Permanent make-up enhances lip contours... Thanks to him, there is no need to use pencils and eyeliners when applying lipstick. Also, the permanent can mask Fordyce granules, which 35% of women have.
What are Fordyce granules, the reasons for the appearance
Fordyce granules are sebaceous glands that, due to the physiological characteristics of a person, can appear on the lips. In most people, they are invisible, as they are located deep under the thin skin of the lips. In others, granules are visible visually, showing through on the surface of the integument in the form of small white or gray acne.
In medicine, Fordyce granules are called seborrheic cysts. They occur in children during puberty and often disappear on their own after 40 years.
The main reasons for the appearance of a small rash on the lips:
- hormonal disruptions and changes;
- Lip augmentation as the filler pushes the glands to the surface of the skin
- damage to the narrowing areas of the sebaceous glands;
- smoking;
- neglect of hygiene standards.
Granules do not pose a health hazard, they are a cosmetic defect. In exceptional cases, laser surgery is performed to remove them, but if the size of the formations on the lips exceeds 0.5 cm and interferes with a person's normal life. Fordyce granules can be masked with permanent makeup.
The method is suitable only for women, since its main purpose is to highlight the contour of the lips and make their color even. As a result of the procedure, they look like with light makeup, which will look awkward on men.
Advantages of permanent makeup to mask Fordyce granules
The method of introducing the permanent under the skin of the lips is minimally invasive. It rarely causes side effects and complications. Permanent makeup allows lips to be evenly tinted with a slightly darker shade than their natural color. The granules are also painted to match, making them visually invisible. Also, the advantage of the procedure is its cost. More often, only 1 session is required to achieve the desired result, less often 2.
Correction is carried out only after 3-4 years, and in 20% of women the make-up result lasts more than 5 years.
When should you not do permanent makeup for seborrheic cysts?
Fordyce granules and permanent makeup are incompatible in the presence of any of their contraindications:
- tendency to allergies;
- any neoplasms on the lips or face (moles, papillomas, malignant growths);
- large diameter of granules (more than 0.5 cm);
- sensitivity and dryness of the skin on the lips, cracks (temporary contraindication);
- herpes in acute form;
- oncological diseases of the blood, skin.
What to prepare for, is it painful to do permanent makeup?
Fordyce granules and permanent makeup are compatible in the absence of contraindications to tattooing. Despite the minimally invasive procedure, many girls tolerate it painfully. To reduce pain, the master applies an anesthetic cream to the lips under the oilcloth for 10-15 minutes. But the effect of local anesthetic drugs is short-term, which is why during the introduction of a permanent one has to pause for re-anesthesia.
Primary permanent makeup is less painful than correction. Before repeating the procedure, it is better to take a potent analgesic tablet or inject an anesthetic drug.
Even a dental anesthetic will do, which will make your lips feel numb and insensitive to pain.
How is recovery, treatment going
Fordyce granules and (permanent makeup allows you to mask seborrheic cysts, but not eliminate them) other imperfections on the lips will become less noticeable a month after the tattoo. During this time, the skin will fully recover after the introduction of the pigment.
Recovery takes place in stages:
| Stage | Recovery features |
| Post-traumatic period | In the first 2-3 days, there will be noticeable redness and swelling of the lips. Damaged skin should be lubricated with De-Panthenol or other panthenol-based ointments 2-3 times a day. The lips at this time will have a deep red color, but it will become noticeably paler by the end of the recovery process. |
| Intensive recovery | As the inflammation subsides, the skin will begin to peel. The process usually takes 2-3 weeks. At this stage, the lips continue to be smeared with restorative ointments 1-2 times a day. |
| Fixing the result | When the crust is completely gone, you need to use a hygienic moisturizing lipstick within a week. You should choose hypoallergenic cosmetics so as not to provoke repeated inflammation and drying of the integument on the lips. |
Result before and after the procedure.
Is complete disappearance of granules possible?
After the restoration process, Fordyce granules will become invisible even without lipstick or lip gloss. But neither the permanent make-up procedure, nor other methods of treatment will help get rid of seborrheic cysts completely and forever.
The cost of the procedure, where do
Permanent make-up can be done in a tattoo parlor, less often in cosmetology, where there is a specialized master. Easy lip tinting with a permanent mask for Fordyce granules will cost from 1500 rubles. (in small towns remote from regional centers) up to 3000 rubles. (in the capital and regional settlements).
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