Avoid night creams, moisturizers, Retin-A, vitamin C serums, glycolic acid, exfoliating facial soaps and medical grade exfoliating enzymes/lotions/facials.

No lasers, chemical peels, IPL or facials between your initial appointment and your touch up. Please discontinue for at least 3-4 weeks before & after your appointment.

Avoid placing your face directly into the shower for the first week. However, you can gently wash your face throughout your healing process. It is important to keep all areas clean, free of bacteria until completely healed.

Avoid direct sunlight while healing. No tanning, tanning beds or sunless tanners while healing.

Avoid any form of salt. For example, salt water pools, salty gulf water, sweating. For permanent lip blush only, you will want to avoid salty foods.

Avoid dirt. For example, gardening.

Avoid high bacteria scenarios. For example, saunas, steam rooms, makeup products or touching the pigmented area with your hands.

Never use topical antibiotics. For example, neosporin.

For permanent lip blush only: Avoid salty foods, extended wear lipsticks & plumping gloss while healing. Avoid teeth bleaching for at least 3 weeks. For day 1 & 2, avoid licking your lips, getting your lips wet and heavy kissing. Avoid rubbing your lips together. No picking.

For areola only: Avoid allowing the pigmented area to be in direct contact with the air for longer than 15 minutes for the first 14 days. The area must be sealed Day 1-7, and then covered with gauze Day 7-14. See aftercare instructions below.