Alillian Tattoo is a modern tattoo studio located in downtown Vancouver Washington. We have been tattooing since 2018.
Am i a candidate for Cosmetic tattooing?
Results are not guaranteed. Many factors affect healing, retention of pigment, and results. Including, but not limited to: adherence to aftercare protocols, skin type, the medications you take, if you smoke, UV exposure (both from the sun and tanning beds), anti-aging skin care products, and body chemistry. If you have any questions on whether you may or may not be a good candidate, please contact us before booking.
Contraindications
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For the safety of the client and to achieve the best possible outcome, Alillian Tattoo will not perform services on anyone that the below contraindications apply to. Some of the following are specific to brow tattooing and will be indicated as such.
• Pregnant or currently breastfeeding
• You're taking ANY blood thinning medication. (A list of these types of medications can be found here)
• If you are using a topical retinoid: retinol, retin-A, etc. (discontinue use 2 weeks prior to appointment. Minimum 4 weeks for tretinoin or prescription strength.)
• Old Permanent Makeup of any type (microblading/powder/combo brow work by another artist or old school traditional eyebrow tattooing). In some cases, we can continue with the a corrective brow procedure. There are many factors that determine whether or not we can work with/over old brow tattooing. *Please text us at (360) 553-0888 clear, close up photos in natural light of your brows before booking. DO NOT BOOK WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL. If you show up to your appointment with previous permanent makeup that we cannot work over, your appointment will be cancelled and you will be responsible for the full cost of procedure.
• Eczema or psoriasis in or around the treatment area, or current acne breakout in or around the area (once cleared up in this area you are ok to proceed with the procedure)
• If you are taking anti-rejection medications (for an organ transplant, for example)
• MRSA-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
• Are currently taking antibiotics (must wait 2 weeks after finishing your round of antibiotics)
• If you take Adderall (raises blood pressure; discontinue 72 hours prior with doctor consent)
• Severely oily skin. (You are be best suited for a powder brow)
• Must not be prone to post-inflammatory hypo-pigmentation or hyper-pigmentation
• If you have a thyroid condition (Graves OR Hashimotos) you may be on medications that can affect the appearance of cosmetic tattooing, specifically brows. Certain synthetic thyroid medications may cause the pigments used to turn ashier in color once healed. This has not been found to be a significant problem but it is important to understand the risk. If this does occur for you, more frequent color boosts may be desired to mitigate any excessive cooling of the brows. Despite this, we cannot guarantee that your results will be favorable.
• Have any illness, take any medication, or are undergoing any treatment that compromises immunity
• Have had a hair transplant in the eyebrow region.
• Botox in the past 2 weeks (Botox needs to settle into your facial muscles. Failure to wait can contribute to asymmetry in the brows or migration of the Botox)
• Currently undergoing Chemotherapy or radiation. You must be off either for AT LEAST 6 months and provide a release from your doctor. If you’ve undergone surgery: 6-9 months post surgery to the area you may proceed with your tattoo
• Sunburned or freshly tanned skin (wait until sunburn has subsided and wait at least 72 hours after intense UV exposure)
• If you have tendency to keloid scar
• Cancer, epilepsy (doctor’s note required)
• Type I diabetes (if you have controlled type II we can tattoo you with a doctor’s note)
• Circulatory disorders (doctor's note is required)
• Any bleeding disorders (doctor's note is required)
• If you are an IV drug user
• Rheumatoid arthritis (healing will be slower, but ok to undergo procedure)
• Regular tanning bed user (this will not only fade brows prematurely but drastically alter their color and shape during healing and overtime. Discontinue tanning bed use. For body tattooing this will cause premature fading and potential blurring of the design over time. How much time it takes for this to occur is based on genetic disposition and the amount of unprotected UV exposure.)
• Currently on Accutane (must wait 6 months after discontinuing use)
• If you are using alpha hydroxy acids (AHA) and glycolic acids on or around the brow area. (discontinue use 1 week prior to your appointment)
• After waxing (must wait 72 hours)
• After chemical peels (must wait 30 days)
• After any laser resurfacing treatments (must wait 30 days, intensive ablative laser resurfacing may take longer to heal. Must be fully healed before undergoing brow or freckle procedure)
• After Cosmelan peel system (must wait 1 year)
If you are allergic to lidocaine, tetracaine, prilocaine, benzocaine, epinephrine or other related anesthetics, you must undergo procedure without a numbing agent. Allergic reaction is possible with a related chemical within the same class. THIS MUST BE DISCLOSED TO AVOID AN ALLERGIC REACTION. Our topical anesthetics contain Lidocaine, Tetracaine and epinephrine.
Due to risk and liability, we cannot use an ester group anesthetic in replacement of an amide, even if you are only allergic to amide group anesthetics.
• AMIDE group anesthetics include: lidocaine, mepivacaine, bupivacaine, etidocaine and prilocaine.
• ESTER group anesthetics include: tetracaine, benzocaine, procaine (Novocain), cocaine, and chloroprocaine.
Please disclose to Us If you have trouble numbing at the dentist. There is a small POSSIBILITY you will have TROUBLE numbing during your brow procedure.
A note about those with very oily and/or textured skin, large pores around the brow area, uneven skin texture and rosacea: These skin types/conditions are more difficult to perform cosmetic tattooing on and may heal more soft with less definition to the healed hairstrokes. In these instances the pigment tends to fade more quickly, blurs and is generally more unpredictable. A powder brow is the best option. Those with oily skin will need touchups more often than those with normal/dry skin types.