Brows & Beyond

Permanent Lip Procedure

Lips play a significant role in our physical and emotional life—the lips are one of the first things to look at – they surround your smile and exude your attractiveness, youthfulness, and even kissability. Semi-Permanent Lips gives you beautiful, luscious lips 24/7 no matter what you are doing.

The lip procedure is done in two sessions. After the first session, clients can expect slight swelling that goes down in a few hours. The color is also a brighter right after the procedure and settles into the skin during the following ten days. You will need an initial touch up appointment, this is done in 60 days later to perfect the color and shape. This ensures the desired result.

LIPS ​POST TREATMENT PROTOCOL: *AFTER CARE KIT IS INCLUDE WITH EACH PROCEDURE



Immediately upon treatment, you tattoo will be darker and thicker than it will appear after it heals within 8 weeks (more or less). You can expect your lips to fade anywhere from 10%-50% within the first 30 days following the initial procedure (my experience has been 30% on average). If you are getting lip liner/lip blending PMU, the final result MAY heal into a soft powdery line, rather than a dark crisp line; Lips can be unpredictable, this all depends on the individual and there is no way to predict how you will heal. Lips heal in three stages!!! Too dark-Too Light-Just right. Permanent Makeup is an ART, it is NOT a science.

If you notice variations in consistency during the 8-week healing phase, be patient. It takes time for the pigment to settle into the dermis as the skin is healing. Avoid smoking, taking aspirin and consuming alcohol for at least 48 hours post treatment (basically, avoid anything that thins the blood, unless you're on a doctor regulated medication of course). Remember, the process of implanting pigment is invasive, therefore, tiny injuries were created during the procedure which may account for tenderness the first few days. Whilst the area is healing, it will begin to itch (after a few days) and will crust and begin to flake-off; this is normal.

PLEASE RESIST the urge to “pick” at the skin; this WILL ABSOLUTELY AFFECT THE END RESULT and you tattoo will NOT heal properly. The skin must naturally slough off and shed on its own. Cool dry compresses can be placed on the treated area on day 1-2 to reduce inflammation. It is important to note that when the client leaves my office, the skin is open, therefore avoid touching the area, especially when out in public, to prevent infection and encourage healthy healing. I provide my clients with three pages of detailed post-care instructions, and I am always available to answer questions.

LIPS POST-CARE, DAY 1-2 After your procedure was complete, I applied a liquid barrier to the Lips to seal-in the area. This invisible seal must be left on the Lips for full day post procedure, do NOT pick it off. The only instruction you have for these first 3 days is to KEEP THE AREA DRY In other words.

LIPS POST_CARE, DAY 2-14: Keep a light, thin layer of Grapeseed Oil or Aquaphor on the area starting on Day 4, until Day 14 Day 4-14. Apply a thin layer of Aquaphor with a clean cotton swab, gently gliding the swab in the opposite direction of the hairs, then gently swipe back in the other direction, in an effort to moisten the skin. You need to keep the underlying skin moist, but not drenched, therefore a “light layer" is all that is needed, 1-2 times per day (morning and night) for the first week, then once per day is fine until day 14. Again, DO NOT GET YOUR LIPS WET. Getting the lips wet during the first 2 weeks will absolutely affect the end result. I recommend washing your face with a washcloth, taking a tub-bath and visiting your salon to get your hair washed. After 2 weeks, apply the sunscreen balm (from your post-care kit) to the Lips every day to protect the underlying skin; the sun is the NUMBER 1 reason why pigment fades over time.

After 2-3 months post procedure, the pigment that you see in the mirror is the fully healed end result, in terms of color and depth of placement. As mentioned earlier, the procedure application will lighten as the upper layers of the epidermis exfoliate and the skin cells turn over. After 6-8 weeks, you will need an initial touch-up section, to darken your look, or if you would like more color added to certain areas, then your appointment needs to be made within 60 days of the original session (priced accordingly); after the 60-day mark, the appointment will be treated as a “regular extra touch up session” and my regular tattoo rates will apply.

*Touch Up procedures are only for B&B clients, are for missing pigment only, and must be scheduled within 90 days of initial procedure