Permanent Eyeliner Facts

Permanent eyeliner defines the shape of your eyes

Permanent eyeliner offers a trendy, safe and effective method to attain dramatic eyes. The popularity of outlining the eyes through cosmetic tattooing makes smudged eyeliner outdated. You should not have this procedure done at a tattoo parlor.

Consultation

Seek only reputable cosmetic surgeons or makeup specialists with extensive experience in permanent eyeliner. They will evaluate your needs, address your expectations and answer all questions.

Procedure

The physician or beauty expert will apply a local anesthetic to numb the area and then outline the outer lash lines surrounding the eye. The specialist then injects a pigment into the outline with a vibrating needle.

Post-op

Patients are released shortly after the one-hour treatment. Redness and swelling will occur. To diminish these reactions, follow the post-op instructions of placing ice packs and ointment over the treated area.

Advantages

When compared to other cosmetic enhancements, pigment injections off a less painful procedure and present no downtime or risks, if done by a trained professional. Permanent eyeliner reshapes the definition of the eye, making it cosmetically appealing.

Disadvantages

Permanent eyeliner can enhance your eyes

Results fade in time, necessitating additional cosmetic tattooing on the eye.

References

• American Health and Beauty
• Cosmetic Surgery Portal
• Cleveland Clinic

Resources

• American Academy of Dermatology
• Info Plastic Surgery