Find Your Perfect Look at Swedish Esthetics

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Is permanent makeup painful? 

This is one of the top questions we get here at Swedish Esthetics, “does permanent makeup hurt?” The short answer is, no and here’s why:

All of the clients that come to us are always pleasantly surprised to find that permanent makeup is not nearly as painful as they imagined. This is because we use a medical grade numbing cream so you won’t feel a thing

Our numbing cream consists of three magic ingredients: Lidocaine, Benzocaine, and Tetracaine. 

A combination of these three results in a very strong numbing cream which leads to a pleasant experience whether you are getting microblading, lip tinting, or another one of our awesome services!

With all that being said, some clients will feel slightly uncomfortable when getting microblading or a similar procedure done due to the “scratching” sensation.

When getting microblading, a tool called a “microblade” is used to make a small incision into your skin with a colored pigment. The process of microblading tends to have a weird scratching sound that is uncomfortable to some. It gives you the same feeling of nails scratching across a chalkboard.

Overall, permanent makeup and microblading is a very painless procedure if the right numbing cream is used. There might be some uncomfortable sounds involved, but you will be pleasantly surprised about how little you feel. Some clients of ours even fall asleep when getting permanent makeup. 

How Do I Prepare for the PMU Treatment?

There are certain things you should avoid before the permanent makeup treatment to make sure everything goes smoothly and you get the best possible results:

- Stop using retinol or Vitamin A products 1 month prior to the treatment. These thin out your skin and it’ll be over sensitive and bleed.

- If you take blood-thinning medications, consult your doctor and see if you can discontinue use for a couple    of weeks before the treatment.

- If you’ve had Botox or fillers in the area, wait at least 2 weeks.

- Don’t do any facials at least 2 weeks before the treatment.

- Don’t go sunbathing or tanning for at least 10 days prior to the treatment. If your skin gets sunburned, you’ll have to postpone it.

- Don’t pluck or wax your eyebrows at least 1 week prior to the treatment.

- Avoid alcohol, caffeine, ibuprofen, aspirin, and fish oil supplements for at least 24 hours prior to the treatment. These thin out the blood and you’ll bleed more.

- Don’t work out on the day of the treatment.

Precare for Lipblush treatment:

- Keep your lips moist with a good lip balm 

- Stay hydrated by drinking lots of water one week before treatment for better absorption of ink during procedure. 

- Avoid coffee prior to treatment since its dehydrates your skin

-  Avoid alcohol, caffeine, ibuprofen, aspirin, and fish oil supplements for at least 24 hours prior to the treatment. These thin out the blood and you’ll bleed more.

- If you’ve had Botox or fillers in the area, wait at least 2 weeks.

- Don’t work out on the day of the treatment.

Pre and Post treatment procedure for Plasma Fibroblast: 

- Contact lenses must be removed when performing treatment on the upper eyelids. Skin should not be inflamed in the area we are treating prior to procedure.

- If you have a sunburn/suntan, the treatment should be postponed for up to 8 weeks or until tan/burn signs disappear. Eyelash extension receiving upper or lower eyelid treatment Must have lashes removed prior to treatment, they can be reapplied after 8 weeks. 

- Refrain from using topical agents that may increase sensitivity of the skin 2/3 days before treatment. These products include Retinoids, Exfoliants & exfoliating devices Salicylic washes and toners, products containing AHA and BHA and Hydroquinone. Depending on Laxity and desired results, you may want to have multiple treatments on the same area. Areas may be treated every 3 months to let the collagen heal and turn over.