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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Every person has their own pain thresh hold and no two people are the same, while one person may feel no pain, others may feel slightly heightened levels of discomfort. There is a level of discomfort during the procedure, minimal discomfort if any. Some describe the experience as a tickle, and some as heat. You can take 2 Panadol before the procedure if you are feeling anxious about the discomfort. Panadol, no Nurofen, Ibuprofen or Asprin. No drugs or alcohol in your system for 24 hours.
No. DO NOT apply your own cream to the area that I will be working on. Numbing creams are formulated in their own way with different ingredients and different strengths of the ingredient! Not all creams are the same and because of this, I do not know how the cellular structure of your skin along with a foreign cream, will hold up against my work. I will apply my own trusted anaesthetic creams and gels because I know exactly how the skin will take it and how the integrity of the skin will hold and heal.
Yes & No. Yes because I do want to know what you expect from me, yes because I want to know what you envision for yourself, style, thickness, gradient, length, width and colour. I want to know everything. No, because I won’t do it how you envision IF I feel it won’t add value to your features + face shape, or if it’s not physically or technically possible. It’s got to look good; it has got to look great. I will chat to you and map what I think works best for you as an individual, I only want the best for you. I have a process and a formula in my mind that I follow when designing my cosmetic tattoos, when given the creative freedom to design and work, I work best and produce my best quality work.
Absolutely not. If moles are within my mapping, I need to avoid them. Moles can sometimes change in colour, width and diameter just out of the blue. If this change happens it can be quickly noticed and sorted with the appropriate procedures. If the mole were coloured in, none of these changes would be noticed in a timely manner. So, to keep you safe, we do not touch moles.
Cosmetic Tattoo is a 2-step procedure. Initial appointment followed by a touch-up 6 – 8 weeks later. Sometimes a third is needed depending how well your skin takes the pigment, how good your aftercare is and how oily your skin is.
You would then look at having your work touched up. Depending on your skin type, some annual touch-ups, some 2 or 3 years later. It is up to you and how you are feeling about your brows/liner/lips.
The question here needs to be "can I sweat, after I've had my eyebrows done?"
The answer is simple; Avoid strenuos exercise for 2 weeks. If you can't avoid it for 2 weeks then atleast 7 days. Pigment needs to settle in the skin post treatment and open skin needs to stay free of bacteria. Sweat will attact bacteria increasing the risk of infection. If you do sweat, clean immediately and gently.
No. Treat it as an open wound that needs to be kept clean.
No public swimming pools, oceans, lakes, rivers, spa pools, saunas or float pods.
Just dont. Bacteria and virus are the number one reason not to go near these while your tattoo is fresh with a compromised skin surface. It's on your face! It's not worth the risk.
Yes, skin may start to feel itchy during the healing phase. The cells outside the wound, migrate toward the center of the wound, meet and contract to pull the wound wound shut. This process creats a mechanical stress that activates the itch. It can also be a chemical reation within the body. The body will release Histamine in response to the wound and sudden exposure to outside elements as a protective function.
YES! I promise it will shrink, and ill explain exactly why and how.
When the skins surface is compromised, we get open skin/open wounds. The cells outside the wound, migrate toward the center of the wound, meet and contract to pull the wound wound shut. This process creats a mechanical stress that activates the itch so it can also be itchy.
It's not a suitable treatment during pregnancy. Creating an open wound leaves the body vulnerable to infection; a risk not worth taking while growing a baby.
Breast feeding is okay. I recommend expressing for 24hours after. This is because we will be introducing pigments and anaesthetic to your body/bloody stream. Anaesthetic can sometimes find its way into breastmilk. Risk of infection comes with tattoos. Please follow aftercare instructions closely and keep hand hygiene up.
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