Healing Time for Permanent Makeup

by Yumi Youn | Aug 1, 2016 | Beauty & Bridal & Fashion

Permanent makeup will appear extremely intense and thick immediately after the procedure. The color will not even look right the first few days. Other factors are added to the permanent makeup pigment bottles to counteract the undertones of facial skin. Excess pigment sheds off over the next two to three days, and then the skin starts healing over. As swelling goes down the lines will be thinner. On about the fourth day you are close to looking normal and no one notices anything. Colors will continue to soften over the next few weeks. It will look very natural in two to three months.

Outer healing completes in about three to six days for eyes, seven to 10 days for lips. Inner healing completes in one to two months.

How easily a person swells and bruises may be affected by age, food and meds consumed, and hormonal cycles. Brows have minimal swelling, but the wet paint look can be hidden with long bangs or big rim sunglasses.

Eyes have moderate swelling, but can be easily hidden with sunglasses. Generally speaking, younger women’s eyes swell less and the swelling goes down faster after eyeliner procedures. Older women have loose skin that provides a greater water holding pocket. Additionally, circulation and cellular turnover slows with aging. Lips can swell four times their normal size, and if you put on Vaseline, it looks like a lip augmentation job. After three or four days when the area is healed enough that you don’t have to worry about infection, you can mask the area with other makeup/ powder/ lipstick while waiting for healing to complete.

Antihistamines like Benadryl taken before the procedure may reduce swelling and help you relax. Benadryl also helps eyes not be so watery during eyeliner procedures. Watery eyes can dilute the pigment that is being implanted. Permanent eyebrow swelling is mild and barely noticeable. Permanent eyeliner swelling is moderate. Permanent lip color swelling is severe.

How quickly a client returns to work depends on which permanent makeup procedure she had performed, and what type of occupation she has (greets the public, or works more privately in office). Eyes and brows are a breeze. Clients have eyes and brows done on Friday or Saturday and return to work Monday. Lips are a bigger ordeal. Clients usually have lips done on Thursday or Friday and return to work on Monday or Tuesday.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call Spa Shizen at 661-799-1720.

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