Ever had that odd morning when you jump out of bed some hours late and have a busy day ahead, and your make-up comes in the way as a daunting task? This is where permanent make-up comes to save the day by alleviating the nitty gritty details involved in putting on good make-up. But it comes at a cost, it involves some little cosmetic procedure and would be imperative to weigh the risks and the benefits.
Basically, permanent eyeliner mimics the normal applied eyeliner. It involves a process called micropigmentation where you use the tattoo pen to inject lasting ink into the skin. The process roughly takes around 30 minutes to over an hour and are conducted under the influence of an anesthetic that numbs the eyebrow area.
Also, the permanent eye liner helps in keeping the elasticity of your eyes while giving you that dazzling look. When one applies eye liner it often involves some pulling and stretching of the skin around the eye region. When done daily and over some time, the thick skin around the eye will have a hard time bouncing back. The skin will then start to look uneven, wrinkled, and old and may become impossible to attain that smudge free look of your younger self. This explains why the permanent eye liner are now popular.
Pros of Permanent Eyeliner
• Most obvious benefit would be that it saves up a ton of time. You wake up face ready for the day. No more time spent on the meticulous drawing of eyebrows in the mornings.
• It is safe! Talk to people around you and get to hear their many accidents involving stabbing themselves in their eyes while working on their eyebrows. Permanent eyeliners come with a surety of safety.
• Comes in handy to people with allergies to traditional make-up or with sensitive skin that reacts to the many products used in creating the perfect eyebrows.
• It is flexible and adaptive to every situation. You can literally swim, exercise, shower, sleep and wake up still looking all glammed up and ready to face the day. No more restraints to your life by just a simple part of your body: the brows.
• They provide a perfect look for people who have lost their hair due to either accidents, burns, chemotherapy or cosmetic surgery.
• Convenient for people who have a tough time applying makeup due to age related conditions like arthritis.
Cons of Permanent Eyeliner
• Be on the know, the process of getting a permanent eyeliner is throbbing and not for weaklings. Like any other tattoo it involves some jabbing and sometimes complications such as bleeding, swelling, crusting, and severe eyelid injury among others.
• Prone to infection.
Unsterilized equipment and needles used during the cosmetic surgery can easily be infected and pass long infectious diseases such as hepatitis and staph bacteria.
• Scarring: If not performed by a trained professional one is prone to getting scars. Sometimes even keloid formations which are severe scars that are not easily correctable.
• Allergic reaction: Sometimes, one can react to the ink used for pigmentation. This can be very dangerous as it is difficult to remove all of the pigment once done.
• Apart from the keloid formations, one can develop nodules called granulomas around the material that the body identifies as foreign. This includes the particles of the tattoo pigment.
• Just as the names says permanent, so is the make-up once inked. The removal process is painstaking and may involve several laser procedures.
• Getting that permanent ready look also costs a dime. It is conducted only by licensed and well-trained cosmetic professionals who are mostly sought after.
