If You Want to Extend the Longevity of Semi-Permanent Eyebrows

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Eyebrows are the center of the face and one of the most important features that determine your impression. That is why, recently, more and more people have been choosing the procedure not as part of makeup, but as a means of semi-permanent improvement in appearance.

However, as the number of procedures has increased, there have also been many reports of side effects. In particular, after procedures performed by non-medical personnel, problems such as infection, asymmetry, and scarring have occurred, and it was not uncommon for such cases to come to our clinic.

Semi-permanent eyebrow procedures may seem like simply applying color beautifully, but in fact, that is absolutely not the case.

This is not like painting on the skin as with eyebrow makeup; because needles are inserted into an area where blood vessels and nerves are anatomically densely concentrated, if the depth or placement is incorrect, it can lead to serious side effects such as skin necrosis, pigment spreading, and nerve damage.

For the safest and most stable results, it is essential that a medical professional performs the procedure. In particular, it is most desirable and safest for a pathologist, who can accurately identify and respond to infection and inflammatory reactions, to perform the procedure, and for a plastic surgery specialist, who is well-versed in facial anatomy, to determine the design.

How is the procedure performed?

Semi-permanent eyebrow procedures performed at a medical institution are carried out with a much more precise design, hygiene management, and safety standards than those at ordinary semi-permanent (tattoo) shops.

First, a customized design is created through consultation, considering the patient’s face shape, eye shape, forehead line, skin tone, and more.

In ordinary shops, they often create preset options by considering only the eye shape or the peak of the eyebrow, then choose an eyebrow shape and proceed with the work.

When it is done this way, it is difficult to create a customized design because there is no data or experience regarding variable factors such as muscle movement and the proportions of the cheekbones and forehead.

However, a specialist who has experience with diverse cases does not fit the patient to the desired style or the trending eyebrow shape. Instead, the design is planned with surgical-level precision, carefully considering a harmonious impression and natural proportions, so the starting point of the procedure itself is different.

After going through this meticulous design process, a local anesthetic cream is applied, and the semi-permanent eyebrow pigment is injected using sterile disposable instruments.

At this point, the pigment must be placed at the correct depth of the skin layer, meaning between the epidermis and the dermis, for natural, long-lasting, and non-bleeding results.

The average procedure time is about 1 hour and 30 minutes or less, and a touch-up procedure after 2 to 3 weeks improves the final result.

How long does it last?

Pigment injected at an medically appropriate depth usually lasts about 18 to 24 months. There may be slight differences depending on the individual’s skin type, how much pigment is absorbed, and exposure to ultraviolet light, but procedures performed by a doctor clearly show differences in quality and longevity.

Synergy when combined with anti-aging surgery

Semi-permanent eyebrow procedures alone are enough to improve your impression, but they are one of the procedures that can have a very large synergistic effect when combined with anti-aging surgery.

In particular, if performed together with representative midlife procedures such as brow lift surgery, upper blepharoplasty, and forehead lift surgery, it becomes possible to create a sharper and more refined eye area.

For example, if a brow lift is performed to raise a sagging eye area, finishing with semi-permanent eyebrows can also cover scars and define the line, changing the impression to one that is much clearer and more youthful.

Even when the eyebrow position has been slightly raised through a forehead lift, the eyebrows can be redesigned to match the new height instead of the existing eyebrow line, allowing for a more harmonious and natural improvement.

Above all, because impression design is added on top of a structure improved through surgery, it allows for non-artificial, delicate planning, which is why many people report high satisfaction.

Recommended for these people.

This procedure is often chosen by people who feel burdened by the time it takes to draw their eyebrows every morning, those whose eyebrows are asymmetrical or faint on both sides, those who need an impression refresh after eye-area surgery, those with no double eyelids or thin eyebrows, and especially women in middle and older age who have already had eye surgery or lifting procedures and want to complete their look.

Precautions and aftercare

For about 1 to 2 days after the procedure, the eyebrow area may be slightly red, swollen, or sting a little. However, in most cases, it settles down quickly.

That said, for about 5 days after the procedure, please be careful to avoid getting water on the area, and even if flaking occurs, it is important not to peel it off forcibly.

As the pigment settles, the color may temporarily appear darker or duller. This is a normal part of the process, and it will naturally settle after about 2 weeks.

Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light may accelerate fading, so we also recommend using sunscreen.

At a medical institution, it is also possible to respond immediately to allergic reactions or any foreign-body sensation from the pigment, so especially if you are getting the procedure for the first time, you should definitely check whether a doctor is performing it.

In closing..

Semi-permanent eyebrow procedures are not a replacement for makeup. They are a highly precise process that completes the impression at the center of the face and finishes the details that are difficult to achieve with surgery alone.

Especially when combined with midlife eye surgery, the overall facial impression can be arranged in a clearer and more harmonious way, and beyond simply looking younger, you can enjoy the effect of creating the impression you want.

Now, rather than simply filling in color, we recommend receiving a medical procedure at MUTOEL, which has specialized knowledge of facial anatomy and impression design.

Beauty is completed in the details. Those details begin with very small elements. I will end today’s post here.

This was MUTOEL Plastic Surgery. Thank you.