Everything you need to know about Lips Before & Aftercare​​​
Beforecare Instructions for lips
NO smoking, coffee alcohol, aspirin, fish oil or blood thinners as they can affect the results of your treatment. The longer you can abstain from taking or using these the better the results but a minimum of 72 hours is required for aspirin or blood thinners, coffee, smoking and alcohol. A minimum of 1 week for fish oil. Wait 4 week after botox around the lips or lip filler.
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DO YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF COLD SORES? EVEN JUST ONE IN YOUR LIFETIME...
These clients will need to get a prescription from their doctor for Acycyclovir to help decrease the chance of outbreak**
Will need to begin taking prescription 3 days prior and 4 days after.
NEVER HAD A COLD SORE...
THE HSV-1 VIRUS CAN LIVE DORMANT IN A personS BODY. THEY ARE capable OF HAVING THE VIRUS AND NEVER KNOWING IN THIS INSTANCE YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY CLIENT THAT CAN'T OBTAIN ACYCLOVIR AND THE CLIENTS WITH NO HISTORY OF COLD SORES TO TAKE L-LYSINE 4 DAYS PRIOR AND 4 DAYS AFTER TREATMENT
***IIt is important for your client to come with soft moisturized lips for the best results. Clients can use a sugar scrub for 3-4 nights prior to receiving their procedure and applying a lip mask after.
It is important to avoid any lipsticks 72 hours prior to treatment, as they tend to dry the lips out.
PLEASE. STAY VERY WELL hydrated drinking 8-10 glasses of water daily.
Aftercare Instructions for lips
Lips heal very quickly, but there is a difference healed skin and the stable color (healed results) Lips are healed from the surface between 3-4 days depending on the person. During the time should be applying and avoiding the following:
Coconut oil, vitamin A&D, or shea butter as often as possible, keeping them moist all the time
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Drink plenty of water
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No smoking
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No alcohol for 24 hrs. It can promote swelling
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Continue taking cold sore medication or lysine.
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No other lip products on the lips for 10 days (lip stick, gloss, scrubs)
It takes a minimum of 30 days for the color to fully stabilize
During that time clients may experience some or all the following:
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Mild flaking. DO NOT pick at the skin
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Mild swelling
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Color fluctuations
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Uneven coloring
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Soreness
Smoking during the healing process will have bad effects in the pigment that has been implanted. Secondly, the color of the lip will continue to shift if the client continues to smoke.
Aftercare Tips
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Do NOT use a washcloth or anything abrasive to clean the area.
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DO NOT SCRATCH, ITCH, PICK OR PEEL the scabs at all (you may cause scarring or pigment loss)
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Avoid water on the PMU area until fully healed
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NO hot tubs, pools or sauna until fully healed.
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NO working out or sweating until healed.
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Avoid the sun for 14 days after.
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Avoid any creams or face washes that contain acid for a minimum of 4 weeks in the area being treated.
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NO waxing, tweezing or threading until fully healed.
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NO facials, peels, laser treatments or botox for 2 weeks after.
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DO NOT APPLY ANYTHING BESIDES OINTMENT ON YOUR BROWS UNTIL THEY HAVE FULLY HEALED (brows have flaked and peeled)!!!