Pre procedure information

At Revive we want to make your appointment an enjoyable experience. Please make sure you read the pre-procedure information for your treatment prior to your visit. If you have any questions then please feel free to get in touch.

DEPOSITS

To secure any treatment over the value of £100 a £50 deposit is required. You will receive a text in the days after you make your appointment with details on how to make payment. The deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE under any circumstances however it can be moved to a different appointment time if 48 hours’ notice is provided. If you decide not to go ahead with a treatment the deposit will be transferred onto a gift card for you to use at another time or on a different type of treatment. Deposits are taken from the value of your treatment on the day.

Previous Tattooing

If you have previous semi-permanent make up on your brows or lips then please book a consultation or email photos of your previous pigment BEFORE you book for your chosen treatment. All artists have their own styles, and it is not always possible to work over or correct other artists’ work. If you have had previous work done elsewhere but it is your first visit to Revive then you will be treated as if you are a new client and the full treatment costs will be applied.

MICROBLADING/POWDER BROWS

Please follow this advice to ensure your skin is in its optimum condition. This will ensure the best results –

No aspirin, ibuprofen, alcohol, or caffeine for 48 hours before your treatment, this includes energy drinks.
No chemical peels/microdermabrasion or invasive facials for 1 month prior to the treatment.
No covid vaccinations, Botox, or antibiotics for 2 weeks prior to your treatment.
No active cold sores.
No broken or compromised skin in the treatment area.
No direct sun or sunbeds for 1 week prior to your treatment.
No tinting or waxing for 1 week prior to your appointment, it is recommended you come to your appointment with your brows fully grown in.
If you use retinols or acids in your skin care regime, then you should stop this for 1 week before your appointment.
If you are on medication, you should clear the treatment with your doctor before your appointment.

Lip Blushing

This treatment is not always suitable for those with a history of cold sores or for those who have deep wrinkles around the lips. Filler is recommended 4 weeks in advance for those with deep lines to ensure better healed results.

If you have a history of cold sores (herpes simplex) and are scheduling a lip enhancement, it’s advised that you to use anti-herpes medication such as Zovirax ointment that can be obtained from a pharmacy. Use the medication for 1-week prior and 1-week after your appointment up to 5 times a day to reduce the incidence of an outbreak by 50%. Oral anti-herpes medication (Acyclovir) will control the incidence of an outbreak more or less completely. PMU does not cause cold sores, however, if you carry the virus, it lays dormant in the nervous system and can be aroused by the infusion process.

Please follow this advice to ensure your lips are in optimum condition. This will ensure the best results –

No aspirin, ibuprofen, alcohol, or caffeine for 48 hours before your treatment, this includes energy drinks.
No chemical peels/microdermabrasion or invasive facials for 1 month prior to the treatment.
No covid vaccinations or antibiotics for 2 weeks prior to your treatment.
No direct sun or sunbeds for 1 week prior to your treatment.
If you use retinols or acids in your skin care regime, then you should stop this for 1 week before your appointment.
If you are on medication, you should clear the treatment with your doctor before your appointment.
Drink lots of water in the run up to your appointment as hydrated lips will get the best outcome.
The treatment cannot be performed on dry chapped lips.

SEMI-PERMANENT MAKE UP TREATMENTS

With these types of treatment there is a very small risk of infection and also the pigment takes time to settle into the skin. The healing process for semi-permanent make up can take up to 2 weeks and so you would not want to plan to have this treatment done too close to any social events or holidays. A month in advance is recommended.

MICRONEEDLING

Please follow this advice to ensure your skin is in its optimum condition. This will ensure the best results –

No aspirin, ibuprofen, alcohol, or caffeine for 48 hours before your treatment, this includes energy drinks.
No chemical peels/microdermabrasion or invasive facials for 1 month prior to the treatment.
No covid vaccinations, botox, or antibiotics for 2 weeks prior to your treatment.
No direct sun or sunbeds for 1 week prior to your treatment.
If you use retinols or acids in your skin care regime, then you should stop this for 1 week before your appointment.
The treatment cannot be performed when there is active acne, broken or compromised skin.
If you are on medication, you should clear the treatment with your doctor before your appointment.
This treatment will make the skin look red or blushed for up to 3 days afterwards so please consider this when booking and do not plan to have this done close to any social events.

PROFHILO

Please follow this advice to ensure your skin is in its optimum condition. This will ensure the best results –

No aspirin, ibuprofen, alcohol, or caffeine for 48 hours before your treatment, this includes energy drinks.
No chemical peels/microdermabrasion or invasive facials for 1 month prior to the treatment.
No covid vaccinations, botox, or antibiotics for 2 weeks prior to your treatment.
No direct sun or sunbeds for 1 week prior to your treatment.
If you use retinols or acids in your skin care regime, then you should stop this for 1 week before your appointment.
The treatment cannot be performed if there is broken or compromised skin in the proposed treatment area.
If you are on medication, you should clear the treatment with your doctor before your appointment.

FILLERS

If you have a history of cold sores (herpes simplex) and are scheduling a lip enhancement, it’s advised that you to use anti-herpes medication such as Zovirax ointment that can be obtained from a pharmacy. Use the medication for 1-week prior and 1-week after your appointment up to 5 times a day to reduce the incidence of an outbreak by 50%. Oral anti-herpes medication (Acyclovir) will control the incidence of an outbreak more or less completely. PMU does not cause cold sores, however, if you carry the virus, it lays dormant in the nervous system and can be aroused by the infusion process.

Please follow this advice to ensure your skin is in its optimum condition. This will ensure the best results –

No aspirin, ibuprofen, alcohol, or caffeine for 48 hours before your treatment, this includes energy drinks.
No chemical peels/microdermabrasion or invasive facials for 1 month prior to the treatment.
No covid vaccinations, botox, or antibiotics for 2 weeks prior to your treatment.
No direct sun or sunbeds for 1 week prior to your treatment.
If you use retinols or acids in your skin care regime, then you should stop this for 1 week before your appointment.
If you are on medication, you should clear the treatment with your doctor before your appointment.
Treatment cannot be performed when there is active cold sores / inflamed skin at the intended injection site.

injectable treatments

All injectable treatments carry the risk of bruising and bumps or possible infection and so it is important you consider this when booking an appointment. Do not plan your appointment close to a social event, a month is advised so that your chosen treatment has time to settle.

ALLERGIES

Some allergies may mean you are unsuitable to have certain treatments done, you must be forthcoming and tell your practitioner if you have any known allergies especially if they relate to -

Make up products
Pigments
Dyes or tints
Any metals
Bees / wasps
Fish