Look and Feel Your Best
Aftercare for Eyebrow Micropigmentation / Microblading/ Ombre Brow
What to Expect:
Immediately after treatment, the color will appear darker but will eventually get light over the next few days. This is because the pigment takes around seven days to enter the deeper layers of the skin. After 7-10 days, the top layer of the skin peels off, leaving a softer, lighter color below. The result is a natural looking brow enhancement. As the treated area is settling down, itching may occur. This is a good sign as it means the skin is healing.
We aim for perfection but everyone’s skin is different and will react differently to the procedure. Some skin will heal faster than others and some will retain the pigment longer. All skin is aging so some of us will be harder on our skin than others; swimming, tanning and weather all have a negative effect on your skin. Please keep in mind that nobody’s skin, eyebrows are exactly the same. Our goal is to make them match as closely as possible but nature does play a role in the contour of your brows.
Eyebrows will appear darker and bolder due to natural scabbing and healing for the first 10 days. This is very common for all permannet cosmetic procedures. Once all scabs have fully fallen off completely and naturally, healed results should appear 10-30% lighter in color and 10-15% smaller in size from the initial. Consider using a waterproof total sunblock when going out in the sun to stop the color fading.
We want you to be thrilled with the results for the months ahead, so follow the instructions! FAILURE TO FOLLOW AFTER-CARE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN INFECTIONS, PIGMENT LOSS OR DISCOLORATION.
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Do Not get the brows wet during the healing process for 14 days.
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Do Not put anything (water, make-up, lotions etc.) on the brows for 14 days.
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Do Not sweat for 14 days - this is a hard one, but body heat expands the pores. Sweat has salt and will prematurely fade, blur or cause the pigment not to take at all.
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Apply a Aquaphor to the brows once day for about a week. After a shower, gently take a dry cotton ball and gently dab till dry. Remember to always be gentle. You do not want the scabs to come off prematurely.
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Do Not scrub, rub, or pick or scratch at the epithelial crust that forms. Allow any scabbing or dry skin to flake off on its own. If it is removed before it is ready, the pigment underneath it can be pulled out and cause scarring.
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Do Not use any Retin-A or Glycolic Acids in the brow area during or after healing.
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Do Not use a tanning bed for a month ... preferably, never!
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It is recommended that you apply Aquaphor to treated areas prior to swimming even after healed to prevent the chlorine water/salt water from penetrating the area.
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Only touch the treated areas with squeaky-clean hands during the healing process.
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Avoid direct sun exposure or tanning for 3-4 weeks after procedure.
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No facials, botox, chemical treatments and microdermabrasion for 4 weeks.
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After the initial 14 days the color will fade and begin to appear more natural.
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Typically healing should take up to about 14 days, though this can vary case by case due to the fact that some may take longer due to stress, a poor diet, or their immune system is compromised.
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The initial application is always applied conservatively because every person's skin is different and the final color can only be precisely determined and adjusted during a follow-up appointment after the initial application has fully healed. In order to ensure the best result we provide the second touch up to get the desired result. The cost of the second treatment is complimentary unless the client scheduled for an appointment and doesn't show, in that case they surrender their right of a complimentary appointment.
After your Appointment:
5 hours after the procedure - Clean the area with sterile water with a cleaning solution provided and use a cotton pad gently pad dry the area, and allow the area to air dry.
First 10 days after the procedure
- Do not use unsterile water, cleansers, creams, make up or any other products on the treated area.
-No water, cleansers, creams, make up or any other products on treated areas.
-Avoid strenuous physcial activiy to prevent sweating( with will impact the pigment retention).
-Avoid sleeping on your face; try sleeping on your back or side instead.
-As part of the normal haling process, the treated area will begin to scab 5-7 days after the treatment. Do no rub, pick or scratch the treated area. Let any scabbing or dry skin naturally exfoliate off to avoid scarring.
-If heavey scabbing and/ or itchiness occur, use a small amount of Grap Seed oil on the area witha clean cotton swab.
-As the scabs falke off, the pigment may disappear. Do not be alarmed. The color will return within 3-5 weeks.
3-4 weeks after the procedure:
-Avoid direct sun exposure or tanning
-No facials, Botox, chemical treatment or microdermabrassion.
Once the scabbing process ends( approx 14-21 days after the procedure), being useing sunscreen to proctect yoru eyebrows.
_Do not judge the way your brows look until you have reached six full weeks of healing.
6 weeks after the procedure:
-Fully healed brows. Now you are ready for your follow up appoitment.
-Continue to usse sunscreen on your brows everyday to prevent premature fading.
-Do not usse Retin-A or any acid( glycolic, AHA, etc ) on your brows.
We recommend yearly touch-ups.