Please Review Before Your Procedure — A Gentle Pre-Care Guide for Your Safety
Before your CYAN semi-permanent makeup procedure, we have gathered the health and lifestyle details that are good to share in advance, so you can receive your treatment with complete peace of mind.
Why we ask in advance
Semi-permanent makeup is a delicate procedure that places pigment shallowly into the skin, so knowing your health and any recent treatments beforehand is the starting point for a result that is both safe and beautiful. The notes below are not meant to alarm you — they are simply here so that we can decide together on the best timing and approach. Even if some items apply to you, in most cases adjusting the timing or having a quick word with your doctor is enough for you to go ahead with confidence.
When it is best to simply wait a little
During pregnancy there is not yet enough research on safety, so we recommend receiving the procedure with an easy mind after childbirth. If you are breastfeeding, we suggest waiting until you have finished, and if it is truly needed we will find an approach together during your consultation. When the treatment area has inflammation, a wound, or a breakout, or when you are run down with a cold or the flu, the result comes out far more beautifully if we wait until things have settled. With the mindset that ‘it does not have to be right now’, we will choose the very best timing together.
When it is best to check with your doctor first
If you have diabetes, heart disease or poorly controlled high blood pressure, an autoimmune condition, are taking immunosuppressants after an organ transplant, are undergoing chemotherapy, have a blood-clotting condition (such as haemophilia), or have epilepsy, please confirm your doctor’s view before the procedure. In these cases, skin healing or bleeding can behave differently from usual, so going ahead after receiving your doctor’s reassurance will let you feel far more at ease. We do not provide a diagnosis on your behalf, but during your consultation we will kindly guide you on what is worth asking.
Blood-related medication — never stop it on your own
If you are taking prescribed blood-related medication such as warfarin or clopidogrel (anticoagulants or antiplatelets), please do not stop it on your own — always consult the doctor who prescribed it. Stopping such medication without guidance can lead to a danger greater than bleeding, so whether to pause it must always be the doctor’s decision. By contrast, non-prescription painkillers such as aspirin or ibuprofen, and supplements such as vitamin E, omega-3 (fish oil), or ginkgo, can be paused for about a week before the procedure to help reduce bleeding. If you let us know what you are taking during your consultation, we will check together whether it is a prescription medicine or not.
Recent procedures, skincare, and allergy history
Botox and fillers need time to settle, so we generally recommend waiting 1 to 3 months (6 months for filler in the same area); about 2 months after semi-permanent removal laser; about 6 months after LASIK, LASEK, or facial surgery; and 6 months after finishing acne medication (Accutane or retinoids). Please avoid chemical exfoliation or strong skincare such as AHAs from 2 weeks before the procedure. If you are prone to keloid scarring, or have ever had an allergy to nickel, latex, numbing cream, or pigments, please let us know in advance. Where needed, a patch test can help us prepare even more safely. Even a small detail can make a big difference to the result and your recovery, so do share it.
Lip procedures and cold sores (herpes)
If you have ever had blisters on your lips (cold sores), please be sure to tell us before a lip procedure. The stimulation of a lip treatment can reactivate the dormant virus, so seeing a doctor beforehand and receiving a preventive prescription will let things go far more comfortably (preventive medication is a doctor’s domain, so we do not provide it ourselves). If you have blisters or a tingling sensation around the lips on the day, we will reschedule until it has settled. This is one of the most common things we look after with lip procedures, so please feel free to mention it.
If any of this applies, please tell us at your consultation
If even one of the points above applies to you, please do not hide it — feel free to tell us during your consultation. The more accurately we know, the more we can prepare the safest and most beautiful result for you. It is perfectly fine if you are unsure or something feels unclear — we will check together and, if needed, choose the best timing once again.