LIP BLUSH

• Make sure you are familiar with the "Pre-Care" and "After-Care" Instructions. It is 50% my job, and 50% YOUR responsibility with After-Care during the healing process.
• ABSOLUTELY NO CAFFEINE or ALCOHOL 24 hours BEFORE appointment. This is NON-NEGOTIABLE. Alcohol and Caffeine are Blood Thinners, and it will increase swelling and bleeding during the procedure.
• Keep your lips moisturized with Chapstick or Balm for 7 days prior to appoinment. 
• If getting Lip Injections, make sure they are done 3 weeks prior to lip blushing appointment. 
• Have a lip color or colors picked out. If you do not have one, no worries. I can help! If you have a specific lipstick shade, I can color match it for you. 

**IF PRONE TO COLD SORES** It is IMPERATIVE that you take L-Lysine and are prescribed Valtrex from your doctor 7 days before your lip blush appointment. If you do this, is will help prevent a breakout. 

The color of your permanent makeup procedure will be 50% darker AFTER your initial procedure. It will start to lighten between 4-10 days. This is perfectly normal, and the true healed color will take about 4-6 weeks to come through. 

In some cases, it can look like the permanent makeup pigment has disappeared, which is due to the healing layers of the skin obscuring the color temporarily. At this point, you have to let it develop, and certainly DO NOT have any permanent cosmetics work done during the 4-6 week period. Your skin will be sensitized after the treatment, and you should adhere to the following instructions for the best outcome of your healing process. 

Please follow these instructions for AT LEAST 7 days. This will help avoid infection, and will allow time for the skin to properly recover. 

You can cleanse your lips the night of appointment with a gentle cleanser, CLEAN hands, and a gentle lint-free wipe. After this, do not allow the lips to get wet again for 7 days after. 

• Remember, place nothing on the treated area (except your aftercare product) until healed. This this means no makeup, creams, water (except for cleansing as detailed below), etc.
• After your procedure, your skin will start forming a protective scab. You may see fluid or ooze on the skin from lymph secretion. The fluid should be dabbed and blotted off with a sterile gauze pad. It can crust the skin over and prevent it from breathing and healing.
• After 24 hours, clean the treated area daily with mild warm water and non-alcohol soap. Apply soapy solution on a sterile gauze and blot 4 to 5 times to clean. Then blot completely dry. Use patting motions only. No Scrubbing. No rubbing. No wiping. No scratching. Make sure the area is completely dry because germs love moisture!
• Lips will ooze for a couple days and peel for a week or so. After sleeping, crust will have dried on the lips. Blot with water. Clean and apply aftercare product as directed. Try not to disturb the crust when cleaning and let it fall off by itself. 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.
• Apply aftercare product on the clean and dry treated area. Place the ointment on the scabs that are beginning to form. If you place ointment on the area and it is not dry, this may cause irritation or an infection and could lead to color loss.
• Lips will be tender at first after the procedure. Drink only through a straw. Choose to only eat foods you can place in your mouth with a fork without touching the lips.
• Do not eat spicy foods or hot liquids for 48 hours after your procedure. It’s a good idea not to eat oily foods, salty foods, acidic foods or alcohol while healing.
• Do not get toothpaste on your lips. It’s a good idea to brush your teeth with just water for 72 hrs post-treatment.
• Do not bleach your teeth until your lips are healed.
• Do not excessively stretch lips while they are healing with big smiles or pucker lips with smoking.