Are you tired of refreshing your lip liner and/or lipstick several
times during the day? Do the current all day lipstick brands make your
lips dry or chapped? Would you like a professional opinion regarding the
appearance of your lips and what can be accomplished with permanent
cosmetics toward a more symmetric and fuller appearance? Is your
inventory of $20 lipsticks getting financially out of hand and a burden
to keep fresh and environmentally clean? Are you aware that in 2004 the
FDA banned cow brains in lipsticks due to mad cow disease? One has to
wonder what else is in this pretty container that we would not find
ingredient attractive if we were just made aware. Do you wish you had
some of the natural coloring you had when you were younger?
If so, Permanent Cosmetic Lip Liner is for you!
A natural appearing permanent cosmetic lip liner can be applied to
give more definition, correct uneven lips, which will result in a fuller
appearance. The procedure also helps prevent lipstick from bleeding and
can minimize the appearance of wrinkles.
Full lip color can be applied in either a natural hue or a more vivid
one. Wear your permanent lip color alone in a natural tone or apply
different shades of lipstick over your permanent lip color for those
occasions when you prefer a more dramatic look--you will find that the
color lasts much longer when applied over permanent cosmetic lip color
than it did to a bare lip.
Because the coloring and shape of the natural lip is unpredictable,
it is common for a technician to request you attend a consultation
before an appointment for the actual procedure is scheduled. At the
consultation, your color and shape objectives and probability of success
with permanent cosmetic pigments and techniques will be discussed.
Permanent cosmetic professionals typically ask if you have ever had a
cold sore or fever blister on the lips and if so what seems to be the
trigger to this condition. If your answer to this question is “yes,” you
will in all likelihood be requested to speak to your medical provider
regarding a medication formulated specifically for a breakout, an
antiviral medication.
If you and the consulting technician have agreed to go forward and
schedule an appointment, the technician may suggest the timing does not
coincide with any important events. Lips appear very vibrant for a few
days after the initial procedure and dryness associated with the healing
process requires the application of a moisturizing product. As with any
artistic appearance enhancement service, techniques will vary from
technician to technician.
The actual permanent cosmetic lip procedure varies inasmuch as there
are numerous devices that prevent cross contamination that technicians
may use. The choices are the coil machine, the linear device (the Neo
Tat) the digital rotary machines, the permanent cosmetic pen rotaries,
and the manual device. All, when used in accordance with Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens guidelines,
are safe. You may ask to see the attendance certificate indicating your
permanent cosmetic professional has attended an OSHA Bloodborne
Pathogens class. If there is permit, registration, or licensing required
in your state, you should also look for the appropriate documents, which
are required to be posted in plain sight, to ensure the cosmetic tattoo
artist is compliant with state and local laws.
The process – Some technicians will use a pre-procedure anesthetic,
some do not. If a pre-procedure anesthetic is used and the technician is
not a physician or working under the direction of a physician, it will
be an over-the-counter (OTC) level anesthetic which has proved to be
quite effective. If you are working with an SPCP member technician, the
anesthetic is likely to be supplied by an SPCP supplier member who
ensures anesthetic OTC contents levels are well within the limits of the
law. The same would apply to anesthetics used during the permanent
cosmetic lip procedure.
The work table will be assembled with one-time-use accessories. If a
pre-procedure anesthetic was applied, it is removed in a timely manner
in accordance with manufacturer instructions, a sterilized needle will
be opened, the needle assembled into the device and the procedure
begins.
Aftercare instructions are normally provided and some technicians
provide products if any are called out in the instructions.
A follow up appointment is normally scheduled in four to eight weeks,
depending on the age of the client, to determine how the lip tattoo
procedure healed and if any further work is needed.
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