How to care for your lips after permanent makeup?

The healing time for lips after tattooing is highly individual. The skin recovers on average in 5-7 days. And about three more weeks are required for complete cell restoration. How long and comfortable the rehabilitation will be after applying permanent makeup is directly affected by how much proper lip care is provided.

Swelling after tattooing – what to do?

Yes, I know that you look at photographs of makeup and watch with great interest the transformation of women’s appearance after tattooing.

Light redness and swelling after permanent makeup on the eyes, eyebrows or lips is a natural reaction of the body to micro damage to the surface layer of the skin.

In my practice, I always warn women that swelling on the lips after permanent makeup can occur for many reasons. It can also last on the lips for 24 hours or more. Therefore, you may see your lips slightly swollen, as they would be after lip firming procedures.

Permanent lip makeup is a complex procedure. I get calls and letters from clients who have had a service done by another master asking: why do they have a lot of swelling? Is this how it should be? What to do? What should I do? What is the reason?

Symptoms

If the procedure is performed well, when will the swelling of the lips go down after tattooing? If the swelling begins to decrease even a little after 24-48 hours, there is no reason to worry. The healing process will be accompanied by the following symptoms:

• Lips start to itch
• Crusts form
• Peeling.

Important! If after tattooing your lips there is severe swelling, which is accompanied by redness of the affected area, the development of an inflammatory process, deterioration in general condition and a local increase in temperature, consult a doctor immediately!

Causes of swelling on the lips

The causes of edema may be:

1– features of the lymphatic system,

2 – skin sensitivity,

3– possible allergic reaction of the body to pigments,

4 – reaction to anesthesia,

5 – deep injection of dye and poor-quality equipment.

Women like a slight swelling on their lips immediately after the procedure. It looks sexy. Very often, after healing of the lips, women say: “I want lips like after a permanent.”

I work with color. Increasing the volume of the lips should be done by a specialist - a cosmetologist. I help women see the result of lip volume using permanent makeup, like after injections. This effect is only after the tattoo procedure.

Photo of lips after permanent makeup (slight swelling after permanent lip makeup)

Photo of lips before permanent makeup procedure and healed version (2 sessions)

Thanks to my work experience and observation diary, I have developed important recommendations for providing permanent lip makeup services. It is advisable to follow these rules in order to prevent swelling.

Care for the eyebrow tattoo area for 3-5 days

On the 5th day after the procedure, the crust begins to disappear, which confirms the correctness of the skin care and restoration process. From now on, it is allowed to use healing ointments or creams. The treatment course lasts 7 days.

After removing the crusts, there is a feeling of tightness and dryness of the skin, which is especially noticeable in the morning. You can solve the problem with Vaseline or baby cream. It should be applied after washing for 20 minutes, then removed. You are still not allowed to use cosmetics.

The following are used as healing ointments that can be applied:

• beponten;
• depanthenol;
• oxolinic ointment with antiviral properties;
• contractubex;
• solcoseryl;
• Vasiline.

Do not use alcohol-based ointments. Choose those that contain natural, natural ingredients. They will help not only with the rapid healing of wounds, but also soften and moisturize damaged areas of the skin.

Recommendations after. Elimination of edema

Recommendations for the client

Swelling is a consequence of an allergic reaction of the body; I recommend taking an antihistamine.

It is acceptable to use Dexamethasone eye drops for small lotions for 10-15 minutes (do not get it into the mouth!).

Elimination of edema: oral antihistamine + local lotions with Dexamethasone solution or applications of hydrocortisone eye ointment (apply it to the affected area in a thin layer 3-4 times a day, after 10 minutes remove the residue with a clean cotton pad).

Effective ways to eliminate swelling after permanent lip makeup is to take one of the medications. This may be Furosemide, Prednisolone, Dexamethasone (tablets).

IMPORTANT: painful swelling on the lips can be caused by the herpes virus.

To prevent it, it is recommended not to stop the course of antiviral medications for an additional 3-4 days after the procedure!

Additionally, treat the affected area on the lips with medicinal antiherpes ointment.

Read more in the article herpes and permanent makeup

Recommendations for the master

An important role is played by the equipment that the master uses (modular, needle-nozzle, rotor). The procedure should be performed as superficially as possible and with high-quality dye.

We flutter the needle like a feather, lightly touching the client’s lips. At the same time, we correctly stretch the skin.

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The main thing is not to overdo it in your work and not to be persuaded by the client - add more. We perform permanent lip makeup with high quality.

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Procedure time

What is important to know? We do not take into account the time for the sketch. We take into account the main minutes for creating a tattoo.

When there is more pressure on the lips, when we remove pigment from the lips, then there is more swelling. Excessive actions provoke swelling.

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Empty introduction of pigment into procedures: more errors in work - more swelling. Therefore, it is important for novice artists to master the lip tattoo technique as much as possible. If the skin on the lips, eyelids, eyebrows, or during tattooing becomes “tired” and does not accept pigment, it is better to postpone the procedure until the next correction. This also happens.

We follow the principle: less injury - better results.

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In permanent makeup there is a magic rule “do not over-salt”. This applies to anesthesia and pigment. Anesthesia should be used as needed. I try not to use it in PM at all. An excessive amount of anesthesia makes the skin glassy, ​​which means the procedure is more difficult, the pigment is harder to apply, and unnecessary trauma to the client’s skin is possible.

The choice of ointment for healing and the subtleties of its use

To restore skin functions, regeneration is accelerated with healing ointments. The products begin to be used immediately after tattooing.

Ointments with a restorative effect:

1. You can smear with Bepanten. The product promotes wound healing after tattooing, nourishes and moisturizes.
2. It is required to smear with Bepanten Plus to disinfect damaged areas.
3. To relieve inflammation, you will have to smear your lips with D-Panthenol.
4. An excellent antiseptic is Boro Plus. They smear the skin three times a day.
5. Hydrocortisone will relieve swelling and speed up healing. Do not take the drug if you have viral diseases. If the skin is significantly damaged, then the ointment should be discarded.
6. You can ensure tissue regeneration without dryness if you smear the treated epidermis with Rescuer.

If your lips become dry, they should be smeared with moisturizing ointments, creams, balms, and oils. The products are used sparingly so as not to steam the skin. To prevent herpes a couple of days before the procedure, take medicine with acyclovir. To prevent the disease, continue taking the drug for a week after tattooing.

Conclusion

Sponges with slight swelling immediately after PM

Above are healed lips. Bottom - immediately after PM lips

What determines the quality of the procedure?

The quality result of the procedure does not depend on the professionalism of the specialist. Post-procedure care after permanent lip makeup is also important. What matters is the client’s skin and the body’s reaction to the procedure.

After completing the restoration process, it is recommended to visit a specialist to examine the result on your lips. Spetsialit will examine the surface of the lips and give further recommendations. An additional procedure 1-2 may be required.

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