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Permanent Eyeliner Pain After 6 Months

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In January I had permanent eyeliner applied....

rosebudsJune 14, 2010
$525

In January I had permanent eyeliner applied. Immediately I had pain and I must be allergic to the ink used. I have extreme burning where the ink was applied, top and bottom of my eyes. My eyes ache and I have a dull headache all the time. I've seen three Opthamologists (including one at Jules Stein, UCLA), two dermatologists and my Internist. No one knows what to do. I am desperate for help.

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Lizz Rulon

Replies (7)

Julibelle
September 23, 2010
I have never heard of this before and I have been practicing this art for 8 years and belong to a professional organization with at least a thousand members. Are you still having this response? Hopefully, she did not use carbon ink because that will stay for a very long time and maybe even migrate. There are practitioners who are capable of lightening it with salt solution. Do some serious research before getting someone to do this for you.
rosebuds
November 2, 2010
She said she used pure iron oxide. The work was done in January and I still have pain. My eyes and lids burn constantly and always have redness. I'm trying to get used to the discomfort and just learn to live with it. Thanks for giving me your input.
lexy4eva
January 11, 2016

Hello are you in ny? I am interested in getting my eyes lines with permanent makeup in NY this week.
Thank you

Julibelle
November 3, 2010
I was actually thinking about your comments the other day when I had an eyeliner client come in and she told me she washed with Physohex (not sure about the spelling) and her eyes flared up and burned. She didn't use it for a couple days and then tried it again and the same thing happened. I'd never heard of the tattooed area being agitated like that before, but I was wondering if you are using any kind of product or soap on your skin that could be agitating it somehow. This shouldn't something you have to live with.
rosebuds
November 7, 2010
I use baby shampoo to wash my lids. My Opthomologist suggested this. My eyelids still hurt all the time since they were done in January. I've gone to many doctors and no one knows what to do. Thank you for your concern.
eyeliner issues
July 8, 2016
Have you tried laser or saline ? Pull the ink out maybe will work.
txmom46
December 22, 2017
Just curious, by chance do you have any autoimmune disorders?
I'm wondering if so, that could have contributed to this type of reaction.
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