Pre-procedure Instructions
When scheduling an appointment date for a permanent makeup procedure, keep in mind the healing time of the procedure.
You will need a few days afterward without social plans or strenuous activity.
You will not look your best (swelling, oozing, and looks like wet paint).
Plan a shopping trip ahead of time for items you will need: ointments, straws, napkins for blotting, Q-tips, OTC pain reliever or prescriptions.
Exclude chores that will get dirt/ bacteria on the healing area.
Do not have a permanent makeup procedure right before going on vacation because
1) you need healing time – you will not look like you had a makeover at the mall,
2) you may not be able to avoid sun, wind, or other items listed in post-care instructions,
3) if you had a question or permanent makeup problem it would be best to be near your permanent makeup artist and local physician.
Do not wear your good clothes for the procedure because pigment might splatter on them.
Pigment washes out of most clothes, but not your favorite ones.
Wear something comfortable.
Permanent eyebrow procedures do not need sedation.
The brow area numbs easily and the procedure doesn't take long.
Permanent eyeliner procedures benefit most from relaxation because some people cannot control the squeeze and flinch protective reflexes for the eyes and might cause an error or injury.
Permanent eyeliner and lip procedures take longer (if you want enough pigment in there to last) and the sedation also helps keep you comfortable lying still in one spot.
Most states do not restrict permanent makeup procedures to doctors offices, so may not have the benefit of prescription strength numbing meds and sedation.
Alternative herbal products being used include Valerian, Kava, Hops, Melatonin, St John’s Wort, Passion Flower Chamomile, Willow Bark, and Theanine.
Antihistamines like Benedryl taken before the permanent makeup procedure may reduce swelling and help you relax.
Benedryl also helps eyes not be so watery during eyeliner procedures.
Watery eyes can dilute the pigment that is being implanted.
Permanent eyebrow swelling is mild and barely noticeable.
Permanent eyeliner swelling is moderate.
Permanent lip color swelling is severe.
Arnica Montana and Bromelain may reduce swelling.
It is rare to have a healing problem with permanent makeup eyebrows or eyeliner.
If there is going to be a permanent makeup problem, it will be with the lips.
Two unpleasant lip complications are Candida infections and hyper-pigmentation.
| 
