Lip Blushing Overview & Contraindications

How does Lip Blushing work in the skin?

Permanent makeup inks are implanted into the outer layer of the skin (epidermis).

The color is applied to the basal membrane (which is the last layer of epidermis connecting to dermis).

Here around 40% of the ink pigments are stored in skin cells and around 60% are stored in the “intercellular space” in the extracellular mass.

This leads to around 50% fading (since the skin cells damaged by the implantation process have accelerated exfoliation) around six to eight days after first treatment (cell damage syndrome). This is the peeling and flaking process during the first week of healing.

The other 50% of the ink pigment remains in the cellular mass, where it gradually fades during the three-to-five year renewal process, and is eventually shed out.

Contraindications:

It is not allowed to perform the treatment in case of hemophilia (a rare disorder in which blood doesn’t clot normally because of a lack of sufficient blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors)).
It is not allowed to pigment over moles, damaged or infected skin
It is not allowed to perform treatment on an area of keloid scars or a person with tendency of developing such type of scars. By the definition, keloid scar is an elevated, irregular, overly enlarged scar, due to excessive collagen formation during connective tissue repair.
It is not allowed to pigment straight after sun-bathing
Mild itching and peeling of the skin during the healing process is normal
It is not allowed to pigment while pregnant or breastfeeding