It is essential to recognise that pain threshold levels vary from person to person. We believe that topical anaesthetics are essential to keep you as comfortable and pain-free as possible. Please obtain anaesthetics from a compounding chemist in order for us to apply it.

Personal circumstances such as the timing of your menstrual cycle may increase discomfort throughout the procedure, and the topical anaesthetic may also lose its intensity if you are a regular smoker. If you have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, be aware that this may also affect your sensitivity and tolerance to the procedure.

A multitude of individual and lifestyle factors will affect the longevity of your cosmetic tattoo including:

• Bleeding during the procedure reduces the amount of pigment absorbed. That’s why it’s important that substances that can cause blood thinning like alcohol and certain medications should not be consumed prior to or following an appointment.
• Thyroid medication can affect the effects of cosmetic tattooing.
• Exposure, including to the sun, will decrease the appearance of the pigment. Once healed, sunscreen should be applied to the area to reduce the risk of fading.
• Smoking will cause the results to fade faster.
• If you are anemic, you will metabolize the pigment faster and your tattoos will fade quicker.

There are some cases where cosmetic tattooing will not work depending on a person’s skin type, existing hair and/or lifestyle choices. Iron deficient or anaemic clients should be advised that increased bleeding may occur during the procedure as well as a faster fade of the pigment over time. This is also the case for frequent smokers.

Feather touch brows tattoo will also not work as well on clients with extremely oily skin as constant oil production will gradually soften the effects. For clients with little to no existing eyebrow hair, the results can also appear much less natural, with a reduction in the 3D look of the eyebrows.

In the first few days following your procedure, the pigment will appear dark and intense. Redness and swelling is rare, however it might also occur. During the healing process and in the first week, the pigment will gradually appear lighter.

To achieve natural looking eyebrows, a thorough skin analysis will be undertaken at your appointment. This will predict how your skin will hold the pigment, and will analyse your skin’s undertone to ensure a perfect colour match to your existing eyebrow and hair colour.

Four weeks after your initial procedure, the second session will determine how your skin has responded to the pigment and any alterations can be made if necessary. As we have mentioned, individual and lifestyle factors will affect how the tattoo will fade but the majority of our client’s tattoos stay true to colour and fade naturally over time.

It is recommended that you return every one to two years for a top-up appointment as fading will generally create a lighter and softer look to your eyebrow tattoo.

Contraindications

As a precaution, we cannot perform any cosmetic tattooing if any of the below apply to you:

• if you are under 18 years of age
• pregnant or breastfeeding
• epilepsy
• undergoing chemotherapy or radiation
• diabetes
• sunburnt skin
• history of keloid requires a patch test

As well as certain medications, you should also avoid alcohol and caffeine the night before and the day of your session. Exposure to the sun as well as UV tanning bed exposure should be avoided for 30 days prior and following your procedure due to the risk of skin exfoliation. Your appointment will be rescheduled and the deposit will be forfeited if you show up for your treatment with a new tan or any sunburn.

Please note: If using prescription Roaccutane, you MUST wait a minimum of six months before considering undertaking a cosmetic tattoo procedure. The procedure cannot be performed while you are on Accutane.