Aftercare guide for your treatment

Scalp micropigmentation: before & aftercare

How to prepare for your session and care for your scalp afterwards, step by step.

Before treatment

Tell us about medication, allergies and skin conditions.
A few days before: send us your medication list. Include aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, omega-3, vitamin E and minoxidil. Your practitioner will advise you individually; do not stop anything yourself.
Blood thinners or prescribed aspirin? Keep taking them as prescribed. Only your prescribing clinician can decide whether and when to pause them. We may postpone your session if needed.
On the day: drink water and eat a normal meal. You do not need to fast for SMP unless your clinician tells you otherwise.
Shaving: ask us a few days beforehand which hair length suits your treatment. A shaved look and density work between existing hairs need different preparation. Follow our agreed trimming time and length.
Tell us about previous pigment work or recent scalp treatments.
Arrive with a clean scalp.

From 3 days before your session: no alcohol. This is our practical preparation advice; other clinics may use a different timeframe.
For the 24 hours before your session: avoid caffeine — coffee, caffeinated tea, cola and energy drinks. Choose water or a caffeine-free drink.
Do not blade-shave immediately before the session unless instructed: it can cause cuts or irritation. No depilatory cream. For density work, do not shave away existing hair without discussing it first.
No gel, wax or other styling products on your scalp.
Avoid sunburn before your session.
Wounds or irritated skin? Tell us beforehand; we do not treat damaged skin.

Sources · timing varies by clinic; your individual medical instructions take priority. SMP pre-care · NHS

Your practitioner's personal instructions take priority. Contact the clinic for increasing pain, redness, warmth, swelling, pus or fever.