Aftercare-Guide

Permanent Make-Up

The day of the treatment: Open Aftercare Kit

During the day of the treatment, it is important to use the Aftercare Kit provided. To start, gently blot the treated area with a clean tissue sheet from the kit. This will absorb any excess lymph fluid. It is recommended to do this every few minutes throughout the day until oozing has stopped. Removing this fluid helps prevent the hardening of the lymph.

Days 1-7: Wash

For the first seven days after the treatment, it is crucial to wash the treated area daily. This helps remove bacteria and dead skin. Don't worry, washing the area will not remove the pigment. To wash, gently cleanse the procedure area every morning and night using water and an antibacterial soap such as Dial Soap, Cetaphil, or Neutrogena. Use your fingertips with a light touch and gently rub the area in a smooth motion for 10 seconds. Rinse thoroughly with water, ensuring that all the soap is rinsed away. Pat the area dry with a clean tissue. Avoid using cleansing products containing acids or exfoliants, as these may interfere with the healing process.

Days 1-7: Moisturize

During the first week, it is important to moisturize the treated area. Take a rice grain-sized amount of the aftercare cream/ointment from your aftercare kit and apply it to the treated area using a cotton swab. Be careful not to over-apply, as this can suffocate the skin and delay the healing process. The ointment should be barely noticeable on the skin. Avoid applying the ointment to a wet or damp tattoo. Repeat this process in the morning and at night, a total of two times daily. If extreme scabbing is visible, you can apply the ointment a third time during the day.

Important Reminders

Use a fresh pillowcase to avoid any potential contamination.
Allow any scabbing or dry skin to naturally exfoliate away. Picking at the area can lead to scarring or loss of color.
Avoid facials, Botox, chemical treatments, or microdermabrasion for a period of four weeks after the procedure.
Avoid engaging in hot and sweaty exercises for one week following the treatment.
Avoid direct sun exposure or tanning for a duration of four weeks after the procedure. It is recommended to wear a hat when outdoors.
Avoid heavy sweating and long hot showers for the first 10 days to allow for proper healing.
During the first 10 days, try to avoid sleeping on your face to prevent any disturbances to the treated area.
Avoid swimming in pools, lakes, or hot tubs for the first 10 days as exposure to water may interfere with the healing process.
Avoid using topical makeup, including sunscreen, on the treated area.
It is important not to rub, pick, or scratch the treated area as this can disrupt the healing process.

LIP BLUSHING

One week prior to your appointment, you must take an enzyme supplement called L-Lysine
1000mg if you are prone to cold sores. You will continue taking this supplement until two weeks after your appointment. Doing so helps to prevent developing a cold sore during the healing process. You must also stop taking any fish oil supplements one week prior to your procedure (please consult your doctor before stopping any supplements or medications.) Take one dose of ibuprofen one hour prior to your appointment. Consult your doctor if you can take any medications even if they are over the counter)
If needed, complete your antiviral medication to prevent an outbreak.
Two weeks prior to appointment, get your lips extremely hydrated. exfoliate and use a hydrating lip balm. Vaseline is not a hydrating balm; it locks in moisture, but lips need to already be hydrated.
No lip filler 6 weeks prior to your lip blushing appointment, and no lip implants 6 months prior.
Do not work out 48 hours before procedure.
NO alcohol or caffeine 48 hours before procedure (Yes, there is caffeine in decaf coffee and tea!).
Avoid sun and tanning on your face two weeks prior to procedure.
Do not take Aspirin, Niacin, Vitamin E or Advil/Ibuprofen 48 hours before procedure.
Avoid Fish Oil, Prenatal Vitamins, Nutritional Shakes (Shakeology, etc.), "Hair, Skin, Nail" supplements two weeks prior to procedure.
Botox and filler on the forehead, temple, and eye area should be avoided 2 months prior to procedure for those who regularly receive injectables.
Please Note: You will be more sensitive during your menstrual cycle.
Do not wear lipstick or lip gloss to your appointment

After Treatment

The color will look bold like lipstick immediately after. Your lips will look slightly larger than normal as if you may have had lip filler injection. This will only last a day or two. The size of your lips will shrink back to normal, and the color will significantly fade up to 50% within the first 3 days. You will lose color on the inside of your lips first, the edges last.
It is very important to remove as much lymph fluid as possible. Blot your lips every 3 hours with a wet cotton pad, then immediately apply a thin layer of ointment. Repeat this from the time you wake up until bed. Before bed, make sure you apply appointment.
A crust that forms will start to flake away revealing a lighter and more natural color. DO NOT PICK!! EVER!!
In many cases the client wishes to go darker on their touch-up appointment. It is always best to air on the side of caution on the first procedure. It is easy to add more color, but not to remove it.
Lips will be tender at first. Drink through a straw. Choose foods you can place in your mouth with a fork without touching the lips.
Day of Appointment (Day 1)
You may apply an ice pack (which must be protected with a clean wet barrier film of paper toweling, towel or cloth) for 10-minute intervals for the first 24 hours. Ice may be applied every hour or so, if desired. Do not put ice directly on the area. Cool lip gel is included in aftercare.
(Days 1 - 10)
The treated area may experience the following symptoms for 1 to 10 days after the treatment, which are all common and will dissipate in a short period of time.
Swelling and redness.
Tenderness.
Flaking and mild itchiness as the lips heal.
Dry skin that may remain for up to 3 weeks.
In the first 12-48 hours, while the skin is in the process of forming a protective scab and the lymph secretion is active you may see fluid or ooze on the skin. This is normal but the fluid must be patted with a water wet wipe and dried with a clean paper towel so that the secretion does not crust and block the skin from breathing.
Keep the lips clean at all times and moisturized with the ointment provided. Try not to disturb the crust when cleaning and let it fall off by itself. Lips will ooze a couple of days.
To cleanse the lips please use water wipes to compress each morning, midday and at night. Each time after cleaning and several times a day apply a thin layer of the ointment provided to your lips with a Q-tip or clean hands with light touch. This will reduce the risk of secondary infection and should be done for at least 7 days post procedure. Do not allow lips to become dry. This may interfere with healed color. Do not use aggressive movements on the skin, be gentle. NEVER put the ointment on a wet or damp tattoo.
Lips will peel for a week. Allow them to flake off on their own. Picking and pulling off skin that is not ready to come off will cause pigment loss and can pull out deeper tissue. The edges or lip liner will be the last to fall off. Pulling this off will result in an uneven splotchy line or an indented scar.
During the peeling process it may look like there is not much color there. Color is more apparent by the second week and will continue to clarify until 5 weeks.
The following must be avoided:
Do not rub, pick or scratch, as the color may heal unevenly and you could risk infection, which in turn could lead to scarring. Let any scabbing or dry skin naturally exfoliate away.
Do not excessively stretch lips by smiling big or puckering lips with smoking while they are healing. Those motions push and pull against the lip edges, applying tension and friction between the strong normal skin surrounding the mouth and the broken inflamed lip edges. Lip skin is a continuation of the delicate mucous membrane in the mouth. It is not strong like normal skin.
Avoid direct sun exposure/tanning or tanning beds for 4 weeks after the procedure. Wear a hat when outdoors and/or big sunglasses.
No smoking while your lips are healing (approximately one week).
No kissing, rubbing or friction on the treated area until it is totally healed or else you will lose color.
Avoid heavy sweating, exercise, sports, swimming, sauna, steam rooms, jacuzzi, and long hot showers for 10 days.
When showering make sure you avoid direct water pressure on the treated area for 10 days. You may apply ointment to cover your lips.
Avoid use of skincare or cosmetics on the treated area (be careful using your foundation or powders.)
Refrain from using cleansing creams or moisturizers that contain Retin-A, glycol acids, anti-acne ingredients, AHA’s/BHA’s on the worked area.
Avoid eating hot, spicy, salty and acidic foods for the first 2 weeks and drink liquids through a straw for 3 days. While eating, do not constantly wipe your lips with a napkin or keep licking your lips as this will impede the healing process.
Avoid using toothpaste products with whitening properties as this can bleach the color in your lips also. Avoid For 10 days
Do not receive bleaching, waxing, electrolysis or laser hair removal treatments close to your enhancement. Avoid for 2 weeks.
Avoid using exfoliants, acids such as glycolic acid, alpha hydroxy acids lactic acid, salicylic acid, fruit acid and Vitamin A on the tattooed area for 30 days. (Causes premature fading)
Use a fresh pillowcase. Avoid sleeping on your face for the first 10 days.
Do not schedule any facials, microdermabrasion, microneedling, peels or laser treatments for at least 4 weeks. They can darken/lighten or distort the pigment.
Avoid drinking alcohol in excess, as it may lead to slow healing of wounds.
Do Not use Blistex, Carmex or Chapstick while healing.
Avoid driving in open air vehicles such as convertibles, boats, bicycles, or motorcycles.
Do not perform tasks related to heavy household cleaning such as; garage or storage cleaning where there is a lot of airborne debris–now is not the time!
Do not have cosmetic injections on lips for at least three weeks prior to your appointment.
NOTE:
All procedures must HEAL, PEEL and FADE! The approximate healing period is 10 days, however healing can be prolonged if your immune system is compromised, if you are generally stressed and by poor diet.
Clients with sun damage, scar tissue (from injury or fever blisters) and clients with implants may not have strong results.
Hyperpigmentation can happen on any lip client without warning.
Until your skin sloughs off and regenerates you will not be able to see true results. It takes 28 days for the skin to slough off and regenerate itself. Keep in mind that even with proper care, some areas may look uneven or patchy. It is absolutely normal because your natural skin regeneration is not a process that your artist can control. This is the purpose of the complimentary touch up included after 6-8 weeks from the initial session to fine tune your enhancement assure that richness of color, symmetry, density in the shape and desired effect is achieved.
Healed results vary per individual client. We have no control over what occurs during the healing process. Lips are a muscle and will need 1 to 3 sessions to complete the process of this procedure. Lips are unpredictable. Some clients will yield to a strong healed lip color. Others will only heal with slight color uptake. This will vary on an individual basis.
You can resume wearing lipstick once lips are healed. It is advised to use a new lipstick after all lip treatments.
Protect your investment after you’ve healed!
Exposure to the sun and tanning beds will cause premature fading and discoloration of the pigment.
Apply a physical sunscreen daily on brow area once completely healed (10 days). We love Skinceuticals Physical Fusion.
For further sun protection wear hats, sunglasses, and stay in the shade!
Maintain removal of unwanted brow hair outside of your tattooed brow design by tweezing, threading, waxing, or razoring.
Lasers will alter the color of the pigment. Let your technician know you have PMU prior to any laser services.
Yearly touchups are recommended to maintain your results.

Henna Brows/ Brow Tint

Prior to the application of Brow tinting, especially the Henna it is important to avoid using sunless tan/self-tanners on your skin. The use of these products can result in the henna turning a green or yellow shade.
To ensure the best results, we kindly ask that you refrain from applying Retin-A or AHA around the brow area for 72 hours before the treatment.

After Treatment

After your treatment, it is important to follow these guidelines to ensure optimal results
Avoid exposing the treated area to extreme heat, such as hot baths or showers, saunas, and steam rooms, for at least 24 hours.
Avoid swimming and using saunas, including sunbeds or any exposure to UV light, for at least 24 hours.
Avoid engaging in any activity that causes excessive sweating for at least 24 hours.
Refrain from applying any perfumed products or rubbing the treated area for 24 hours.
Remember to wash your hands thoroughly before touching or scratching the area, and try to minimize touching it altogether.
Avoid using makeup on the brow area for 24 hours.
Avoid using self-tanning products on the treated area for 24 hours. Also, it is advisable to avoid direct sunlight or sunbathing for the same period of time.

Brow Lamination

During the first 24 hours after your brow treatment, it is important to keep your brows dry. Avoid getting them wet or sweaty, as this can disrupt the setting process of the solution.
Avoid touching or rubbing your brows, as this can cause them to lose shape or fall out prematurely.
Regularly groom your brows using a spoolie brush. Brush them upwards and outwards to maintain their shape and ensure the hairs are aligned correctly.
To maintain your brow lamination, use our lifted brow oil daily (after 48hrs). This will help style, moisturize, grow and shape your brow hairs.
For the first 24 hours after your brow treatment, avoid using any makeup or skincare products that contain oil or alcohol. These can make the brow hairs greasy or stiff.
When removing makeup or cleansing your face, be gentle with your brows. Avoid rubbing or scrubbing them, as it can cause them to lose shape or fall out.

Facials-Skincare

After receiving a facial treatment at Aphros Beauty, it is important to follow some essential guidelines to maintain the health and radiance of your skin. Here are some recommendations

Avoid wearing make-up immediately after the facial: To maximize the benefits of the facial treatment and prevent clogged pores, refrain from applying make-up for a minimum of 6-8 hours, or ideally overnight. This will allow your skin to fully absorb the nourishing products used during the facial. Our clients appreciate this convenience, especially when enjoying our in-home facials and homecare products recommended.
Avoid additional facial treatments for 48 hours: If any Hydra-Facial, Microdermabrasion or Derma plane facial was done, please give your skin at least 2-3 weeks before any type of facial treatment is completed. Giving your skin some time to rest and recover is crucial. Avoid any other facial treatments or procedures that may potentially irritate or aggravate your freshly exfoliated skin.
Take care of your skin: As your skin may be slightly more sensitive than usual, it is advisable to avoid sunbathing, using sunbeds, or exposing your face to excessive heat such as saunas, hot tubs, and hairdryers for the next 12-24 hours. Additionally, refrain from using perfumed or exfoliating products on your face for a couple of days. Instead, apply a broad spectrum sunscreen to protect your skin from harmful UV rays.
Maintain a skincare routine: To keep your face looking and feeling its best between facials, it is recommended to cleanse, tone, and moisturize your skin daily. This will help prevent any damage from make-up and rehydrate your skin from the daily effects of environmental factors. Don't forget to incorporate a broad-spectrum sunscreen into your routine as well and following any aftercare regimen your Esthetician recommends. Furthermore, adopting a healthy lifestyle, including a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and staying hydrated with plenty of water, will contribute to the overall health and appearance of your skin.