Permanent Lips Before & Aftercare
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You will want to start a gentle lip scrub once a day for 3 days before your procedure so that your lips are prepped and don't have a rough texture. This will prevent proper pigment saturation and promote the best healed results. Do not over scrub to the point that you have raw or compromised skin.
Use moisturizer often on your lips in the days prior to the procedure to maintain smooth texture.
Avoid lip filler injections 4 weeks before and after your procedure.
No tanning or excessive sun exposure 2 weeks prior and post procedure.
You must discontinue the use of Accutane medication 6 months prior to procedure.
Avoid scheduling your appointment 10-14 days before an upcoming event or travel to ensure the best healing results.
VERY IMPORTANT:
If you have a history of cold sores - you'll need to start taking an antiviral prescription (Valacyclovir, Denavir (penciclovir), Valtrex or acyclovir (Zovirax), at least 1 week BEFORE your proposed procedure.
Cold sore outbreaks are often triggered by stress or trauma to the lips and skin. Therefore if you are a carrier, lip blushing will likely cause an outbreak if you do not take an antiviral medication prior.
Your appointment WILL be cancelled if you have had a history of cold sores and do not follow this instruction (with cancellation fees). This is because cold sores will affect the healing and the results and can even lead to scarring. So please do not skip this step, you will be happy you didn't and have better results.
If you are nervous, consider bringing headphones and music. Numbing will be used during the whole procedure to keep you as comfortable as possible.
Permanent Lips & Lip Blushing Aftercare
Wash the lips every 3 hours-4 hours with cotton swab & water, rub gently & perform this in the 1st 24 hours.
Always keep a very thin layer of the aftercare provided by Beauty by Britt on your lips until healed.
Bruising on the inside of the lips is normal.
The feeling of burning on the tissue is normal & will normally stop in 24 hours. You can use cold compresses as needed.
Your teeth may hurt from the pressure of holding the skin tight, this will is normal & will normally stop after 24 hours.
No kissing, makeup - on or near the lips -, direct water pressure from the shower, hot/ steaming water, swimming in lakes, ponds, pools, oceans and no saunas. No activities exposing the tattoo to dust, dirt and no sweating for at least 7-10 days post treatment.
If you get fever blisters do not add any topical medications to the lip tissue or you may remove the color from the tissue.
Using straws is highly recommended, or be sure to wash any glass or soda cans prior to drinking. Also avoid spicy, salty, greasy foods and citrus fruits for 72 hours.
Avoid direct sunlight, tanning and skincare products that contain active and exfoliating ingredients for 14 days and no facial treatments for at least 30 days
Healing can take up to 2-4 weeks
Certain health conditions or fever blister breakouts can prolong the healing process.
The 1st touch up should be done 8 weeks from the initial appointment. Ensure you wait long enough to see the full color before providing the touch up session, but the Lip color will become richer & darker after an additional 1-2 weeks.