When can I wear makeup after SMILE Pro?

Why eye makeup is restricted

Mascara and eyeliner sit closest to the small incision, and they shed particles and carry bacteria to exactly the place that is healing. Removing them is the second half of the problem: taking off eye makeup means rubbing or wiping the eye, which is the movement the clinic is trying to avoid early on.

That is why the caution is about the eye area in particular rather than about makeup in general.

Which products the advice covers

The restriction is about products applied to or near the lids and lashes. What your clinic says about foundation, moisturiser and the rest of the face can be different, and it is worth asking separately rather than assuming one rule covers everything.

Ask about facial treatments and about removing makeup as well, since those involve the eye area even when the product does not start there.

Getting the timing from your clinic

How long to leave the eye area alone is your clinic’s instruction rather than a universal interval, and it can differ with how the eye is healing and what was done. Ask for it in writing before you leave, so you are not deciding on the day from a general rule.