Permanent Make-Up Removal by Laser

Permanent make-up (synonyms: pigmentation; conture make-up) refers to special cosmetic tattoos on the face, through which permanently durable artificial eyelid lines or lip contours are created. In this process, the color is introduced only into the upper layers of the skin.Eyebrows, eyelid lines and lip contours can be permanently drawn by means of permanent make-up.Permanent make-up lasts about three to five years and then slowly fades.

What can you do if you no longer like the permanent makeup?

This is where modern laser therapy can help.

Before the treatment

Before laser therapy, an intensive medical history discussion should be conducted that includes the patient’s medical history and motivation for the procedure. The procedure, any side effects, and the consequences of the surgery should be discussed in detail.

It should also be asked whether the patient is prone to pigmentation disorders.

Note: The requirements of the explanation are stricter than usual, since courts in the field of aesthetic surgery demand a “relentless” explanation.Furthermore, you should not take acetylsalicylic acid (ASS), sleeping pills or alcohol for a period of seven to ten days before the procedure. Both acetylsalicylic acid (platelet aggregation inhibitor) and other analgesics delay blood clotting and can cause unwanted bleeding. Smokers should severely limit their nicotine consumption as early as four weeks before the procedure to avoid jeopardizing wound healing.

The procedures

Different lasers are used depending on the color of the makeup:

  • Dark colors such as green, black or black-blue can be removed using ruby laser or alexandrite laser.
  • Black pigments can also be removed using Q-switched Nd:Yag laser.
  • Red pigments can be removed by frequency-doubled Nd:Yag laser.

The color pigments are broken up by the laser light and removed and broken down by the body.Permanent makeup can be removed and the natural appearance is restored.

Further notes

  • The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) points out that ruby laser treatment produces fission products of the copper-containing pigment phthalocyanine blue, as used in tattooing. Among other things, 1,2-benzenedicarbonitrile, benzonitrile, benzene and hydrocyanic acid are formed. These substances formed in aqueous suspension are present in concentrations that would be high enough to cause cell damage in the skin.