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Brows, Eye Liner and Full Lips - Love It! This Doesn't Require a Dr., It Requires an Artist

FP, you need to give your procedures at least 3-4 weeks to completely heal over. Trust me, they will fade 30-40%. When I first had mine done I looked like a CLOWN!! I hated them and thought I had ruined my appearance, in addition there was swelling. By the 4th day the swelling was gone (BIG improvement) and by week 4 the color had faded to a soft, natural look, exactly what I had wanted.
I am amazed at the number of people on this board who are panicking in the first few days, technicians need to REALLY DRIVE THIS HOME to their clients, your procedures will be VERY DARK AND BRIGHT for the first week at least. They MUST be allowed to heal over. DON'T PANIC!!!

You absolutely CANNOT JUDGE how your Permanent Cosmetics procedures will look on the first day. you need AT LEAST 3-5 weeks. Your eyebrows, lips, or eyeliner WILL FADE up to 30-40%.
What you are seeing before this time is the pigment IN THE TOP layer of your skin. This layer of skin will shed and the healed result is MUCH LIGHTER. I cannot stress this enough. I see lots of people here the same day or the day after their procedure who are unhappy due to dark or bright colors. TRUST ME you will not stay like that!! Give yourself the minimum 3-5 week healing time and THEN see how your procedures look. I can almost guarantee you unless your technician is a terrible artist you will be MUCH HAPPIER with the results at that time.

Orangebrow, it sounds as if you are satisfied with the shape and only dislike the color. Color corrections are easy enough with a properly trained professional. I recommend looking up the SPCP website and find a Permanent Cosmetics instructor in your area who is a member of SPCP, Preferably a CERTIFIED member (they have to pass the most stringent training and testing standards.) An instructor who also does procedures when they are not training, will have the know how to correct the orangey color of your eyebrows.

You may want to schedule a correction procedure directly with the instructor OR for a lower price ask to be a model for one of their Advanced Procedures classes, however you will be worked on by a student, not the instructor, but under the instructor's direct supervision.

If you are familiar with the color wheel, you will see that green is exactly opposite of orange and the two counteract each other. It sounds as if your original procedure was done with a pigment that had an orange base. Going over the procedure area with one of the specially formulated correcting pigments which have an Olive base should correct this to your satisfaction.

Thousands if not hundreds of thousands of these correcting procedures have been done by properly trained, experienced technicians. I would personally suggest this over getting involved in the who laser removal thing but that is just my own opinion.

Olga, I am so sorry to hear about your unfortunate experience. I am not sure what treatment this person has performed on you but it sounds like it may be an attempt at saline removal. My understanding of that procedure is that it consists of a series of tattooing over the area you wish to remove with a salt solution that opens up the skin and 'floats out' the pigment that you wish to remove. It cannot all be removed in one treatment and therefore takes a series of treatments each at least 1 month apart to allow for healing. Unfortunately, the appearance of the treated area can be rather un-attractive during this time.
Once enough of the black (blue) pigment is removed, she can re-define your brows in a warmer color (one that has some orange or ochre undertones.) Unfortunately, many black pigments result in this blue undertone, this is why many PCC's (Permanent Cosmetics Clinicians) do not use a true black but rather a dark blackish brown when their clients request 'black' brows.
As far as talking to an attorney, the PCC should have kept a copy of any release forms you signed as well as a written record of what pigments, tools, etc. were used on your procedure. She should also have before and after photos of all of your procedures.

Without seeing you, it sounds as if the brown she is using has a blue undertone and so in spite of the orange she put in, the brown still pulled blue. I recommend contacting the SPCP (Society of Permanent Cosmetics Professionals http://www.spcp.org/findatechnician/united.htm )And see if there is an email link to the current president to email them and ask for a qualified Permanent Cosmetics professional in your area that is skilled in color corrections. One who I've seen post here frequently is Liza Sims from Alaska. She is an industry leader and could point you towards a highly qualified person in your area. best wishes!