Permanent make-up not only serves as a permanent alternative to make-up, but is also increasingly used in the medical field. For example, the permanent coloring of the skin can help to cover corresponding areas in the case of scars, skin diseases or hair loss and thus help those affected to gain more self-confidence. How permanent makeup works and when medical pigmentation is used, read here.
What is permanent make-up?
Permanent makeup is known primarily as a long-lasting alternative to makeup. With the help of color pigments injected into the skin, for example, the eyebrows, eyeliner or the contour of the lips are permanently “traced”. As a rule, permanent makeup can last up to three years.
Not only in cosmetics, but also in medicine
But permanent makeup can be used not only in cosmetics. In recent years, a medical variant has developed, called human medical pigmentation. In the case of scars, burns, hair loss and skin diseases, optical corrections can be made, which can lead to more self-confidence in those affected and thus also increase the quality of life.
How does permanent makeup work?
In permanent make-up, similar to tattooing, color pigments are introduced into the skin via a needle. However, permanent makeup only works in the epidermis, the upper layer of the skin. This is in contrast to a tattoo, where the color is worked into the subcutis, the lower layer of the skin. For this reason, permanent makeup, whether medical or cosmetic, must be expected to require touch-ups until the final desired result is achieved.
Pigmentation stresses the skin
Of course, permanent makeup also involves an intervention in the skin, so to speak, so swelling and redness can be expected immediately after pigmentation. Many of the permanent make-up devices have therefore integrated means for cooling, so that swelling can be prevented to a large extent.
Care in the aftermath
Nevertheless, a permanent make-up must also be cared for directly after the treatment. Special creams and unconditional protection from the sun are important so that the correction on the skin lasts as long as possible. In particular, no solarium should be visited for about 14 days and bathing in salty or chlorinated water is also not recommended.
Camouflage color for every skin tone
Camouflage colors can be matched to the particular color of the skin, so that they are no longer visually noticeable. Due to a wide range of colors and especially due to the possibility of combining colors with each other, the perfect matching color can be selected for every individual need.
Medical areas of application of permanent make-up
Human medical pigmentation can be used in a variety of ways. Possible applications include:
- Scars, such as after an accident, a dog bite, from burns or acid burns or as a result of an illness or surgery.
- Loss of hair
- Changes on the skin
With the help of human medical pigmentation, the so-called blemishes can be visually revised and thus also visually corrected.
Human medical pigmentation in use
Scars, provided they are at least one year old, can be color-matched to the skin using camouflage pigmentation. Camouflage pigments can also be used to match stretch marks to the natural tone of the skin, making them visually disappear. Those who suffer from hair loss due to an illness or after chemotherapy can have optical effects of eyebrows and hairs created by human medical pigmentation. For example, entire eyebrows can be imitated. In a second treatment, small hairs are drawn in so that the eyebrow ultimately appears completely natural. This technique is also used for people who suffer from the so-called Hertog’s sign as a result of neurodermatitis, as in this case there is often a loss of eyebrows at the sides. Very good results can also be achieved with this type of permanent make-up in the case of cleft lip and palate. The scars caused by the operation are pigmented with camouflage and the upper lip is completely reshaped.By refreshing the color, a very natural result can also be achieved here.
Permanent makeup after breast cancer
Ultimately, no matter what part of the body is pigmented, the goal is always to achieve optical correction and absolute naturalness. This is also the case with a rather delicate subject: the breast. Generally, the breast is perceived as a feature of absolute femininity. Women suffering from breast cancer often have to suffer twice after an operation. On the one hand under physical, on the other hand also under mental pain. With the help of permanent makeup, the visual restoration of the breast can also be achieved by pigmenting the nipple and areola.
