Eyeliner Enhancement

Treatment frequency: 

You’ll need a top up in 6 to 8 weeks' time and the it's advised to have a single top up session every 12 to 14 months.

 

Possible side effects:  

Common:  

• Soreness  

• Redness  

• Irritation  

• Swelling 

 

Infrequent:  

• Bruising  

• Activation of acne  

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Rare:  

• Hyperpigmentation (patches of skin darker than your skin tone)  

• Hypopigmentation (patches of skin lighter skin than your skin tone)  

• Activation of herpes simplex  

• Scarring  

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Unfortunately, those with the following can’t have the Eyeliner Enhancement treatment:  

• Skin cancer  

• Undergoing or having had within the last 18 months chemotherapy or radiotherapy  

• History of Keloid scarring  

• Pregnant or breast feeding  

• Haemophiliac  

• Psoriasis within 15cm or 6 inches of the desired area for the treatment  

• Eczema within 15cm or 6 inches of the desired area for the treatment  

• Are or within the last 6 months been taking Roaccutane  

• Using, or within the last 6 weeks have been using steroid cream within the desired area for the treatment  

• Pustular or Nodular rosacea  

• Fungal infections  

• Cold sores  

• Any contagious skin conditions  

• If you are taking any Anti-coagulant medication  

• If you are taking any medication which can cause photosensitivity  

• Under the age of 18 (identification in the means of a passport or driving licence will need to be shown if you’re lucky enough to look younger)  

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If you’ve recently had  Botulinum toxin (Botox) please wait 2 weeks before having your eyeliner enhancement treatment.

  

Aftercare: 

The healing process is around 30 days but most clients will see the final results within a couple of weeks. The after care is incredibly important! 

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Important! The list of do’s:

• Do relieve the swelling and discomfort with a cold compress.

• Drink plenty of water.

• Pat your eyelid dry with a clean tissue.

• Do admire your lips.

• Do dab a petit pois pea sized amount of ointment aftercare wound dressing gel 3 times a day for 5 days.

 

Important! The list of do not’s:

• Don’t pick at scabs, tug, or scratch the eye area.

• Avoid taking naproxen, ibuprofen, or aspirin as these can increase bleeding and bruising.

• Avoid touching, wear makeup on or around the eyes for at least 14 days after your appointment.

• Avoid swimming, saunas, long hot showers or activates which will you sweat for at least 14 days after your appointment, as this will encourage your skin to expel the pigment.

• Avoid sunbathing or sun beds for 28 days after your appointment

• Avoid smoking & alcohol it will negatively affect the healing process!

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The recovery process, which you may have all or none of or anywhere in-between: 

Day 1:

Your eyelids will be swollen and sore. You can also expect lymph build up, which you need to clean with a cotton bud.

Your fresh eyeliner enhancement looks very dark and that can make you regret getting it. Don’t panic! The pigment will fade up to 50% until the permanent eyeliner healing process is through. The true colour will only emerge after about 3 weeks.

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Day 2:

Your eyelids feel tight but he swelling on your eyelids should be better by now; it may even subside completely. Your eyelids may feel tight and the lash area is sensitive. Don’t touch it, just clean the area gently and apply a petit pois pea sized ointment with a cotton bud.

 

Day 3 to 4: 

The scabbing and flaking stage starts. Most people experience it and it is a perfectly normal part of the semi-permanent eyeliner enhancement healing process – it means your skin is closing up the wounds.

Never pick at the scabs no matter how itchy they get! A certain amount of pigment gets caught in the scabs and if you rip them off before the pigments settle, you’ll create non-pigmented patches. Let the flaking and peeling stage proceed at its own pace.

This is the hardest stage to deal with. The area is itchy and it doesn’t look very attractive. Luckily, it doesn’t last too long, and you can relieve the itchiness with a petit pois pea sized ointment.

 

Day 5 to 10: 

Flaking continues and at the end of it, the eyeliner enhancement looks faded. Don’t panic and think that the pigment’s disappeared. The colour will return.

 

Day 11 to 28: 

The colour is back and your permanent eyeliner healing process will continue for a few more weeks, but you won’t see the unattractive symptoms anymore. The colour may gradually soften.

 

6 to 8 weeks: It’s time for your top up treatment

The top up will allow me to check on how your skin has healed, as well as top up the colour and fill in any patchy bits.

 

12 to 14 months: It’s time for your maintenance appointment

 

You may on the day experience excess lymph fluid (lymph is a clear fluid-like substance which might slightly ooze from the skin), this is part of the normal healing process and you need to gently blot (don’t rub) the area with a clean tissue but don’t hold the tissue onto the area. Don’t let the lymph fluid dry on the skin and form a crust because when the crust falls off the pigment may come off with it. 

 

Frequently asked questions: 

Does it hurt? 

On a pain scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the most pain experienced, most people say it’s a 2 or 3. You can opt to use a topical numbing cream before your treatment.