Permanent Makeup
Frustrated trying to get that eye liner line to look even? Losing your brows? Want your lips to pop even if you don’t have lipstick on? We can give you a natural looking highlight to your eyes or lips so they always look great!
Sometimes it should be all about you.
The Medi Spa at Ridgewood Hill boasts a discreet setting, experienced staff and a beautiful office located in Salem, VA. Whether you want to enhance your look or prevent or reverse signs of aging, we can help!
Advantages of Permanent Makeup
- Gives the eyes, brows and lips more definition even without makeup
- Reduces the need for additional make-up
- Lessens the time it takes to put on make-up
- Your eyeliner looks even every day
- Ideal for people who suffer from make-up allergies
Permanent make-up is a cosmetic treatment that involves tattooing long-lasting inks into areas of the face where make-up is applied, such as on the eyelids, brows or lips. It can be done with a natural appearance or in a more dramatic way. Permanent make-up is also used to help cover areas of irregular pigmentation.
Permanent make-up procedures are done by Melissa Miles, licensed master esthetician and cosmetic tattooer, who has over eighteen years of experience with permanent makeup. She will discuss your color choices and desired look with you before the procedure. The ink is actually implanted into the skin with a hand held device and, like a regular tattoo, cannot be washed off. Because permanent make-up is typically placed over such a fine area, the pigment will tend to fade over time. As a result, touch ups may be required, usually in three to seven years. The average amount of time taken to apply permanent make-up is about two to three hours.
Do not take any anti-inflammatory medications, including ibuprofen and aspirin, Vitamin E, or fish oil for two weeks before the procedure. Do not drink alcohol for three days before the procedure.
The areas where the permanent make-up is applied may be very shiny for several days following the procedure because that area is healing and requires a little ointment to aid in the process. There will be some swelling especially with lip tattooing. Lips tend to take a bit longer to heal than the eyes and eyebrows.
Actual Patient Photos
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