Before your appointment

• The most important steps are exfoliation in the days leading up to the treatment and moisturizing your lips. Having smooth lips helps ensure that pigment is implemented as evenly as possible.

• If you have lip fillers, wait at least 6 weeks and allow them to settle first. If you do not have lip fillers but want to get them after a lip tattoo, do the tattoo first and then add the fillers. Otherwise, there’s a small chance of filler migration due to lip trauma. This is rare, but you should be aware of the possibility.

• If you take blood-thinning meds, check with your doctor if it’s possible to pause treatment about 10 days before your appointment. 

• Avoid supplements that thin out the blood for 24 hours before the appointment. That includes aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil, niacin, and vitamins as well as alcohol and caffeine. This will minimize swelling and unnecessary bleeding.

• If you are prone to cold sores, take some anti-viral medication for a few days before your appointment, as there is a possibility of them surfacing due to skin trauma. Cold sores can affect the healing process so it’s best to avoid them. Consult your GP and have them prescribe a med.

• Avoid caffeine prior to your appointment to avoid sensitivity. some people are more sensitive than others. If you consider yourself sensitive to pain we recommend taking a painkiller such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen.

The lip tattoo aftercare is the routine you have to follow in the days after the lips PMU treatment. It implies cleaning the area regularly, treating it with a special ointment, and avoiding certain activities and products.

The treated skin of the lips goes through a recovery cycle as it closes up the micro-wounds. In order for the pigments to settle into the skin, you need to provide it with enough moisture, and prevent contamination.

After your lip blushing appointment

• Don’t touch your lips or pick at the scabs or skin that starts peeling off.

• Don’t get the lips soaking wet – no long hot showers, no swimming, no excessive sweating (this includes saunas and steam baths). Refrain from working out.

• Don’t get toothpaste on your lips.

• Don’t put any makeup or care products on the area besides the prescribed aftercare ointment.

• Don’t eat spicy or very salty foods – they’ll sting.

• Don’t drink anything too hot – it’ll trigger swelling.

• Don’t drink alcohol – it will burn and dry out your lips further.

• Don’t expose your lips to the sunlight. No tanning in the sun or in tanning beds for 3-4 weeks.

• Don’t sleep on your face.

• Don’t get teeth whitening.