoid tanning or sun exposure for two weeks before and after your appointment.
Do not come to your appointment with sunburn or skin flaking on forehead or around eyebrow area. if this occurs, please contact your artist 48 hours prior to your appointment to reschedule.
Do not take antibiotics during time of procedure. If needed contact your artist 48 hours prior to your appointment to reschedule.
All facial and laser treatments must be done 2 weeks prior or after appointment.
Any cosmetic surgery done near the area being tattooed needs to be fully healed before we can treat.
Botox can be done any time after the brow session, but no less than 10 days before.
Must stop using retinol on the forehead 2 weeks prior to appointment.
Avoid alcohol, ibuprofen, or any medication that thins the blood 24 hours prior to your appointment (unless prescribed by a doctor).

Brows Pre-Care

Lips will feel tight and swollen. Swelling is normal and lasts 1-2 days.
Your may ice your lips day of 10-30 minutes. Wrap your ice pack in a clean paper towel.
Once numbing wears off, lips will feel tender. Almost sunburn like.
If you have gotten a cold sore before, you should be taking your antiviral medication. 2 days before, day off, 2 days after.
This will help prevent a potential outbreak.
Minor bruising is normal. Bruising usually lasts about 2 days before settling.
Keep your hands clean and avoid touching the affected area(s).
If some of the scabs are being stubborn, you may use warm water and your finger tip to gently massage area on day 4. DO NOT SCRUB OR PICK. You will keep the lips hydrated as they heal for 4-6 days with the ointment provided.
Do not apply makeup, face cleansers, peroxide, alcohol or Neosporin on treated areas until healed.
You may start wearing your own lip products at day 7.
Do not expose area to direct sun or to tanning beds for at least 4 weeks. Recommended to not have direct sun exposure until 4 weeks after.
Your color will change several times over the next 8 weeks. The true color will be bloomed at the 8 week mark.

Lips After-Care

If you've ever experienced coldsores, Begin your Anti-Viral medication 3 days prior to procedure, and after the lip treatment. This might not prevent an outbreak, but make it heal quicker. Outbreaks can cause loss of pigment and scarring if not properly cared for.
Start prepping lips 1-2 weeks before your appointment with lip scrub. You'll do this once a day leading up to your appointment followed up by moisturizing. Your lips must be free of any dead skin and hydrated or this will effect the healed result.
No alcohol, caffeine or stimulants 48 hours before procedure.
No sunburn or excessive tanning for two weeks before or after the procedure.
Do not take any blood thinning medications (unless prescribed by a doctor for medial reasons) one week before your appointment. (aka: Aspirin, Niacin, Vitamin E, Fish Oil, Ibuprofen, etc) This can cause bruising around the treatment area.
Discontinue Retin-A, and Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) at least 2 weeks prior
Must wait a minimum 8 weeks after lip fillers to get lip blushing, but you can get your lips filled 4-6 weeks after the lip tattoo.

Lips Pre-Care

Eyes Pre-Care

We ask clients to avoid any blood thinning medications for a minimum of 72 hours prior to appointment. This includes Vitamin E, Aspirin, Niacin, fish oil supplements, Advil, Ibuprofen.
Please remove eye contacts prior to your appointment. It is advised to bring glasses as you cannot wear eye contacts.
Eyelash Extensions must be removed prior to your Eyeliner Enhancement. This service cannot be done if client has existing remaining eyelash extensions.
Lash growth serums: Please stop use of serums for 8 weeks pre appointment and 30 days post appointment.
No working out the day of your appointment.
No Alcohol drinks 24-48 hours prior to your service.
No Botox, fillers, chemical peel facials within 2 weeks.

Eyes After-Care

Swelling to the eyelid is normal! If desired, apply ice to the eye for 10-30 mins. Ice reduces swelling & aids in healing. Be sure to wrap ice pack in a clean, dry paper towel.
There is a small risk of a corneal abrasion following your procedure. At the first signs of irritation, contact a healthcare provider.
Avoid makeup on tattooed area for 5-7 days. Use a new unopened mascara.
ABSOLUTELY NO: picking, scrubbing, exfoliating your eyeliner. This will affect your healed results and may cause irritation.
If you wear contacts, please remove day of procedure. You will wear your glasses the first 24 hours. On the second day, you may continue use of your contacts.
Lash serum use must have been stopped 6 weeks before appointment. You may start reusing your lash serum 2 weeks after healed.
Lash extensions can be put on 2 weeks following your appointment.

Procell Therapy After-Care

Here are a few things to **remember** after your treatment while those micro-channels remain:
**DO NOT** apply anything to treated areas for at least 90 minutes after unless it is provided to you by your certified ProCell provider with instructions. We strongly advise that nothing touches the treated area for the remainder of the day, evening and overnight the day of treatment. **This includes water.**
**DO NOT** touch treated areas with your hands, cellphone or any other foreign objects for at least 90 minutes after your treatment is finished! Irritations from these sources can cause allergic reaction or possible acne breakout.
**Avoid** direct sunlight for 72 **hours post treatment**. You may apply sunscreen the following day. **Wear SPF every day!**
Hydrate and moisturize your skin constantly to achieve the best results! Never let your skin dry out! If you experience excessive dryness in the days or weeks following your treatment, you can purchase additional post-treatment hydrating masks. We recommend purchasing the IS Clinical SHEALD cream in studio for your aftercare.
**Water** is the least expensive and most powerful advantage you can add to your daily skincare routine!

Procell Therapy Pre-Care

If you get cold sores regularly, taking acyclovir or valcyclovir starting one day prior to your microchanneling will reduce the likelihood of a breakout due to your treatment.
Discontinue retinol (2% or higher) or tretinoin at least 3 days prior to treatment.
No recent sun exposure or sun burns.
If possible, please arrive at the office without makeup on, and with a clean, (and for men a clean shaven) face.
If you’ve had Botox, Fillers or Threads injected you must wait at least two weeks before getting microchanneling, must be satisfied with the results before we can offer you any other treatments.
All client’s must be medically cleared for microchanneling treatments every 12 months. This is done through a company called Spa Kinect, which is a telehealth appointment, less than 5 minutes. We will send you information to get set up with a virtual meeting to be cleared before your service. If this is not done before your first service with us, we will need to cancel your appointment.

Saline Removal Pre-Care

All client’s must be medically cleared for saline removal treatments. This is done through a company called Spa Kinect, which is a telehealth appointment, less than 5 minutes. We will send you information to get set up with a virtual meeting to be cleared before your service. If this is not done before your first service with us, we will need to cancel your appointment.

Saline Removal After-Care

**It is critical to follow all aftercare instructions to prevent complications, scarring and to achieve optimum results. Please read carefully.**

**KEEP AREA CLEAN** and open to the air. Do not cover with a Band-Aid or anything else, leave open to air. Air/oxygen provides good and faster healing. You should not be touching the area at all but if you find yourself needing to please make sure your hands are exceptionally clean. Swelling, redness, and tenderness is normal post procedure. It is normal for the treated area to get darker the days after the service.
**CLEAN BY BLOTTING AREA** with saline wipes 3 to 4 times a day. NO ICE.
**DO NOT SOAK** the treated area in water. You can shower as normal but keep the area out of the shower spray the best you can and do not let the area stay wet for more than a few minutes. It is best to keep it dry but if you do get it wet gently pat dry.
**NO BATHING,** SWIMMING, SAUNAS, HOT TOBS, TANNING, OR EXERCISE. NO EXCEPTIONS.
**DO NOT** disrupt the scabbing process (i.e. no picking, scratching, etc.) All scabbing needs to fall off naturally and this can take 2-3 weeks to complete. If you force or pick a scab off, you will disrupt the process and possibly cause scarring. It is critical to keep the scabs on as long as possible to achieve optimum results.
**TREAT AREA WITH TLC.** DO NOT DO ANYTHING AT ALL THAT COULD CAUSE ISSUES OR PROBLEMS TO THE TREATED AREA.
**ONCE ALL SCABBING HAS NATURALLY FALLEN OFF**, apply one drop Vitamin E Oil at least every evening for up to 4 weeks, or until next lightening session. DO NOT start applying the Vitamin E oil **UNTIL** all scabbing has naturally and completely fallen off. It is our goal to keep the area as dry as possible until all scabs have naturally fallen off.