BROW REMOVAL CARE

 Please read through prior and after your appointment.
Not adhering can impact your end results.

 PRE-CARE:

For best results, we recommend the following:

DO NOT consume caffeine, alcohol or blood thinning medication (ibuprofen, Aspirin, or

Fish oil supplements) for a minimum of 48-72 hours prior to your appointment, to avoid excess bleeding.

It is highly recommended that you avoid SUN/TANNING BED exposure for 30 days BEFORE and AFTER your procedure. If you show up for your appointment with a new tan or sunburn, you will need to reschedule and will forfeit your deposit. As your skin exfoliates from a sunburn, it will take the tattoo pigment with it.

Avoid the following cosmetic facial procedures 3-4 weeks before:

  • Chemical peels (salicylic acid, glycolic, alpha hydroxy, etc)
  • Exfoliation and retinol products.
  • Botox and fillers
  • Laser facials
  • Waxing, tweezing shaving is not needed but if you prefer too, brow shaping should be done 2 days in advance.

APPOINTMENT DAY:

On the day of your appointment, eat a light snack 20-30 minutes before arriving. 

What to expect before/during your procedure:

  • Consultation: (15-20 minutes) Discussion of what needs to removed, depending of the severity of the old tattoo.
  • No numbing is needed as this procedure has little pain to none. With more sensitive skin or mature skin, you may feel very slight discomfort rating from 0.5 or 1 out of 10 for pain level.

 

 AFTER-CARE

+ WHAT TO EXPECT OF YOUR BROW TATTOO REMOVAL:

It is critical to follow all aftercare instructions to prevent complications, scarring and to achieve optimum results. Please read carefully.

Within the next 24 hours after the procedure:

  • KEEP AREA CLEAN and open to the air. Do not cover with a Band-Aid or anything else, leave open to air. Air/oxygen provides good and faster healing. You should not be touching the area at all but if you find yourself needing to please make sure your hands are exceptionally clean.
  • DO NOT SOAK the treated area in water. You can shower as normal but keep the area out of the shower spray the best you can and do not let the area stay wet for more than a few minutes.
  • NO BATHING, SWIMMING, SAUNAS, HOT TOBS, TANNING, OR INTENSE EXERCISE THAT MAY CAUSE SWEATING.
  • DO NOT disrupt the scabbing process (i.e. no picking, scratching, etc.) All scabbing needs to fall off naturally. If you force or pick a scab off you will disrupt the process and possibly cause scarring.

After 24 hours of the procedure:

You may proceed with your normal daily routine. Only downtime is within the first 24 hours of the procedure. You may go back to the gym, apply makeup, shower normally etc.

For the next 7 Days AFTER the first 24 hours:

Apply a thin layer of the provided solution once in the evening before bed after cleaning your brows with a non-scented cleanser. Leave the solution on all night and clean off first thing in the morning upon awakening.

The pigment then comes out in two ways: 

  1. It is attracted to the skin surface like a magnet and leaves the body 
  2. The rest is removed through the lymphatic system 
The pigment comes out in small quantities over several days, a large amount of which comes out during the aftercare portion of the process. Pigment may still be leaving the body up to 30 days after the removal treatment.

Lightening and/or removing unwanted pigment is a process and patience is required. This is true whether you are choosing a lightening product service or laser. Please be patient and give the process a fair chance to work. Expect visible and wanted results anywhere from in 1 to 9 sessions. Must wait at least 6-8 weeks in between each session. If you have mature or thin skin, it is required to wait 10-12 weeks longer in between sessions. No exceptions. 
How many sessions needed will depend on how saturated the pigment is, how deep it was implanted and how much needs to be removed for the desired result. In many cases only a percentage of the density needs to be lightened/removed and then we can continue the correction process by color correcting/performing a cover-up. In those cases where we have pigment misplaced or in an unwanted area, color correcting will not be an option and removing as much of the pigment as possible will be our ultimate goal. Results cannot be foreseen, predicted or guaranteed.

***Please Note: If you have an existing brow tattoo, and is interested in a tattoo removal, please email info@theorchidstudio.ca photos of your bare brows prior to booking so we may assess and determine whether or not they can be performed on.